How to spend time indoors: 8 ideas for colder evenings
The cold and rain make evenings at home appear much more tempting than a possible pub with friends and, in fact, it can really be like that!
Just a few nice and original ideas to make your evenings, alone or in sweet company, very interesting (and productive) ...
Moreover, unlike a cinema or restaurant, they are at no cost!
To prepare for the evening, you can start with some home training ...
1. Rediscover your passions
Cold winter evenings are a great excuse to hole up in the house and indulge in your favorite hobbies. You can rediscover passions you have set aside or cultivate new ones.
Music, painting, decoupage, knitting or whatever you like best. You may end up discovering a new talent!
The evening you want to spend a creative evening in company, then, you can share your hobbies with a friend or with your boyfriend, perhaps discovering that you have more interests in common than you thought.
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2. Look at the old photos and choose the best ones
What time is better than an evening at home alone to look at old photos and get lost in memories? But don't stop there, also take the opportunity to rearrange the photos in themed albums and to select the most beautiful photos.
Once identified, you could print them and rediscover the pleasure of analogue photos. At this point, all you have to do is create a romantic collage on a wall in your room and be amazed, when the work is finished, how warm you seem ... and more yours!
3. Get hooked on your favorite TV series
If you are a little stressed by work and daily commitments and the only thing you really want to do is relax, there is nothing better than a TV series marathon on your own or hugging your boyfriend! Enjoy your favorite series! between blankets and hot chocolate or discover a new one to watch in company, perhaps the one you were too afraid to watch alone! You could also review a cult series in the original language, for example our beloved Sex and The City, and take the opportunity to brush up on your English and listen to Carrie's real voice.
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4. Fix up your wardrobe
Has your favorite shirt been missing for months? It can't have gone far, it has probably just been devoured by your closet chaos!
You can't keep buying new clothes because you don't have the courage to explore your wardrobe.In short, it's time to tidy up and do some sorting.
You will see that it will be worth it; everything will turn up, including that nice little outfit you removed ... and, finally, you will have everything under your eyes to be able to think about new and interesting combinations!
Moreover, by eliminating the superfluous and the accessories you wore in elementary school, there will be room for new garments in step with the latest trends!
And remember that doing a little "tidying" outside helps to do it inside too ...
5. Experiment with a new recipe
Do you keep dreaming of your grandmother's parmigiana or your mom's tart and boasting them to your him?
Well, maybe it's time to get in the kitchen and try the recipes you have had you rewrite once, twice ... a hundred times! If you want to feel more motivated, invite him for a romantic dinner, so you will have to apply yourself! If, on the other hand, you are planning a light evening, take the opportunity to prepare one of the tasty creams ready to warm you up in front of many beautiful romantic films, perhaps together with this wonderful unicorn-blanket ...
6. Take care of yourself
What is better to do on a cold evening than to close yourself in the warmth and make yourself beautiful by pampering yourself?
Turn your sweet little house into a spa; retrieve the scented candles, choose a new age playlist and let the dances begin!
Massage your body with creams with your favorite fragrances, try new hairstyles and new make-ups ... in short, take all the time you need to take care of your beauty.
Or, get yourself a massage oil and involve your guy who, of course, won't turn down such an invitation ...
7. Organize commitments and plan new ones
If you are home alone you could occupy part of your evening in a very clever way: to take stock of the situation. Sit down at the table and try to clarify your ideas for a moment; are things going according to your plans? What would you change (in whole or in part)? What have you left unfinished? Answer these questions, even better if in writing, and once you have the situation under your eyes, come up with an action plan. arrive satisfied at the end of each day!
8. Make some changes in the house
You've been wondering for quite a while: "by reversing the sofa and table, the room would seem more spacious and welcoming"?
The time has come to make these changes! Use your free time to experiment with new arrangements, to hang up that print you've kept for months, and to do all the chores you've always put off. And if the restyling becomes challenging, call your friend or your boyfriend to help you ... an alternative evening awaits you and much more fun than you imagine!
P.s. if you are looking to make your furniture more functional, try these tricks!
