Insert another weather related complaint here.  Just kidding, not today for me.  It was 56 degrees when I walked the pups this morning.  Tomorrow though, I’m headed back to Minnesota for a big meeting in Minneapolis.  They have cancelled school statewide 2 days in a row now because of the cold.  We are talking temps of negative 30 without factoring in the wind chill.  I’m just trying to figure out how to get from the airport terminal to my office without being outside.

It’s too cold to ski, snowboard, snowshoe or even walk to your car – people are getting some serious cabin fever.  Family time is great, but everybody needs a little escape.  I figured it was a good time to share some of my favorite winter activities when the wind chill really is that cold:

  • Find a sauna or hot tub and stay in it as long as physically possible and then jump out and see who can last the longest.  Wait, maybe don’t do this in Minnesota this week.  I don’t need anyone going to the hospital.
  • Turn up your thermostat to 85 degrees and have a luau.  I doubt you’ll have anybody there because no one wants to go outside to get to your party, but that shouldn’t stop you from putting on a grass skirt and drinking a super fruity drink with whatever random liquor you can find in your cabinet – who wants to go to the store.
  • Science experiments.  Throw a pitcher of water out your door and watch what happens.  Please make sure there’s no one there first.
  • Make one of Steph’s soup recipes – 5 options here.  If you don’t have the ingredients, see the next option.
  • Order delivery from your favorite restaurants and then tip the delivery guys 50% and give them hot chocolate and hand warmers – consider it your random act of kindness for the day, plus you get a free meal.
  • Once you’ve figured out food/drink, watch Summer Rental, Couple’s Retreat or some other hot vacation movie.  Or, if you live in our house, watch Grumpy Old Men because it’s a winter movie and it’s funny.
  • Plug in your Christmas lights again, eat cookies and watch Home Alone.  Who cares if it’s January?  I’m not telling you to take out the tree again (plus, I know some of you have yours up still.)
  • Feeling active?  Play knee hockey in your apartment hallways.  I hope you have beer for your neighbors because they might not love this game otherwise.  It might actually be better to only do this if you live in a dorm… and if you’re one of those people… I’m jealous.
  • And last but not least, this list isn’t complete without one of my favorite activities.  Go and clean out your DVR, binge watch everything on Netflix (if you really need recommendations, comment below), drink all the wine in your apartment and snuggle your dogs.  Who doesn’t love all of that?  (the picture below is the birthday boy on his 9th bday last Friday – he’s a pro snuggler)

If you’re my husband, you make smart ass remarks on Facebook and then post this idea – Sub-Zero Surfing.  Hope you’re all staying safe and warm.  What’s your favorite polar freeze activity?