Winter
So... we are totally new to the concept of winter (and seasons in general). I was born & raised in So Cal and now we are in Boise, ID.
I've been indoors this winter more than I should be! :blink: Do you brave the cold and do things outdoors? If so, what do you do? (Other than really athletic things like skiing, etc...I'm way out of shape because of an injury and also very uncoordinated!!). |
I love Winter. I go outside a lot. I go out for a walk very often. Not only at home but also during lunch break at work.
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I do not like winter at all.. definitely the least favorite season for me.. I am out almost everyday since I walk my son to and from school and stuff but if I don't have to, I am rather stuck and cozy at home :). Can't wait till spring starts!
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I am SO looking forward to spring just because I can't wait to see everything come back to life again! |
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Yes, I bundle up. Layers and layers of clothes. Lol. I love to go out and come back inside feeling good about the walk. I also love to come back inside and warm up with a nice cup of coffee. |
We go sledding a lot (it helps that we have a gator/quad to ride up the hill! ;) ) We don't go anywhere crazy- out to the lake house (lake couer d'alene) or up to my hubby's grandpa's Mount Spokane property (up on a big hill- perfect for sledding!)
I take our dog for walks everyday- if it's really cold we just go to the mailbox & back, but when it's nicer- we go around the neighborhood. I feel like I get my winter workouts by shoveling our driveway- but then it's nice & clean & the kids can play out there at least (jump rope, basketball, etc.) Sometimes they just NEED to get OUT of my house! lol! |
I'm from Las Vegas, but I did spend some of my childhood in Utah, so I'm no stranger to winters. WIth that being said, I stay inside as much as possible, lol! I am not a fan of winters at all. Now that my kids are older, I send them outside and stay in! haha!
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I tend to hubernate and emerge at the first TRUE sign of spring. I use to love winter, now I dread it. So happy spring is showing her face here!
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I am a homebody in general, so I'd love to stay at home at lot... however, having a son with lots and lots of energy, that's impossible. So, I bundle up and hubby made sure I have a good warm coat to wear and we do different activities outside; sledding and going to the park when weather permitted.
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No. We appreciate winter from indoors! We aren't really outdoorsy people period. Even in the Spring/Summer, it's hard for us to get outside with a child who has an allergy to the sun/heat. So I live vicariously through my friends!
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I tend to not go outside much in winter. I do kick my kids out though - for sledding and snow fort building and what have you - I just don't love it myself. Although, it's usually super cold here too. If it's NICE and wintery (like 30s), I don't mind going out and walking or whatever. I'm kind of indifferent to winter.
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I hibernate in the winter, just like the bears :)
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I’ve lived in Utah my entire life and I hate winter. I dread snow if I have to drive in it. It’s pretty when I can stay inside. I’ve never liked it though. As a kid, I didn’t go outside and play in it. I never liked sledding, building snowmen, etc.
And for Utah, it totally depends. This winter has been mild but when it snows, it SNOWS! We just got dumped on yesterday. Last winter was a record breaking year of snow for my town. I feel like we have a mild winter every 5-6 years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Winter here normally means lots of rain, but mild enough temps by some of your standards! This past week though, we had our worst taste of winter in over 50 years. We've been snowed in since last Tuesday, schools were closed and basically the whole country shut down, lol. Today is the first day we've been able to get back to normal a little, although many areas are still shut down.
The first 2 days the kids were really excited for the snow, and I was excited for the photos I can scrap with all the gorgeous snow kits in the store :D By the third day we'd had enough though, and aside from short walks, we stayed in, willing it to stop snowing and go away :D :D I don't think I could handle dealing with snow every year. But then, we're not used to having snow so we're not equipped to deal with it. That was the first snowfall of its kind here in my lifetime, and I'm hoping it's the last! |
So, it sounds like the consensus is hibernation! LOL!! :p
That feels like what I've been doing. I guess I'll look forward to spring!! :blink: |
Another vote for hibernation. Winter is for staying inside and reading. :)
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We like to play in the snow but honestly, me and my kids despise the cold lol, so we spend a lot of time indoors during winter. We get our exercise still doing things like going to local play places or trampoline parks or even just playing games like "Just Dance" on the Wii U. We've lived in the Midwest all of our lives but although I brave the cold, it's not my favorite.
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Oh my gosh- I can't tell you how much I loathe winter. The first few snows are pretty, okay - I'll give you that... but then comes the darkness, the ice, the never ending winter. I think it really is the ice that I hate when it comes to winter - I don't mind the cold - I love sweaters, tea, and snuggling in a blanket in front of the fireplace... it's just that winter last for so long - November into April.... the older I get the more I hate winter. My son - loves it, though... mostly because there are no bugs - he hates bugs. haha.
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Oh no Wendy, I can't even imagine how hard it must be on her.
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You just have to force yourself out. If you stay in only, you will quickly get winter depression.
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buy a hot tub?! haha! that is something i sometimes dream about because hot tubs and winter are just heaven!
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Oh Wendy, that is awful! Poor kid!! I can't imagine it getting worse. :(
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I have a friend who lives up in the mountains in CA who has a glass room that houses her hot tub. So, she can sit in the hot tub and enjoy the snow! A friend here just bought one that is outside...I don't know if I would want to sit outside in the hot tub when it's that cold... I mean, you have to get out sometime, right??! |
Ha! Well I hate winter and living here in Maine sucks during the winter. I grew up here but I spent almost 20 years living at Marine bases in SoCal, Hawaii, Guam, Virginia, Georgia, etc.; so I got spoiled during those years!
This winter in particular has been brutally cold with below zero days for more than a week at a time. I usually walk outside as long as there isn't too much ice on the roads but with the brutal cold I broke down and joined the gym that's about a mile from my house. I love it and will continue even during the summer. Mother nature is being her usual bitchy self in March and is having one more hissy fit starting tomorrow night and we're going to get another foot of snow; hopefully it will be the last and spring will start to arrive! |
Marie, one of the nice things here is that even when it snowed, it didn't get below the teens. There was one morning that was something like 9 degrees and felt like -1, but it was crystal clear and no snow.
I'm sorry it's been so brutal!! |
I hate winter and we get a lot of it up here in northern Indiana. It has already snowed twice today!
We tend to do a lot more outdoor things before Christmas. From January to mid-March, we mostly hang out at the house or in the backyard building snowmen, etc. We do take the kids to a nearby school to sled a couple times per season, and there are a couple of outdoor festivals that happen during the winter that we go to. Making snow cream is fun (and you do it all inside once you get the snow from outside). |
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