10 Things to do in January in Wisconsin
1. Shovel Snow. Or in my case, I enjoy watching my husband dispatch the snow from the warmth of the living room. He doesn’t seem to enjoy this as much as I do.
2. Look Outside. It was very pretty on the 2 days of sunshine we’ve had so far.
3. Take down the Christmas tree. This is a major project at our house, resulting with jamming the now bare tree into the snow in our backyard where we enjoy seeing it for a few more weeks before it succumbs to gravity and wind.
4. Catch up on Reading, preferably with a cup of cocoa in hand. Sign up for Goodreads and start keeping track of your reading; because like everything else in our modern lives, reading isn’t ‘real’ until you’ve left a record of it on social media.
5. Play indoor sports, such as indoor tennis or pickleball or even yoga: A change of clothes is recommended before going outside–nothing quite like the unpleasant shock of being outside in subzero weather with a sweaty bra. In the absence of a fresh change, a bulky winter coat can mask whatever you choose to wear (or not) underneath.
6. Plan something for the spring / summer / Fall. Thus far I have kicked off planning for a NEDA fund raising walk in the fall and a family reunion for the summer. I am also tinkering with the idea of going to tennis camp this spring. It is nice to plan activities in warmer locations or for warmer times of the year.
7. Buy a new winter coat. They are on sale in January – they’re right next to the swimsuits
8. Watch football and/or the Australian Open. I will watch the Packers in the playoffs with my husband, and he will watch some tennis from Down Under with me. What blows my mind is that there are (many) people willing to pay large sums of money to sit in Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wisconsin in the middle of January to watch a football game. People are funny.
9. Watch some movies or binge watch a series on TV, preferably curled up with a loved one by the Fireplace. (At our house, we have named our space heater ‘The Fireplace’. )
10. Do an outdoor / snow / winter sports. I am told these can be fun.