Winter sucks. There. I said it. I grew up in Michigan, with harsh, icy, snowy winters. I’ve lived out west and in the south and still, no matter where I live, winter is the worst. 

BUT! 🍑

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our best to bring fun, whimsy, coziness, and memory-making goodness to this time of year. Especially once the magic of Christmas is over. Let’s romanticize winter! 

What does it mean to romanticize your life?

Romanticizing your life is about noticing and creating beauty in everyday life—especially the little things. We’re talking mindfulness, gratitude, playfulness, and making the mundane special. 🙌

My two favorite ways to romanticize my life are to:

1. Focus on sensory details. When you pay attention to the softness of a blanket, the flickering light of a candle, or the taste of your morning coffee, they automatically become special moments, even though they are completely ordinary and easily overlooked.
2. Savor each season. Each part of the year has unique flavors, scents, activities, and overall vibes. When you intentionally lean into what each season offers, you make average days beautiful.

BTW, to lean into the playfulness element of romanticizing your life this winter, I’ve created a bingo card for you! Print it and post it in your house. Try to get bingo before the end of the season. Tag me on Instagram so I can watch your progress!

Ready for the list? Since I’m an extreme introvert who rarely leaves the house, most of these activities to romanticize winter can be done solo and at home. 

Also, this is not a Christmas-y list. I find it easy to romanticize Christmas. It always feels like a magical time of year. It’s the rest of winter that requires the romanticizing.

25 Ways to Romanticize Winter

1. Take a walk while it’s snowing
2. Make your own tea-tasting session
3. Read a book set in the winter
4. Take a fancy bath
5. Buy something that will make being outside more enjoyable
6. Turn on a fireplace (TV ones count!)
7. Do a winter-themed craft (hello, Pinterest!)
8. Cook a new soup or stew recipe
9. Try a new moisturizing skin-care product
10. Do a wintery puzzle while listening to an audiobook (this is one of my favs)
11. Host a game night with friends
12. Light all of your candles for a cozy ambiance
13. Buy a bouquet of fresh flowers
14. Wear a cute PJ set all day
15. Do a DIY winter photoshoot
16. Journal about your favorite winter memories
17. Bake cinnamon rolls
18. Make homemade hot cocoa
19. Wear a warm-smelling perfume (Pacifica Island Vanilla smells soooo good)
20. Go ice skating
21. Do something tourist-y in your town
22. Make paper snowflakes
23. Put up wintery home decor
24. Declutter a corner of your home
25. Create a cozy reading corner

👉 Leave a comment and let me know what you would add to this list of ways to romanticize winter for introverts! 

And don’t forget to grab the bingo card to gamify your winter fun! 

BTW, I’ve got lists to help you romanticize summer and romanticize fall!