The turkey has been consumed.
Our hunger for pumpkin spice has been sated for the year.
The mini-pumpkins on the bookcase are starting to develop laugh-lines.
Fall is on its way out and winter is coming.
And so now you have a choice.
You can hole up and get as close to hibernation as your schedule allows (making comments about the air hurting your face, and sharing facebook memes about people walking around in sleeping bags), or you can decide to embrace the season in all its chilly glory and make it a winter packed with fun, adventure, and memories.
Even the best of us can struggle with staying upbeat during the dark months, so here is some help to make it happen.
But no bucket list works unless you do it, so set a reminder on your phone to go through the list once a week and pick out what things you want to do in the next seven days, and put them on the calendar!
And the bonus is that it’s so much easier to get up each morning when there is something fun to look forward to that day!
All you need is this list, your phone calendar, and an adventurous spirit, and this will be your best winter ever!
- Go skiing or snowboarding
- Build a snowman
- Read a novel in a day, with blankets and tea
- Have a snowball fight
- Declare a pajama day
- Go sledding
- Rent a cabin for the weekend
- Go ice skating
- Set goals for the new year
- Spend a snow-day watching movies
- Throw a winter party
- Attend a play
- Do an outdoor winter photo shoot
- Visit a local museum
- Try three new soup recipes
- Ride on a snowmobile
- Read by a fire
- Go out for coffee with a friend to a local cafe
- Bake cookies
- Throw or attend a New Year’s Eve Party
- Buy yourself something new and sparkly for New Year’s Eve
- Make snow cream or snow cones with fresh fallen snow
- Go hiking in the snow
- Host a game night
- Catch snowflakes on your tongue
- Sit in an outdoor hot tub
- Go through old photos
- Buy yourself a new pair of snuggly pajamas or slippers
- Make a snow angel
- Go snowshoeing
- Invite friends over for chili
- Shovel a neighbor’s driveway
- Decorate your house for winter
- Host a bonfire
- Glitter coat candles for New Year’s Eve
- Have a family Karaoke night
- Do a winter nature walk
- Build an igloo or a snow fort
- Make a winter bird feeder
- Camp out in the living room
- Make fireplace smores
- Make fudge or truffles
- Make maple syrup
- Drink eggnog
- Make an ice sculpture
- Go ice fishing
- Winter camping
- Chop firewood
- Polar bear swim
- Take a driving trip to see the Northern Lights
- Make shadow puppets by candlelight
- Play flashlight tag outside
- Make clove oranges for your closets and drawers
- Make paper snowflakes
- Have fondue
- Spread birdseed or bread crumbs on the ground
- Get a heated blanket
- Grow indoor flower bulbs
- Sew something
- Go for a walk when there
is a full moon and snow on the ground - Have an icicle sword fight
- Watch the Winter Olympics
- Serve champagne
- Throw your own personal wine and painting evening
- Host a girls night in
- Spend a whole evening by candlelight
- Go indoor rock climbing
- Popcorn and Netflix
- Go to a live music afternoon at a coffee shop
- Go to a matinee by yourself
- Go to a bookstore and listen to a reading by an author
- Make breakfast and take it back to bed
- Nap
- Rearrange your furniture
- Bubble bath with candles, wine, and the whole nine yards
- Shop your closet and create a capsule wardrobe
- Do a Pinterest craft project that you’ve been wanting to do forever
- Go through family photo albums
- Put on a gorgeous dress and go to the symphony
- Take a horse-drawn carriage ride
- Dial up some YouTube videos and learn to dance
- Make homemade pizza and play board games
- Create a dream board for your New Year’s resolutions
- Konmari your house
Now get out there and make some memories!
