Get to the gym for a good, hard workout and work in the yard anytime it's over 50 degrees and not extremely windy.

Spend time with others, go out with friends, attend church, attend Bible Study, isolation is bad for you.

Catch up on all the chores that were neglected during the past 3 seasons when we spent most weekends at the lake. I have a LONG to do list right now.

I am one in a hundred who loves the early dark winter nights. I hate summer and even though it was almost 70 here yesterday at Xmas week, I'm wishing for cold and snow.

I bake cookies, make oven meals(which I don't in summer), and burn candles. All year round for almost 40 years I have had electric candles burning in every one of my many windows. I've heard it's a custom just in this part of PA, but I don't know if that's true. I love the fact I don't have to do yard work, water, weed, and plant stuff and can have a four-month rest from that.

Lily, I like the long winter nights, too. We’re down to about 7.5 hours of daylight per day. We’ve got lots of snow on the ground and last night we went down to -30 C.

I love cooking oven meals in the winter.

I make a point of going out for a walk every day. In the winter, when the moon is full or almost full, an evening walk is lovely as the snow makes it quite bright outside.

Saying that, I also like the long summer days as long as it’s not too hot.🙂

Different time of the year, different activities. Life is good.

I love laying on the sofa with my dog listening to rain on the skylights. We only get rain in the winter months. Here is hoping we are finally at the end of the drought years.

I embrace winter. I'm an avid gardener and it's just time for a break, and to bake, and to make comfort food.

I hate winter and cold and dark dreary days.

I do jigsaw puzzles and work part time at a local greenhouse (planting seeds and providing plant care) during the winter.

Go out more often to the club, restaurants or visit friends. . If I'm staying home I usually have a craft I'm working on or something to sew. TV is for when I am really bored, except Thursday nights.

As far north as I am located, we are lucky to receive 8 hours of daylight in winter. And much of that daylight will be gray anyway. But I have lived with this for my entire life and I just ignore it. I have lights on when necessary, stay inside where it is warm and dry and have plenty to do to keep me busy. Or not :-) As busy as I am during the rest of the year, I do not feel guilty about being even the tiniest bit slothful in winter. But it is the time when I do try to focus on indoor projects. Like LoneJack, I have a pretty long to-do list as well!

I have a full spectrum bulb in the lamp by my reading chair and spending time with it is a big help.

I embrace dark cold days. I love them in fact. They beat the endless, suffocating, hot, humid days of southern summer. In the winter, you can snuggle up under a soft blanket and drink hot cocoa to warm up. In the summer, you can only lay uselessly in the AC under a ceiling fan and hope nothing happens to where you have to move and expend any energy. Christmas lights are bright and cheerful in the darkness. You can see a good Christmas movie better if the sun is not trying to sneak in through the blinds. "Cozy" is one of the best feelings in the world, and you cannot achieve that without a cold dark night. No need to ease it, embrace it and the excuse to cuddle with enthusiasm.

I don't have enough hours in my day. I'm the sole driver so when I am not with the horses I am running errands or driving DH around. Today I learned it's going to get crazier. I've been "promoted" from riding student to part time horse whisperer. ;-) The horse I have been riding has some issues and he hopes I can help figure them out since I have formed a good bond with her. She had a moment today that I rode out, he liked how I dealt with her and asked if I would be willing to work on her. So I will be spending some extra time with her focusing on her reactions to different movements and activities. I also am going to get into reining, so I've been looking for a good saddle. The colt he has in mind for me as my reining horse should be hopefully be coming in the early part of the next year. So old night owl me is rising at six, leaving in the dark and often coming home in the dark. Life is good.

Any free time I have, I read, journal, surf the net spend time with DH and the dog, and visit or go out with friends.

I always disliked winter, especially when our road is iced over and it's hard to get out, but the pandemic has added a thick layer of bleakness and isolation. Last year my Domestika watercolor class was a wonderful distraction. I signed up for another this year, but before I get to that I'm on a mission to get the advanced ham radio license. Study involves memorizing as much of the question pool (700 questions) as I can. For the previous two licenses I memorized 400 each, but I'm 7 years older now. :-)

Petalique, Graceland is my dance-in-the-kitchen album, so I can see why you like to cook to it!

