My tips for avoiding the Winter Blues. What's Yours? 🥶

Patsy70
Thank you for another positive thread, Fairycakes. 😊

You're welcome, Patsy

Thank you, Aldom, we could all do with a little extra light to cheer the way. I'll add my light to yours 😊

Here's a light for those who need a light today.

Making myself go for a walk when I really don’t feel like it, and the subsequent virtuous feeling on getting back and feeling entitled to slob on the sofa and read a book.

We have a dog, so I go out every day, which I always enjoy. I wrap up in cosy clothes, and the fleece lined leggings, bought recently, are a joy. A walk round the garden is a must, making mental notes of what is to be done in early Spring. Seeing the snowdrops and daffodils peeping through. Admiring the Hellebores, which put on a good show. Watching the garden birds on the feeders. Making hearty soups and meals to warm us through. Lighting the candles as soon as it begins to get dark. Knitting. Watching old programmes, like Escape to the Country, and drooling over some of the beautiful houses, also Gardeners’ World. Meeting up with my best friend for coffee and lunch and having a good chat. In between, I do the usual domestic tasks, but start to feel tired earlier in the Winter. Spring is my favourite season. Thank you for another positive thread, Fairycakes. 😊

It's good that we all keep occupied. I've actually grown to enjoy winter in my autumn years 🥶🤗

I agree about getting outside every day, having a dog makes it essential but it definitely makes you feel better. Otherwise the seed catalogues are the best antidote to winter for me. I like to plan what I’m going to order, where it’s going in the garden, and dream of how wonderful it will be in my garden in the summer.

I love winter, too. I am more likely to get summer blues, so will ask for advice when the time comes.

After a brisk winter walk, which always lifts my spirits, it's good to feel the warmth as I come back inside. A hot cup of coffee and a go at a puzzle.
Bliss.

Agree with all the activities that everyone has posted, some of the reasons that I love winter. Darker evenings, snuggly clothes and the quiet stillness, but most of all how beautiful & bleak the countryside feels. And, how good it is to get back in doors and warm up again. Cold, windy walk then feet up with a good book-bliss.

Checking out what's growing in the garden. Found two small clumps of snowdrops this morning and there's a nice clump of bright yellow daffodils in front of the window. The narcissi are pushing through, the primroses in a basket that looked dead after the cold spell have new flowers and so do the winter camellias.

Out for a walk everyday sometimes a chat with local dog walkers, keep in touch with family, keep busy with tidying the garden if weather allows. I do crosswords, sudoku and get regular books from my library. I do cook from scratch most days and bake when the mood takes me.

I agree go outside and get some fresh air and light if you possibly can. I play around on the internet looking at golf videos and ballerinas it was cruise ships crashing into docks but its ballerinas now. We love a big casserole or a roast dinner to keep us warm and serves 2 days. Golf when we can like tomorrow I hope - only 9 holes and probably not much good but hitting a ball with a stick seems therapeutic.

Fairy cakes if I'm not going out I do most of the things you have mentioned. Cooking everyday is my pleasure and this week it's time to make easy tasty marmalade. Watching Ben Fogle New lives in the wild series is back on very enjoyable.

Definitely getting out every day whatever the weather, just to enjoy daylight. Switch on lights in the house on the darkest days. Make sure I've recorded good programmes ready to watch. Keep busy and the winter soon passes.