How to Survive the Winter: A Guide

Before we all throw in the towel and give up on life during the cold, dark sorry excuses for the months in between November and March, there are a few things that one can do to lessen their suffering. For those who are avid outdoors enthusiasts and enjoy activities like skiing, snowboarding, and tubing at  our local resort, Wintergreen and Massanutten, and if you’re willing to drive a little while, Snowshoe,West Virginia is ideal for you. If the outdoors aren’t exactly your cup of tea, making yourself a cup of tea or hot chocolate and cuddling up with a good book is essential to survive the winter. It’s also important to dress warm, so don’t forget your hats and gloves! Another winter activity that will take you back to your middle school days, is going ice skating at Main Street Arena,on the Downtown Mall. Overall, it’s most important that you take advantage of these  fun winter activities because the arena plans to limit its operations during summer and late spring months. In conclusion, the winter is a rough time of the year, but the KTR staff hopes that these tips will ensure that everyone at C.H.S. survives the winter with all their faculties intact.

1. Netflix marathon. Stay inside all day and fry your brain. Or, as I like to think of it, take a stand against potential frostbite.
2. Try your hand at making “Masala chai”. Starbucks has nothing against spicy, warming, restorative, milky tea. 10/10 guaranteed to make you feel like a domestic deity.
3. Buy a space heater or just sit next to an air vent. Summer forever.
4. Gather all the blankets. See above.
5. Build a pillow fort. Next, petition Irizarry for this to count for your CTE credit; you’re basically a contractor.
6. Sit in front of a nice, burning fireplace. conveniently found on Netflix.
7. Skip school to pretend it’s a snow day! (*Disclaimer, this will be an unexcused absence, not a school activity. We’ve tried that before.)
8. Come to school and take circuitous routes to your classes to avoid the open-air hallways. Who thought those were a good idea?
9. Go ice skating at the pool on the roof. Contrary to popular belief, it does freeze over!
10. Drink hot chocolate.
11. Cuddle puddles! Pretend you’re a puppy, except with your grown friends. Because you’re an adult. This really isn’t socially acceptable, but we will turn a blind eye.  
12. Go cross country skiing.  You know you  enjoy finding alternative, hardcore workouts.
13. Go ice skating with friends.  See who gets the worst bruises due to the fact that none of you can actually ice skate without becoming a danger to yourself and others.
14. Tell everyone how cold you are at school. They probably don’t get it!

Go outside and enjoy the…rain? Y’all, we don’t even get winter here. Stop your complaining.