I was driving to work this week listening to the announcers interviewing a meteorologist about the current icy cold snap we're having. They were complaining that it was going to be so cold for a whole week! Maybe two!
Coming from a much colder climate, I internally bagged out the announcers for being so soft about cold weather. I mean, we only get two to six weeks of winter here, a couple of months of VERY hot weather, and the rest of the year is either side of perfect.
So I started thinking about the things I actually like about winter. Here's what I've come up with.
- Rugging up in soft, cosy clothes and blankets
- Slippers! All day, every day if you can get away with it!
- Sitting by an open fire with people you love
- Feeling very much alive when you go to the only room in the house without heating and have to bear your bottom! (Hmm, not sure if that is a great thing about winter, but it's exhilarating, and I don't mind being reminded that I'm still alive.)
- Red wine and cheese, preferably by the aforementioned open fire with loved ones
- Going to the local footy and wearing your warmest snow jacket so that you can stand around with a bunch of people as crazy as you to be outside at night in this weather, feeling it's absolutely worth it to be cheering along with those in your community.
- Flannelette sheets (and electric blankets to pre-warm them for you)
- Not overheating when you exercise (loving this at Taekwondo at the moment!)
- Having a great excuse to go to bed early or lay in longer (preferably with your significant other)
- Going to bed after your significant other and warming your feet up on them :-D
- Cup-a-soup, hot chocolate, or a cup of tea to wrap chilly fingers around and warm you from the inside out
- Hearty meals like pasta, casseroles, roasts and so on
- Watching your breath make fog in front of you (I still find that somewhat magical)
- Having the perfect excuse to stay inside and watch movies ALL day!
- Getting to wear gorgeous scarves and jackets and boots
- Not having to mow every four days!
- Being able to potter about outside without worrying so much about getting sunburnt, or being attacked by flies or mosquitos
- Pulling clothes out of the drier (I love the smell, and the fact that I can just fold things and put them away without having to iron)
I love Spring and the sense of unfolding and expanding into the opportunities that become available in the warmer months. But I quite like the cocooning effect of winter; of hiding away and treating yourself to warmth and love and recuperation.
So whether your winter is long or ridiculously short, I hope you're enjoying the season and all the special moments it can facilitate.
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