Good things about Jan-March?

I already live right on the coast but I enjoy a sea breeze in the summer months, not gale force winds!

Ha, move to Cornwall. The "breeze" (screaming wind) barely stops!

Call me weird but I find it energising. I love going for walks on freezing days, all snuggly wrapped but but my cheeks stinging in the wind.

Lovely sunrise and sunset if it’s a nice day and im more likely to see them due to timings.

Big seas in rough days.

Days getting longer gradually.

Snowdrops

Quiet seafront walks

I do really struggle with this time of year and am so pleased to have a winter sun cruise in a couple of weeks to look forward too.

Show not shoe!

I just got tickets to Alan Cumming's shoe for £15!

I am also thinking of joining a choir.

It certainly starts ramping up in May usual here and June, July and August can be so hot. I m in the NW. Don't get me wrong, i love sun and warmth but what happened to our warm, sunny days with a breeze?

I get that some people don’t like heat but ‘baking for months on end’? Where exactly? We had 2 hot weeks in June and then cool and rainy here (South Wales).

Six Nations
Pancake day.
St Patrick's day.
Imbolc
Ostara

I don’t read ‘girl math’ as casual sexism or implying ‘girls’ can’t do maths.
I read it as suggesting women can be very creative and quick with figures to make them work to their advantage. And also as a joke concept - and yes, I do realise something being funny doesn’t necessarily mean it isn’t sexist.

The number of daylight hours are moving in the right direction which is great. Lots of time for reading and gaming for me, and going to the gym is readily easy when the weather is awful. So I don’t mind Jan to March really.

It is always a struggle! I try to find nice special things to do that are inside and not too expensive. We just got tickets to the ballet for £15 each and I'm looking at opera tickets for £50 which in opera terms is very cheap and will be a magical moment.

I'm also planning on joining a choir for this "term". Getting together with people for an activity you love is always good for the soul.

Also, there are lots of pubs that have nice things like quizzes or live music etc, cosying up in a nice pub with something to entertain you helps a lot.

Then, lovely scented candles, nice baths things... And good cheese 🤣

I start sowing seeds indoors for all my lovely spring/summer veg and flowers. 😊 January is the month we book our flights for the big Aug/Sept holiday.

These months are some of my favourite and are packed with things we celebrate!

The main ones:

13th Feb - Pancake Day
14th Feb - Valentine’s Day
10th March - Mother’s Day
17th March - St. Patrick’s Day
31st March - Easter Sunday

We decorate for Spring, go on outings, special meals, all sorts of fun things to do as a family.

Early bulbs in the garden (snowdrops, daffodils), lighter nights (a couple of minutes extra every day!), Spring coming. Sparkling cold mornings that are great for a walk. Decluttering and redecorating the house (I'm in the middle of doing this). Learn something new in the evenings (instrument, language, sport - I've got a guitar and an instruction book/CD). Start a tiny business as a side-hustle or to grow bigger. I see winter as a time for preparation and consolidation, ready for the rest of the year.

Reading

Walks wrapped up against the chill

Cosiness - love my candles and fairy lights

Listening to the wind and rain while cosy in the house

Tv gets better with series i really enjoy watching

I obviously have a theme of cosiness going here! I enjoy all the seasons but I don't cope well in heat. I struggle with the summers we get now, baking for month on end. I much prefer our classic Eglish summer days and the chilly winter. .

Hyacinths.

Coming home and opening the door to their scent filling the house is just lovely.

I saw the first crocuses yesterday!

A brand new calendar
events and holidays to plan and book
the garden is waking up slowly
those crisp dry mornings
birthdays!
The Traitors on TV
hot chocolate at my local cafe
decluttering and spring cleaning which I love
fish pie, casseroles and all the good winter food

I'm reading this thread in bed with a cup of tea. It's lovely.

I agree - reading, blankets, walks as well as the council tax. Lighter evenings are on the way. Planning new ideas and new hobbies.

I love all these comments and this has made me feel so positive. Thank you 😊

I get SAD so I really don’t like Jan and Feb I’ve often said I would like to hibernate after Christmas and wake up in the 1st March.

but I can’t so I must try and make the most of them, this year one of my DCs turns 18 so we are having a big celebration not a party as she’s quirky but something quirky and very her.

I hate my job and it’s made me very unwell so I’m going to sort it out once and for all (I have a plan)

February is short.

This. Also water rates.

Lighter mornings
Days getting longer
It's a whole year til Christmas
Spring is coming!!

I always feel hopeful in January, it's a quiet calm month for me. February is a short month (also my birthday!) then at the end of March the clocks change and it's definitely spring.

Then Easter holidays, two bank hols in May and then it's summer with long light evenings. I love the middle part of the year.