Although the Polar Vortex is gone—at least for now—and despite Punxsatawney Phil’s predictions of an early spring (and did you know that statistically he is wrong more often than not?), most of the nation is still in a deep freeze.
What to do with your free time? It’s not gardening weather; it’s too early to plant anything. You can’t go out and practice pitching or batting. You can’t shoot hoops. Not with snow still on the ground in many places, and ice in some. If you’re into winter sports, great, but most of us don’t own snowshoes or a snowmobile, nor live near ski slopes.
How about staying in where it’s warm and curling up or stretching out with a good book?
Books are really an all-season enjoyment, but reading is particularly satisfying when there’s nothing else to do but watch TV. (Blecchh.)
You can buy new books, re-read old faves that you have on your shelf, or go to your local library to borrow a few books (or more. (Naturally, as an author, I hope you’ll BUY a book or a few books to help support my fellow authors—or maybe even buy one of my own books.) But reading books is good wherever you find them.
The dark and cold of winter is a good time to read new books (or books you simply haven’t read yet) from your favorite author, or in your favorite genre, whether that’s sci-fi or self-help, parenting or romance or inspirational/motivational. Bios of famous people? Tell-all tattlers? Political musings? Cookbooks? Craft and hobby help?
So pick a book to read. Heck, pick a few books. And settle back in your favorite comfy chair, or stretch out in front of your fireplace if you have one, or stretch out on (or in) your bed and READ.
Spring will be here before you know it!