I Blew the Circuit

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I took a nap this afternoon as it seems I've been doing almost every day. The trouble was, it was cold even under my many layers and decided to plug in the space heater. I blew out the entire front of the house - my bedroom, office, and living room. My son was asleep because he needs to be to work at 8. He told me to wake him no earlier than 6. It was 5:15 when I blew the circuit. So I let him sleep and did some reading for a budget counseling program I am required to take due to the help to pay my utilities this past summer. I heard his phone alarm go off at six and told him what happened and as you can see the power has been restored to the front of the house. Now I've had a space heater on in my room before, but then there wasn't as much on the circuit as there is now. I've added a couple lamps and a space heater in my office. So it overloaded. I do know that there is one socket in my room that isn't on the rest, it's on the furnace circuit. So when I get the furnace fixed, I'll have that outlet working, but by then I won't need any space heater in my room. So now I know what not to do in the future. Lesson learned. What lessons have you learned in the past that changed how you did things? Thanks for reading.