
Earlier in October, the Financielle community collectively compiled our Winter List of things that bring us joy during the autumn and winter months.
Here are 50 of the answers we had, some duplication but we thought we should share them all!
- Walks in wellies
- Hot drinks outside with the chill on your face
- Lighting the fire when its not a special occasion
- Fairy lights – everywhere!
- Christmas films in the afternoon
- Harry Potter marathon
- New pyjamas and early nights
- Hot chocolate and marshmallows
- Pyjama and movie days
- Going for a cold morning run and having a coffee afterwards to warm up
- Walking everywhere and anywhere wrapped up, especially when frosty
- Cooking (or just eating) a roast dinner
- Pyjamas and socks on the radiator or in front of the fire after a bath
- Walking through a wood or forest after a good snowfall just for the silence
- A day time bubble bath
- Reading in bed with candles and a hot chocolate
- Cosy on the couch watching movies
- A warm bath with candles and essential oils
- Cashmere pyjamas, fig scented candles and a 15% volume red wine
- Movies on the projector in the dark cosied up on the sofa
- A walk in the countryside followed by a mug of hot chocolate
- A pint of beer in the local pub in front of the log fire
- A cold walk in the woods followed by hot soup and fluffy socks
- Getting the Christmas tree up nice and early
- A log fire lit for everyone to chat around, off phones.
- Sparklers in the back garden
- Taking the children out in the snow
- Making gingerbread men
- Hanging fairy lights up in every room
- Christmas Wreath making
- A winter picnic on the village green
- Splashing in puddles, collecting pine cones and a Twinings Swiss hot chocolate
- Rearranging shelves at home with seasonal decor
- Cosy film afternoons with a blanket and clean pyjamas
- A steamy shower in daylight with some essential oils in the shower
- An evening bath with candles and Epsom salts
- A full body moisturise
- Roast dinner and apple crumble (with custard)
- Plenty logs for the fire, red wine and cosy blankets
- The Holiday & Love Actually (+ hot choc, slippers, roast dinners & elf on the shelf)
- Strictly, Bake Off or a box set on the TV
- Jacket potatoes, tomato soup and sparklers in the garden
- A hot cup of tea and a porridge bowl of bananas, seeds and honey
- Snow angels in the snow
- A mulled wine outside wearing a warm coat, gloves and a hat
- Lighting a new candle for the first time
- Walking through beautiful Autumn leaves
- Eating Cadbury’s Roses for breakfast
- Listening to the sound of a storm outside, under a cosy blanket.
- A cosy, early night with a hot water bottle, cup of herbal tea and a good book!
We hope these ideas can help you plan out some fun activities to do over the winter months that can help to bring you and your loved ones joy.
Now, off to get a hot chocolate and light the fire…
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