Fun things to do INSIDE when it's too cold OUTSIDE

Hey guys!

If you live anywhere near where I do, it's freezing outside!  But instead of complaining about it, try to have fun with it. This is the only time of year when we really want to be inside, the rest of the year we usually want to be out and about.  So take advantage of the cold, and channel your inner hermit during this bleak winter.  Also, feel free to leave your own ideas, the more the merrier!

1. Make some hot cocoa and snuggle up on the couch to a good book.  Here is NBC's list of the top 10 books to snuggle up with this winter:
                -“The Double Bind” by Chris Bohjalian
                -“Him Her Him Again The End of Him” by Patricia Marx
                -“Skylight Confessions” by Alice Hoffman
                -“Ask Again Later” by Jill Davis
                -“Because She Can” by Bridie Clark
                -“Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir” by Bich Minh Nguyen
                -“Sacred Games” by Vikram Chandra
                -“Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and            Indonesia” by Elizabeth Gilbert
                 -“Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult
                 -“Whitethorn Woods” by Maeve Binchy

         
          check out the descriptions here:  http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17167461/ns/today-today_weekend_edition/t/books-snuggle-winter/#.UPKpeneIhww

2. Watch movies! Have a movie marathon of your favorite series!
3. Bake some cookies! Pinterest is always full of yummy cookies!
    
    I made these last year and they were gone in a couple hours. Here's the recipe: S'mores Bars
            http://passthesushi.com/smores-bars/

4. Take a bubble bath
5. Start a book club, switch off where you meet every week/month so that everyone takes turns traveling in the cold.
6. Build a fort, just like when you were a kid
7. Play games! Card games, board games, video games, whatever! 
8. Clean your house! It might seem lame but if you get it done now, then when it's warmer, you can enjoy being outside more.
9. Write a book, blog, or just browse around the internet.  Check out other people's blogs or learn something new from the internet.
10. Dance! Put on some music and dance. By yourself, or with someone, it doesn't matter. Just close the blinds and no one will know!
11. Write a letter to someone you love or find a pen pal to write to. I always wanted to do that, I think it would be refreshing to talk to someone you don't see every day and will probably never meet.
12. Play music or sing. Learn a new instrument in the winter months and perform for fun in the summer! 
13. Start a craft! Scrapbooking, quote board making, sewing, beading, they're all fun!
14. Pull out the old picture box and look at old memories!
15. Listen to music.  It's amazing what it can do for your mood.
16. Take a nap!
17. Plan a vacation in the future, plan out every detail
18. Re-Organize your furniture, change everything up!
19. Write in your journal/diary.
20. Call friends or family and have a good chat