I am SO blessed to be living in central FL. Nothing changes. Beautiful warm sunshine days. Almost every day all year. No mask requirements. No covid mandates. Life is normal. (9 year old flu vaccinated Grandkid I take care of after school has the flu, but that happens. . . I'll be taking care of him for 5 hours tomorrow. Just another day in almost paradise. . .) I feel for you all, having spent the first 38 years of my life in brutal NE OH.

I can’t take the heat, so I live in an ice hole/snow country, the low temp can be -10F to -15F. Snow storms, frozen air can’t stop me from going outside, walking dog is a daily activity. I do rely on furs for winter protection. Another snow storm will be here tomorrow, that means dog’s fun time is near..Winter can be fun and cheerful. :-) I love white Christmas.

What winter? Yes, another one living in SW FL. This is our beautiful time of the year. Lots of golfing, outdoor restaurants, etc. We went to a play last night and walked out to temperatures in the 70's. I understand that some people love the winter season. We do too, but for a different reason.

I hate Winter. I'm pretty sure the lack of sunlight affects me mentally. I can't wait for Spring to get here. I hate being cold too. I have another virus. Mild symptoms so far. Will be getting tested on Monday just to be on the safe side. I have a few people coming for Christmas dinner next weekend. Cancelled work related get together yesterday. I was really looking forward to it. Not many showed up because they or a family member was sick.

The golf courses here are also very green, and most days are exceptionally sunny. Lately, I've been opening my front door to let in warm air during the day, but I keep the plantation shutters in the living room closed because otherwise the light would be blinding. At night it has barely gotten below 50°F, which does not feel that cold because the air is so dry. We've only had a handful of cloudy days this month so far, and we were lucky to get one good day of rain. There still is not very much snow on the mountains yet.

Since Mt Jacinto (10,834' high) is just west of us, the sun goes down earlier than it would otherwise, but it comes up fairly early because the eastern mountains are further away. I had the same situation when I lived in San Francisco, but of course SF was much colder and rainier than it is here, not to mention being much further north.

San Francisco is the furthest north (and coldest place) that I've spent any winter, and I did that for only two years. After that, I went to Mexico for most of the winter. I liked winter in Texas (and southern California), but I did not like it in SF.

I do like making soup on cold, dark days, but those are very rare here.

I've noticed a lot of Canadian license plates recently, and so a lot of people come here for the winter. There are definitely more people here in the winter, but not as many as Florida.

I cannot imagine life without four distinct seasons.

I like the seasons too, but sometimes the short days (daylight hours) get to me. I should get up earlier.

in the evening, after sunset I can look at out my windows and see a ski slope. I’m at the wrong angle to see see the skiers. (If I turn on a simple walkie-talkie I can hear them communicating with one another. Sometimes I’ve thought of responding ;-)

I also have a great view of the south western sky and can see planets, stars and Orion.

I think I might need to get better imdoor lighting. We only have a couple overhead lights, and I have a lot in a project room. But I need a lot of light. I’m cleaning out the fireplace so that we can have a few fires. Right now we use it for a firewood bin or a woodstove.

I used to enjoy summer more, but I don’t tolerate hot, humid weather and now, with the climate changing, the summers are too hot and it takes the fun out of being outdoors unless I’m next to a body of water, in the water, or on a boat.

I love the spring and the fall, particularly if I can get work done if there aren’t a lot of wet days.

I like the 4 seasons too. Winter makes me appreciate the Summer, Summer makes me appreciate the Winter, and as for Spring & Autumn I already appreciate them both.

Mom used to winter in FL and come north for the summer. We'd all be raving about a beautiful spring day and appreciating it so, but she missed that as she said it was like that all year long for her, so she lost that special appreciation for those wonderful days...easy to do when you have so many of them.

We don't have freezes by the beach in So California, and low 40s are exceptionally cold nights. 12-month growing season, but I'm grateful for slower growth during our short winter -- don't miss trimming the front hedge. First of the bulbs usually bloom early February.

Took a long walk yesterday, and signs of winter in Venice are mounds of fallen palm fronds piled on sidewalk corners after a rain storm. I was lucky with only two fronds to chop and toss into the green bin.

