10 Cool Ways To Beat The Winter Blahs
Don’t let the gray, drab days of winter get you down. Here are ten ways to get you inspired to beat the winter blahs.
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If you’re feeling like you might go stir-crazy waiting for the warm and sunny days of spring to arrive, here are ten ways you and your family can shake things up and beat the winter blahs.
- Take a Friend or Family Member on a Date
- Create Your Vision Board
- Make a Change in Your Life
- Learn a New Skill
- Check Out Free Programs at the Library
- Practice Random Acts of Kindness
- Finish One Thing You’ve Been Putting Off
- Declutter Hidden Places
- Redecorate/Refurbish
- Create a Family Room Movie Fort and Indoor Picnic
Tip 1: Take a Friend or Family Member on a Date
The doldrums of winter are the perfect time to take your child, a friend, a co-worker, an acquaintance, or your parents out on a date. Head to your favorite bakery for a cup of tea and a warm brownie, or pick your child up at school as a surprise and go bowling or for ice cream. Taking the time to show the people in your life that you care enough to spend one-on-one time with them will make them feel warm even though it’s cold outside.
Tip 2: Create Your Vision Board
A vision board is a large presentation board where you can pin images of things that make you smile, feel great, laugh, or be inspired. Pinterest is a virtual vision board. It’s a great place to get started. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes for free.
Vision boards aren’t just for adults; they’re a great project to help kids with focus and creativity and a great project to help beat the winter blahs.
Tip 3: Make a Change in Your Life
Take a close look at your life and make at least one change. Rearrange the furniture in your kid’s room or your living room. Get a sassy new haircut. Make a tasty new salad dressing you’ve never had before. Buy cozy flannel sheets. It doesn’t matter how big or small as long as the change deviates from your standard routine. Think outside the box and come up with one simple or elaborate change that will make you and your loved ones stop and take notice.
Tip 4: Learn a New Skill
If you’re stuck indoors, why not expand your horizons and learn something new? A language, perhaps; or how to make bread from scratch; or how to troubleshoot your technical gadgets? Learning a new skill can feel victorious on a dank winter day.
Don’t leave the kids out, either. If your children have been asking to try a new hobby, this might be the perfect time to let them explore their creative side.
Tip 5: Check Out Free Programs at the Library
Visit your local library’s website and see what free programs are scheduled for you and/or the kids, or check out a good read. We often forget what an amazing resource our local libraries are because we get caught up with the daily grind—and all those electronic devices don’t help. When you visit the library, you can become instantly refreshed for free.
Tip 6: Practice Random Acts of Kindness
Why not find a way to brighten someone’s day with a random act of kindness? Think outside the box. It needn’t be much—just enough to make someone smile—which in turn is going to really perk you up and beat the winter blahs for you and another deserving person.
Tip 7: Finish One Thing You’ve Been Putting Off
We all have a list of things we’ve started or plan to do. Whatever it might be, the late days of winter are a great time to complete some unfinished business.
Tip 8: Declutter Hidden Places
Before the great outdoor weather arrives, take the time to get rid of clutter in hidden places, starting with your make-up drawer, bureau, jewelry box, and purses. Tackle one space at a time, and you will eventually be clutter-free!
See Also: 8 Easy Ways to Have a Clean Home
Tip 9: Redecorate/Refurbish
Paint is an easy way to add color and life to dreary winter days. Maybe your daughter’s bureau could be freshened up with a coat of bright spray paint. Or stencil flowers on the front of the drawers for a little extra personality. Maybe your toy room could use an update? Find a flea market table and create a one-of-a-kind game table for your kid’s playroom. Paint anything you like!
Tip 10: Create a Family Room Movie Fort and Indoor Picnic
Sit down with your family and list movies you’ve wanted to see or watch again. Create a menu of movie treats, including, of course, popcorn. In your family room, build a blanket fort with plenty of pillows or set up a “summery” picnic as you enjoy fun foods and watch a double feature taking you far away from the winter blahs.
See also: 7 Ways to Energize Your Family in the New Year
What do you do to beat the winter blahs? For all kinds of mom-centered creative ideas, visit me on Instagram at CanCanMomCB or on Pinterest at theCanCanMom. If you have questions or suggestions, email me at cheryl@cancanmom.com or leave a comment in the box below.
