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What are you doing to pass the time this winter?
As winter settles in around us here are some ideas to take with you to celebrate winter throughout January and February! Pick the ones that suit your fancy, make up some of your own and then take time to do them! Try embracing winter and have a little fun with it!
- Take time to witness a snow fall. The dazzling diamonds of winter.
- Celebrate by reflecting the season in what you wear; blues, frosty tones, warm sweaters, scarves, fun mitts & new toque.
- Go for walk in the snow and leave fresh footprints. Breathe in the crisp air and watch your breath as you exhale.
- Have an outdoor photo shoot in the snow and look to take photographs of snow.
- Build a snowman.
- Decorate with a winter table centre. Change your place matts to suit the season, pick out a bright tablecloth and build a centre piece from items around the house.
- Go tobogganing.
- Spend an afternoon curled up reading by the fire (real or faux).
- Make a heavy winter meal; full roast beef dinner with all the trimmings, a lamb with details, something warm and delicious.
- Buy a snuggy new throw blanket for the couch or a new heat pack for your neck.
- Stop into a local shop for a warm drink one afternoon; a steaming mug of tea, a dark roast coffee or a decadent hot chocolate complete with whip cream and all to wrap your cold fingers around.
- Listen to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons ~ Winter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCLpqkIDlXs
- Take in a round of go carts this afternoon!
- Get a new board game or pull out an old one for an evening of family fun around the fire.
- Attend a winter festival.
- Put a winter wreath on your door.
- Rent some equipment and try out a new winter sport like snow shoeing or cross country skiing.
- Find yourself a special winter mug to enjoy!
- Sip a seasonal latte at your favourite coffee shop.
- Go to the local ski hill and suit yourself up to ski, snowboard or tube down the hill for lots of fun filled laughter!
- Make a big brunch one morning and invite some friends.
- Enjoy an afternoon crafting with some kids in your life.
- Look through your garden journal and seed catalog and begin your selection for spring.
- Join a new class to get you out in the long, dark evenings of winter.
- Have a friend over for tea this afternoon.
- Enjoy your favourite drink by the fire with someone special tonight.
- Have an outdoor bonfire and roast marshmallows with the snow falling down all around you.
- Enjoy a therapeutic warm bath; 1 1/2 cups of epson salts with 3 drops each of essential oil of eucalyptus, rosemary, peppermint and tea tree. All known to boost your immune system.
- Dress in layers and head out for a walk in the evening.
- Organize a get together for your house bound kids or pets.
- Warm a heat pack or turn your electric blanket on 20 minutes before bed to warm your sheets before your feet slip into the covers.
- Plan a special event mid January to beat the winter blues. A wine tasting event, movie night, themed pot luck, girls night out.
- Pull out your favourite craft and spend a few hours puttering away on it as you listen to the wind whip around your house as you stay toasty warm.
- Register and pay for a movement class. Warm your body by working out!
- Have a friend over one Saturday and cook together so you have your freezer full.
- Pick up cupcakes at your local bakery or make your own and go cheer someone up today.
- Watch your favourite movie with a bowl full of popcorn and a glass of lemonade.
- Enjoy a dip in your local pool and finish off with some time in the steam room.
- Find yourself some new music to listen to.
- Book yourself a retreat; whether it be a few hours at the spa, a weekend away with a friend to the mountains or a week on a beach somewhere warm. Create some retreat time.
- Take baking in to work today.
- Next time you’re in a store give yourself a little extra time to spend in the card section. Find a few cards that sit just right with you and snail mail them to some friends to add a smile to their day.
- Get yourself a new book or magazine to read.
- Have some friends over for a good old fashioned games night. Have each person bring their favourite game and see how many you can play in the evening.
- Sit by the window one night with the lights off and watch the snow fall.
- Hire some local kids ahead of time to shovel your driveway after the next snow fall to give yourself a break.
- Take some bright cheery flowers to a friend today. And buy yourself some as well!
- Look up something that makes you laugh on you-tube.
- Mix 10 drops of tea tree oil, 4 drops of eucalyptus oil and 6 drops of lemongrass into 2 oz of either unscented lotion or massage oil and massage into your body after your shower. These essential oils are great for boasting your immune system.
- Head to the mall and buy yourself a new winter item; mitts, sweater, hoodie, socks, toque, scarf, boots. Whatever suits your taste and budget that day.
- Go to your local in door track for a walk or run today. Or hit that clothes hangar in your house that is actually a treadmill for a few minutes to get your blood flowing. Enjoy moving if only for 5 minutes.
- Find an event in your area that interests you and get yourself a ticket to go!
- Book your favourite warm spa treatment; a hot stone massage, a warm body wrap, a warm water treatment! Anything that warms you up!
- Make an aromatic pot of tea on your stove to permeate throughout the house; 4 bags of english breakfast or earl grey tea with a couple cinnamon sticks, a couple wedges of lime and orange. Simmer all day to fill the house with the scent and enjoy at your leisure throughout the day.
- Bundle up and head out to watch the northern lights dance across the sky.
- Try a warm or hot yoga class.
- Make evening dinner reservations for a fine meal some place you’ve never tried or your favourite spot that keeps calling you back.
- Make a phone date with a friend; set the time, make your favourite warm drink and call them up for a nice long chat!
- Go to an afternoon movie matinee.
