Today is the first monthly musings of the year! I’m excited to join in with Patty and Holly!
1 – What do you do to stay warm in Winter?
Hot chai tea lattes, layering up with coats, gloves and hats. Using blankets at home.
2 – Favorite wintertime activity?
We’ve been going to the Festival of Lights at the zoo for the last few years. It’s one of my favorite traditions. Going to see Santa is another favorite!
3 – Any different beauty routines in Winter?
No. I don’t do anything really different except use more lotion for dry skin! My hands have been super dry this Winter.
4 – Skating, sledding, or skiing?
Some years we will take the kids ice skating downtown, but not in the last few years. I cannot ice skate very well. Two years ago we did go snow tubing at Perfect North, that was fun!
5 – Favorite winter recipes?
Kevin loves to make chili! He has a recipe he uses from his dad when he was a fireman.
6 – Favorite winter hot beverage?
Chai tea lattes are my favorite, but during the Winter I especially like them hot! And then hot chocolate of course! Even Huxley loved it with some marshmallows.
7 – Best Winter memories?
For me as a kid, my best Winter memories were sledding. We would go down the big hill in my parents back yard, and my grandparents had a big hill down the street from them! For me now, my best Winter memories would be our Christmas Bucket Lists we do each Christmas season.
8 – Coldest day that you remember?
Everyday of Winter haha The snow is pretty and all, but I hate the cold. I’d rather it be warm and sunny out!
9 – How are you practicing self care this Winter?
I do a pretty good job of washing my face every night before bed, and some nights putting a face mask on to go to sleep. Once a weekend or so, I’ll do a depuffing mask with my favorite pricey product Clarins! I only buy it when it’s on sale!
10 – Flannel sheets…yes or no?
Yes! We only use them during the Winter / Christmas season. Our flannel sheets are red with white snowflakes on them, and they are the coziest softest sheets! They don’t make them anymore, but they are the Wondershop brand from Target. I found an old photo online below.
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Your sheets are so cute! I’ve never tried chai tea but I bet I’d like that a lot; I just never think to order or try it anywhere.
Oh my goodness, chai tea is all I like because I don’t like coffee. Try it right now Joanne! =) It’s my absolute favorite, and I love to try it at random places too, because everyone’s chai tastes different.
I think I need to try flannel sheets- I bet I would love them. I love the way you always keep up with your exercise!
Yes try some flannel sheets next Christmas, but them now haha Thank you! I always feel better after I move someway!
I wish my husband had a meal/soup that he liked to make! I feel like the cold- cold is behind us? Hopefully… Blankets are so nice to cuddle up with on the couch- I like your chilling on the couch pics. Here’s to the enjoyment of all things cozy in January.
I feel like more snow is coming in February!
Oh. I bet a chili recipe from firemen must be amazing! Thank you for joining us.