I just planted 140 tulip bulbs. Spring will be BEAUTIFUL!

I don’t mind the winter. By New Year’s I can already tell it’s staying light a little longer.

nicole, yes yes!

As I said I stand alone in my family by loving winter where the three of them hate it. I love fall and winter and appreciate a nice spring day but dread what follows. Hot sweaty mosquito and tick season.

I loved winter when I lived in Texas, but I hated summer with a passion, even as a child. Try spending a summer in Houston, and you'll know what I mean. Austin was terrible also, and only slightly less humid. I would hate summer in Florida, or anywhere along the Gulf coast. New Orleans is about the same as Houston.

I've gotten used to the dry hot summers in the desert here, but I never got used to hot humid summers.

I’ve never thought of winter days as dark, short maybe, but never dark. ☀️

I think our days in the winter have the bluest skies. The sun is low in the sky but there are very few clouds. I wear sunglasses in the winter quite often. 😎

We had a 'dark' day today, it was overcast and grey all day. I wouldn't mind some cold weather, I like wearing sweaters and boots.

I don't mind the early nights either, once I adjust. When the days get long, I'll be missing the dark for awhile, and vice versa.

And if it weren't for air conditioning, nobody would be in FL during the summer 😄

nicole__ 140 bulbs, i am impressed!!! please take a pic when they bloom, it will be spectacular!!

I'm not a huge fan of it still being completely dark at 7 am and then again at 5 pm, but I do enjoy the seasons. I lived in CA for a long time and I'm glad to be back to 4 seasons.

I lived in Florida for 5 years and that was enough!

function, I agree that every season has good things to offer, and that's why I enjoy living where we get 4 of them. But one of the best things I like about winter is when it's over!

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I like winter clothes better than summer clothes. i love cozy sweaters. i enjoy snuggling up under blankets and i sleep better in winter. I love throwing on my coat to go out and not worrying what im wearing! Snow is pretty when you have nowhere to go. I do dislike the ”snirt” thats leftover.

I used to travel to FL for work and really disliked the heat and humidity. I loved getting off the plane at home and inhaling the cool, crisp air.

Cheers to the cool, crisp air! :-) When the temp goes down to subzero, tiny crystals in the air would make street lights going up like northern lights, that’s really crisp cool!

I hate cold weather. I guess it is what you get used to. In late spring when it starts to really warm up, the heat feels oppressive to me, but once I get used to it, I am fine. I am outside a good part of the day usually. I tell myself that sweating is good for me. After awhile I hardly notice it.

We moved up here almost 2 1/2 years ago. Last winter it snowed 3 times and we had an ice storm. Locals tell me that it is very unusual for it to even snow once. I hope this is true. Yeah...it is beautiful, but what a horrible mess when it all melts. We have very sandy soil and when it rains, water doesn't stand, but after all that snow, it was a lake around here.

I guess one of the reasons I don't like cold weather, I have a lot of animals to take care of, and it is usually at least 2 to 3 hours a day doing that. I need to stay active, and when it is cold, I just want to stay inside and hibernate. Fortunately, if we do have cold weather, it does warm up in a few days. If it stayed cold all winter, I really couldn't handle it.

I hear it is going to be near 80 degrees on Christmas day......good news to me.

I do get what Lars said about how hot it is in Houston. Where we lived down there, it was closer to the coast and we often had a breeze....not a cool breeze by any means, but it gave the illusion of cooling you off a little.

Sorry you have a virus, kathsgarden. I hope you feel better soon. sending you chicken soup, then a spiked rum eggnog.

PS maybe get a light like Annie D’s. Take a nap in a pool of sunlight.

marilyn_c I hate cold weather also, once I get cold I cannot warm up easily, my body has a broken thermostat, doesn't produce heat. But I don't like extreme heat with humidity either. I am most content in the mid to high 80s with low humidity. However I surprised myself yesterday. It's been bitterly cold for this area the last week but with the rain arriving it warmed up just enough to make it bearable. Yesterday we rode into the forest in a light rain. It was super overcast with light fog. I was dressed comfortably for the weather and it was so beautiful. As we climbed higher it was like riding through a ghostly mist. Looking across the forest was like something out of a movie. Made me appreciate winter just a little bit more.