Saturday morning was definitely one of those mornings. The ones where you wake up and realize the only heat available is that under the cocoon of blankets you’ve been sleeping in all night. One of those mornings where it doesn’t matter how hungry you are or how badly you have to pee, you will do anything to avoid confronting the cold.
On this particular morning as I chattered my way to the thermostat I realized that not only had our heat failed to turn on but the maintenance man was out on Saturdays. So I headed to the gym for the sole purpose of sitting in the sauna to restore warmth to my frigid bones.
As I sat in there feeling extremely sorry for myself I thought about how much I struggle with cold weather. Last year, it effectively made me think twice about going to class, running errands, going out, going to the gym or even making a grocery store run.
My goal for this year? To prevent the winter from impeding on my everyday life. In an effort to do this I’m going to list out all the positive things about the season change in order to amp up my optimism. So here we go:
Things I like about winter:
Candles: Nothing beats coming home to the smell of Pumpkin Spice.
Scarves: My favorite way to accessorize. I already have 11 different colors but I’m still looking to add to my collection.
Laziness: Because sitting on your butt watching movies all day curled in blankets doesn’t give you the same guilt trip that doing so on a warm summer day does.
Soup: One of my favorite meals. Cheap, delicious and easy to switch up. Although I’ll gladly savor a selection from my giant Campbell’s collection any day doing so in the winter tastes good AND keeps you warm, making it that much better.
The plaza lights: They truly capture the essence of the holiday season.
Cookies: Because it’s more fun to bake when it’s cold out.
Christmas: OK so it’s months away but it definitely adds some cheer to the chill
Star 102: Plays Christmas music for two months which makes car rides more enjoyable
Pumpkin Patches: Hay rides, pumpkins, mazes and , most importantly, homemade donuts… Need I say more?
Milo: Because I can’t WAIT to pose him in pictures with a little Santa hat.
The Nutcracker: One of my favorites.
Football season: Ironic, because I don't even care about football. But something about having a game on in the background on Sundays cheers me up. Tailgating does, too : ) .
Winter Break: Oh wait, I don’t have one anymore.
Oops! before I start getting sarcastic I better end my short list. Hey, atleast it’s a start right?
I would greatly appreciate any ideas as to what YOU guys look forward to about winter, because it will help me stay positive! Thoughts?
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I am going to really miss the Plaza lights this year! One of my favorite memories of KC is eating at the Cheesecake Factory by a window and watching the lights come on! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteoh julez, i loved this post. here's some more:
ReplyDelete1. fires (specifically cuddling up with scout by it in our easy chair)
2. hot chocolate
3. peppermint mochas and pumpkin spice lattes from starbucks (get together night idea??)
4. DITTO on candles- ours is apple!
5. muck lucks (do u know what those are? if not, GET SOME)
those are just some more ideas. :) i can't WAITTT for christmas...!
Julie I'm so glad you posted this, because yesterday the cold front hit us and I was very bitter about it (no pun intended)! Here's some more things to add:
ReplyDelete1. Boots! Love them!
2. Layering the clothes in new combos. Makes life more interesting :)
3. Lying in bed under the blankets in the morning, delaying the day
4. Savory food. Who doesn't love pumpkin bread and all of the other delicious holiday meals?
5. ditto on winter break.
I second Mrs. Coffey's post about hot chocolate. I love it so much that sometimes I'll drink it in the heat of summer... but it doesn't go so well. Also, I have a bread machine (one of the wonderful wedding presents) and I am PUMPED to try it out and come home to the apartment smelling delicious. And perhaps the very best thing about winter is the holidays. Thanksgiving is a wonderful day for family to get together, celebrate, and pig out... but my all time favorite time of year is CHRISTMAS! I love the way everyone decorates, comes together and celebrates, the Christmas songs on the radio, curling up with family to watch It's a Wonderful Life for the upteenth time... and the big morning breakfast followed by a day of honoring Jesus with family :)
ReplyDeleteHope this gets you just a little excited for winter time.
P.S. I'll start up my blog here in a bit once I get motivated. It'll be like Xanga reunion for us girls when we're all grown up. Yours was jhartz, what was Haners?... I mean Coffeys? :)