Let’s face it; it’s going to be a long winter. For my own sanity, I came up with a list of things to watch and do these next few months. 🙂 Be sure to click on any links provided.
P.S. These are all things I personally recommend (which is why you don’t see Home Alone 5 or crocheting on the list).
Christmas Movies
-A Christmas Story
-National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
-It’s a Wonderful Life
-Elf
-Home Alone
-Home Alone 2
-White Christmas
-The Family Stone
-Gremlins
-Scrooged
-The Muppet Christmas Carol
-While You Were Sleeping
-Happiest Season (Hulu)
-Edward Scissorhands
-Little Women (1994)
-Little Women (2019)
-Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Episodes of TV Shows
–Seinfeld: Season 9: “The Strike” (The Festivus episode)
-King of Queens– Season 1: “Noel Cowards”
Season 3: “Better Camera”
-Friends– Season 2: The One with Phoebe’s Dad
Season 3: “The One Where Rachel Quits”
Season 5: “The One with the Inappropriate Sister”
Season 4: “The One with the Girl from               Poughkeepsie”
-The Office– Season 2: “Christmas Party”
Season 3: “A Benihana Christmas”
-SNL Christmas special
-Golden Girls– Season 5: “Have Yourself a Very Little             Christmas”
-Frasier– Season 1: “Miracle on 3rd or 4th Street”
-Cheers– Season 6: “Christmas Cheers”
-Saved by the Bell– Season 3: “Home for Christmas”
-Will and Grace- Season 4: “Jingle Balls”
Winter Movies*
-Misery
-Beautiful Girls
-Wind River
*These are not all uplifting, but they are all snowy and cold and enjoyable.
In Case You Haven’t Seen Them
-Ted Lasso (Series-Apple TV)
-Run (Movie-Hulu)
-Queen’s Gambit (Series-Netflix)
Activities
-Color! I bought my first adult coloring book, which is Christmas-themed and has beautiful, super detailed illustrations. Don’t forget the markers or colored pencils!
-Yoga! This gal on YouTube is very popular and has tons of doable yoga videos, like this one on calming your nerves.
-Zumba! My favorite zumba studio, Bodies by Wade, offers virtual classes.
-Cook! Last night I made this amazing slow cooker bacon-wrapped chicken. I also recommend these cranberry brie bites that I made for Thanksgiving.
-Take a Master Class!
-Read! A few books I read recently and highly recommend are Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Five Men Who Broke My Heart by Susan Shapiro, and This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Phillips.
-Make wintery drinks! I’m thinking hot toddy, rice pudding martini, warm Witch’s Brew, and crock pot hot chocolate. 
-Zoom happy hour! Check out some of the fun Christmas games on Happier Homestead you can play with friends and family over Zoom, like this Elf drinking game.
-Redecorate a room! The Good Abode offers these “Quickie” sessions with professional, personalized design tips for a room in your home. I did it for my living room and got a ton of awesome ideas.
-Start journaling! Get yourself a fun new journal and go to town. Check out Somewhere Slower’s newsletter for some writing (and mindfulness) inspiration and guidance.
-Support small businesses! A couple of my favorites for Christmas gifts are Rebel Reclaimed in Grand Rapids and Bohemian Home in Plymouth.
-Take a walk!
-Check out Northville’s Heat in the Street! Heated, open-air pods so people can visit Northville businesses.Â