Activities | Baking in Yoga Pants

Netflix.

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Kidding! Although, winter weekends do seem like the ideal time to start and finish a new series and I’d be lying if I said our Wii isn’t warmed up with all the Netflix action it sees January to March.

In an effort to avoid total hibernation mode for a quarter of the year, I’m always looking for ways to dial up the fun indoors. These are 5 of my favorite go-to activities –

Build/Paint/Redecorate/Reorganize. I cannot begin to tell you how many times my college roommate and I rearranged our cubicle of a dorm room. There are only so many ways you can bunk your beds and I’m confident we exercised as much creativity as architects moving our furniture to make the most of our space. A fresh coat of paint can provide the perfect new look and feel without requiring a complete overhaul.

Yoga. I discovered Yoga With Adriene when we first moved into our house last year and I had yet to join a studio. I absolutely love her quick videos and laid back and fun teaching style. On mornings that I’m lacking energy and creativity in putting together my own sequence, I happily choose one of hers and feel like I’m practicing alongside a friend (who doesn’t actually know we’re friends, but that’s beside the point).

Get Creative in the Kitchen. Aside from writing, baking and cooking are my creative outlets. I enjoy few things more than putting on a feel good playlist and getting all Pioneer Woman. Last week, I tried overnight oats for the first time (I like to be about 2 years behind in trends) and I’ve gotta say, opening the fridge to find breakfast already made in the AM is quite the treat. Read. Devotionals, blogs, books. Aside from actually going to the beach, diving into an Elin Hildebrand novel is the best way I know to get away. It may be snowing outside, but in my mind, it’s 75 on Nantucket. That is, until the dogs bark to go outside. Still, a little escape is better than no escape at all 😉Games. Whether it’s Heads Up on the iPad, darts in the hallway, or (ultra competitive) Spades against Dan, I love playing games. If we’re free on a Saturday, there’s a good chance we’re setting up some makeshift Olympics. Basically, I alternate between acting like a 5 year old creating an at home obstacle course and constantly asking if we can build a fort/75 year old shuffling my tattered deck of cards (Not a girl, not yet a woman).