It is wintertime –  has the snow fallen yet?  If it has, it is, or it just might, what are you to do?  Below is a list of indoor and outdoor activities that just might make your day a little better:

• Head for the hills!  The mountains of Washington beckon with skiing (downhill, skate, cross-country…and more), snowmobiling,  snowshoeing, ice skating, and more… Mount Rainier, Snoqualmie Pass, Mission Ridge, Teanaway, Stevens Pass, Crystal Mountain, Mount Baker, Mazama/Winthrop, Leavenworth, travel into Canada (Whistler among others)….
• Take a guided snowshoe or nature hike tour
• Seek out and watch the snow geese, bald eagles, or other natural habitat
• Take a walk around the local wetlands, nature preserve or town park
• Go to a nearby lodge or resort (like Suncadia, Semiahmoo, Salish)
• Power out?  Play a board or card game indoors – like Yahtzee!
• Power out?  Listen to the radio and “do a little dance” – got batteries?
• See a movie
• Visit a museum
• Clean, go through “stuff”
• Go to the beach
• Drink hot chocolate with marshmallows or hot tea
• Visit the library
• Take in a concert and a local club (like Fitz and the Tantrums at the Showbox – great show!)
• Patronize a local business nearby your home
• Sled with the neighborhood kids
• Be creative when building your snowman
• Bundle up and take the pooch out
• Catch up on a craft or hobby you have been putting off
• Cuddle up by a fire
• Take photographs of trees, bushes, and other snow-covered landscape
• and more…