parttimemomdigest: Six winter cures to get you through the rest of January and February

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Six winter cures to get you through the rest of January and February

Laurie Swinton

January 28

It's deep in the heart of January. I look out my window and see dullish grey skies, and a heavy blanket of melting snow and ice from a week of ice storms and rain. It's the very definition of blah.

If you're one of the lucky ones, you have a trip booked south to some spectacular warm destination with sandy white beaches, crystal azure waters and breathtaking blue skies.

If you're one of the unlucky ones staring down another two solid months of cold and grey, I offer you these winter cures guaranteed to lift your spirts.

Grab your swimsuit and the kids, and spend the afternoon at your local indoor pool. If you have some money to splurge, find one with an indoor waterpark or slides—we used to take the kids to Great Wolf Lodge and always found an afternoon inside the warm, balmy swim park as the snow gently fell on the domed glass the ultimate cure for the winter blahs
Have a hot toddy or specialty coffee, the perfect COVID cure. Our "go to" in the winter months is an Irish coffee with Bushmills and Baileys—the perfect combo
Channel your inner Scandinavian and have a spa or sauna day. Check out Nordik spa in Gatineau or Stoked Sauna Co., a new sauna experience in Kingston on the patio of the Frontenac Club that offers sauna and outdoor firepits for cooling off
Plan a day at an indoor garden, conservatory or aquarium. The Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara, Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto or Aquatarium in Brockville are all excellent options (read my blog posts Discover an undersea world and Play tourist in your own town for more)
Get creative and sign up for a local arts workshop. We are very fortunate to have a world-class arts facility right in the heart of Kingston, the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning. Check out their line-up of winter workshops with offerings like this one "Make a live edge charcuterie board" with local wood artist Nick Allinson
Splurge on a scrumptious night out. Kingstonlicious is on now and features signature and tableau d'hote meals at some of Kingston finest restaurants. Check out the $60 tableau d'hote menu at Chez PIggy featuring roasted dry-brined chicken with peasant salad or the three-course meal for two for $60 at Harper's Burger Bar featuring nan'za, lamb curry, and coconut alfajores.