50 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
My mind is reeling that February is here already and January is just a distant memory. Yet my dry, chapped hands and lips long for spring and the sign of new life.
Personally, I am ready for winter to be over and yet we’re still over a month away from the first day of spring.
While I am pretty sure I don’t have Seasonal Affective Disorder {SAD}, this time every year I yearn for warm temperatures and fun in the sun.
Obviously I have no control over when the warmer temperatures will appear, but I knew I had to do something to beat my winter blues, and needed a master list of “fun” to make it until it’s time for shorts and flip-flops.
Here’s a few of my favorite ways to embrace the season we’re in and beat those winter blues.
1. Plan a vacation
2. Eat citrus- there’s something about citrus that makes me think of summer!
3. Use essential oils to boost your mood- Joy by Young Living is a wonderful mood enhancer {learn more here}
4. Take a brisk walk outside
5. Exercise
6. Start a hobby
7. Spring clean
8. Volunteer
9. Find a book series you love
10. Plan your spring garden
11. Make a change {You CAN change your life. Here’s how!}
12. Start a monthly girl’s night out club
13. Have a party
14. Schedule a home party with a direct sales company
15. Research spring festivals in your area and plan ahead to attend
16. Make a list of what needs to be done for the year, and start doing it!
17. Go ice skating
18. Go to the circus
19. Date your spouse
20. Try a new recipe
21. Take a class
22. Pamper yourself
23. Take some creative winter pictures
24. Make a list of the classics you’d like to read and do it
25. Find a comedy series you love and watch it on Netflix
26. Get a new hairstyle
27. Grab your spouse and get intimate
28. Go thrift shopping and upcycle a piece of furniture
29. Try hot yoga
30. Learn how to sew
31. Help a friend in need
32. Complete a Pinterest project
33. Move the furniture around in your house
34. Connect with God, even if you haven’t in a long time
35. Send cards to those you love “just because”
36. Snuggle with your love by the fire
37. Set up a coffee/hot chocolate bar in your house with fun toppings
38. Plan a big event that you will look forward to later in the year
39. Go on a women’s or marriage retreat
40. Research your family tree
41. Check out your local rec. center for community happenings
42. Paint something {anything, really! Painting just inspires me even though I am less than great at it.}
43. Do a favorite activity you loved when you were a kid
44. Take a bubble bath
45. Go bowling
46. Make your own cleaner or bath products
47. Adopt a pet
48. Buy some fresh cut flowers
49. Fall asleep to the sound of waves crashing with the Ocean Sounds app
50. Download some new music and dance around the house
