Cocooning: 5 activities to take care of yourself when it’s cold

While winter is only expected in several weeks, snow is coming, a little early. The falling temperatures encourage us to stay warm more easily, as soon as we can and when we can. can. What if we took the opportunity to start or get back into activities that do us good?

The less clement weather does not always help to make us want to carry out certain activities outside, making us, for example, give up jogging or drastically reduce our walking time, because it is cold… However, it can also encourage us to return to certain comforting activities, or even to try new ones: manual activities, decorations for the end of year celebrations… Here are five ideas to inspire you.

Now that Mariah Carey has given the “la” to prepare for the Christmas holidays, here’s a good way to brighten up her evening: watching Christmas movies. This, whether rebroadcasts on our television screens or original creations on streaming platforms. In addition to now bringing the “magic and fantasy of Christmas”, the scenarios of these films and TV films always end well, which is an excellent way to immerse yourself in another world, more joyful, without dark thoughts. These films can bring a sense of comfort, because they take us back to childhood and the traditions we had as a family.

Winter decorations, the smell of candles, tasting gingerbread… what does Christmas mean to you? You can now start putting a bit of this magic back into your daily life, if you feel like it. It is also possible to consider a “binge-watching” variation of Christmas films or (romantic) comedies with friends or family, with lots of blankets and hot chocolate.

Another way to return to childhood: doing puzzles. It’s a perfect activity to stimulate our brain! Indeed, putting together small pieces to create an entire image is a challenge for our mind. The puzzle requires concentration, effort and even a certain sense of competition with oneself. The desire to surpass yourself in record time can be an excellent motivation.

Alone or with others, the puzzle creates a challenge. Board games such as Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit or Cluedo and “escape games” also combine pleasure and challenge. Monopoly, card games and quizzes also allow you to challenge yourself and create a fun competition at home.

The need for change, for renewal, in this period also involves redecorating the place in which we live. Home staging, including storage, sorting, rearrangement of furniture and even DIY add something new to our daily lives while remaining at home.

Changing the configuration of certain rooms in your home occupies the mind in a positive way. It is also possible to imagine what we could change in the months to come to plan for a positive project even before making our desires a reality.

Transforming your living space into an artistic landmark is also possible. This is the best time to try your hand at drawing, oil painting, gouache or even watercolor. Art allows you to express your creativity, but also to release your emotions without worrying about the time it takes, by focusing your attention on a manual activity.

If you don’t have very good brushwork, but still want to express your artistic sensibilities, photography is an effective option. But what should you take a photo of when you’re at home? Everything is possible, it’s time to develop your critical sense, to exploit all the angles of your living space or even your own body.

If, in normal times, work and our leisure activities outside leave us little time to enjoy our evenings, the cold can be a good excuse to take care of our well-being. What if you took the opportunity to organize that evening that you had promised yourself after a long day at the office, but that you were never able to make happen? Facial mask to soften your skin, bubble bath, hair care, nail polish, all while watching a good film or sipping your favorite drink… It’s your zen evening and nothing can disturb your moment with yourself .

Perhaps it is finally time to delve into these big files that we have left lying around for too long: empty our cupboards, sort and put away our photos… in addition to occupying our minds, finishing these different activities will do us the greatest good! And why not learn a new language?