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THINGS TO WATCH /SEE/FIND WHEN YOU NEED A RELIEF FROM WINTER DARKNESS
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items OMG why is it dark mid afternoon!!! If you do not enjoy the tiny little daylight amounts we are exposed to in the late fall/early winter, here are a few ideas to make your environment dark and cozy instead of dark and foreboding.
A little bit about baked potatoes-the ultimate in simple cozy foods!
1980s DINNER IDEAS 🥔 Baked Potato Recipes for cozy dinners!
Why did they change the name of this candle from “cut grass” to “meadow?” I'm not sure, but there is something about burning something that smells like a newly mown lawn (without having a lawn!) in the middle of winter that just says cozy to me!
Yankee Candle Meadow Showers Scented
Weighted blankets have been around for a minute but for a long time they were like sleeping under a rock. Well, a bendy rock. But both their weight distribution and their softness have been improving. This one is my favorite.
WEIGHTED BLANKET FTW!
It's really hard to be mad and put together a lego set from instructions; I've been working on the Home Alone set for six months now, which I guess means I've been doing okay self regulation wise! Anyway this is not a cheap set but it's really one of...
LEGO Ideas A-Frame Cabin DREAM OF SUMMER!
I'm maybe going to teach myself to draw so I have the option of creating my own graphic zines. The winter seems like the only time I won't be travelling to perform/present so this is giving me something to look forward to!
The Creative License: Be the Artist You Are
This was originally written for a “turn off the lights for climate change” night a few years ago, but there are some solid ideas for making cozy out of the cold (and dark)
Take a look at our list of 60 things to do in the dark | WWF
There are a ton of “make your monitor into something cozy” youtube channels, but this is my favorite one because the fire sound is so realistic-I had it accidentally running in the background when I was on the Amtrak and someone told the conductor th...
🔥 Cozy Fireplace 4K (my favorite one)
You know who has some solid ideas for dealing with the dark in winter? Strangers on reddit that's who. In this case, strangers who are long time Seattle residents.
So, what do you do as it gets darker earlier? (thoughts from Seattle)
Read about why winter is awesome in this article by someone who really really really likes winter.
7 Reasons Why Winter Is Better Than Fall
New York isn't Seattle, but it is far enough North that it gets dark early early in the winter. Also, because of Manhattan's tall buildings blocking the sun, there are some places that don't really get much light after 2 pm. So New Yorkers have some ...
How do you deal with the fact that it’s dark at 4:45pm?
They make light boxes that use high spectrum light to help with seasonal affective disorder. These start at many hundreds of dollars. And also, you can put full spectrum lights in a normal lamp. For a few bucks each. Why doesn't everyone do this? Is ...
Who needs an expensive light box?
Most important note: it's an A B C book but this is NOT FOR CHILDREN. Not because it's got adult only content in any certain way, but because it's extremely sarcastic and suggests giving your dad a haircut while he's asleep etc. It's satire. Anyway, ...
Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book
Having grown up where it was extremely cold and very blizzard-y (Wisconsin pre climate change) I can't say that watching and/or listening to a blizzard is relaxing to me. Even though I know it's fake, it still makes me worried I won't be able to get ...
Watch a snowstorm
I wouldn't say that “vintage lifestyle USA” is completely created by AI, but it sure has some random-ness in the middle of almost every video that makes you wonder “did anyone listen to this before they uploaded it?” Answer, no they did not. But I li...
75 Forgotten Stew Recipes That FADED From Your Family Table
Slow cookers are the official appliance of wintertime. It's great to come home from work (or heck even if you're working from home) and smell something cooking that you haven't spent all day on. These recipes are for the fancier slow cooker cooks.
Three Super Easy Slow Cooked Recipes | Gordon Ramsay
Oxtails have such depth of flavor, and they have a ton of iron so they're a great winter food if you can find them where you are. Love this recipe.
THE BEST OXTAILS AND GRAVY IN THE CROCKPOT | crockpot recipes
Why don't more people know about Haitian cooking? This is one of those stick to your ribs, tastiest, coziest dishes and this recipe is relatively simple. Relatively.
Making Haitian Djon Djon and Tassot
If you feel guilty or inadequate because you don't make 17 types of cookies for end of the year holidays, watch this. Not to feel bad, but because Martha Stewart almost created a parody of herself with these recipes.
17 Classic Christmas Recipes | Martha Stewart (that no normal person will attempt)
Okay so I apparently missed cottagecore when it became most popular in 2020, but there are a lot of cozy ideas within the idea. Even if I don't really think “rural” means relaxing bc I grew up in actual rural farmland.
Escape Into Cottagecore, Calming Ethos for Our Febrile Moment (Published 2020)
Again. Not so worried about the actual book itself here, but more about the idea of grabbing your living area around the neck and saying “give me cozy! give me cozy” Metaphorically!!
The Cottagecore Handbook: A Simpler Life
If you're working from home and feeling just the tiniest bit despondent, I highly recommend watching these kids do the school news every morning. So wholesome and hopeful.
Wholesome watching!