15 Fun Things To Do This Winter

1. Start a blog club. Get your friends together to talk about your favorite bloggers. Invite all to print a favorite post and pass it around. Next week, support a new blogger by leaving a comment on their site.

2. Have a tea party and serve these incredibly easy lemon cookies. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-lemon-cookies/Detail.aspx

3. Open the calendar. Thanksgiving isn’t 2 weeks away. Christmas isn’t around the corner. There’s NOTHING. Celebrate.

4. Learn these useful French words and phrases. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxlI4QTanI

5. Write a haiku. Refresher: 5 sylables in first sentence, 7 in second, 5 in last. Here’s mine from Christmas Eve.

6. Watch the first season of a good TV series. Like: The Office, Desparate Housewives, Sex and The City, Seinfeld, Friends, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos.

7. Rent old winners of the Sundance Film Festival. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sundance_Film_Festival_award_winners

8. Ask 10 friends to recommend a band they love. Create a playlist.

9. Find a hot tub, sauna or steamroom and get warm. Check into a hotel, spend the day at an indoor waterpark or check your local gym.

10. Eat out at a place famous for something: fish fry, broasted chicken, burgers, chili.

11. Spend a day without time.

12. Make a roast chicken and invite your neighbors for dinner.

13. Plan a Rockband tour. Send invitations to close friends that the band will be touring next weekend. Be there in your best rocker attire.

14. Plan a girls only family reunion. Invite cousins, aunts, grandmas, sisters … then spend a weekend at a hotel eating, drinking, talent shows, gift exchanges, you get the idea.

15. Plan a sleepover with the kids. Spread blankets over the floor, rent movies and eat takeout. Then, drift off when the last credits roll. Snuggle.

What fun things can you add?

1. Start a blog club. Get your friends together to talk about your favorite bloggers. Invite them to print a favorite post and pass it around. Next week, support a new blogger by leaving a comment on their site.

2. Have a tea party and serve these incredibly easy lemon cookies.

3. Open the calendar. Thanksgiving isn’t 2 weeks away. Christmas isn’t around the corner. There’s NOTHING. Celebrate.

4. Learn French. Start with these useful words and phrases.

5. Write a haiku. Refresher: 5 syllables in first sentence, 7 in second, 5 in last. Here’s mine from Christmas Eve.

6. Watch the first season of a good TV series. Like: The Office, Desperate Housewives, Sex and The City, Seinfeld, Friends, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos.

7. Rent old winners of the Sundance Film Festival.

8. Ask 10 friends to recommend a band they love. Create a playlist.

9. Find a hot tub, sauna or steam room and get warm. Check into a hotel, spend the day at an indoor water park or your local gym.

10. Eat out at a place famous for something: fish fry, broasted chicken, burgers, chili.

11. Spend a day without time.

12. Make roast chicken and invite your neighbors for dinner.

13. Plan a Rockband tour. Create a Facebook event and invite everyone to rock out in their best rocker gear next Saturday night.

14. Plan a girls-only family reunion. Then spend t he weekend at a hotel eating, drinking, talent shows, gift exchanges, you get the idea.

15. Plan a sleepover with the kids. Spread blankets over the floor, rent movies and eat takeout. Then, drift off when the last credits roll. Snuggle.

What are you doing for fun this winter?