I have never been a person to make a bucket list. Mostly because I feel I don’t have anything to put in it, the bucket.
Enjoy a walk and view Niagara Falls, dress warmly
However during December I sometimes get depressed. It is mostly because of the lack of light. It is also because there are a lot of expectations leading up to December 25th and then it is all over. Some times it went well and some years it didn’t go very smoothly. This can lead to dreading the holiday season and having your spirits drop. So over the years I have been incorporating many fun events through the month of December so there is less emphasis on one day. So this year I am making a bucket list.Incorporate many fun events through the month of December so there is less emphasis on one day. Click To Tweet
Listen to choirs at the Niagara on the Lake candle light walk
- go to a holiday concert
- go to a candle light walk sponsored by a town
- go to a mall and don’t shop just enjoy people watching and the decorations
- go on a tour of outdoor skating rinks
- go tobogganing
- have the neighbours over for an open house evening
- go to a dinner theatre
- walk around your neighbourhood and enjoy the holiday lights every night
- play holiday music
- participate in a gift giving program, help the less fortunate
- watch the world junior hockey tournament on television
Visit your local dinner theatre like Oh Canada Eh!
- buy a poinsettia from a fund raising group
- grow an amaryllis plant
- buy an advent calendar for yourself
- visit Niagara Falls in the winter – cold but amazing
- visit the CP holiday train
Let me know what would be on your bucket list.
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What would you put on your bucket list?
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I completely relate to this, Julie. The lack of light in the winter gets to me too. It didn’t always bother me, but as I’ve grown, I seem to be more affected by the darkness. When you first said “bucket list,” I thought you were going to describe things like skydiving and traveling to far off places. But what’s so lovely about your post is that you’re describing everyday things to notice and enjoy, like gathering for dinner with friends, or seeing the twinkling lights that grace the holiday season, or tobogganing (which I haven’t done since I was a little girl.) The point you’re making is that there are so many things to lift our hearts, engage in, and be grateful for. ‘Tis the season.
Yes Linda I agree there are so many local things to take part in. Sharing fun with others who may also need some encouragement and giving back your community by donating / participating in great causes.
I love the idea of going to the mall but not to shop. When you’re pressured to find a gift, you don’t have the time or energy to stop and enjoy the lights and other decorations, and those crowds aren’t so bad when you don’t have to get through them!
I enjoy people watching, the decorations and a food treat too.
I have an amaryllis growing on my kitchen sink area right now, and I am loving it. As I sit and work this morning, I have lit 2 of my Advent wreath candles and listening to my Christmas playlist. These things bring me joy. I might add driving around looking at the lights in the town, going to a Christmas tree lighting, shopping in a warm and moist nursery and splurging once on a peppermint hot chocolate:)
When I drive home from events in the evening I take a different route to my house each time as a way to see more Christmas lights.
Great bucket list for the holidays.
This year was the first year I planned to take in a holiday show with the family. I started planning in October. It worked great and it really helped me get into the holiday spirit.
I have gone to a holiday show with some of my kids, depending who is around, and had a lot of fun too. It is a great idea.
My kids and grandkids are all living on the west coast, so this will be a quiet Christmas season. I think I’ll do a couple of the things on your list and jolly things up a bit.
Here’s another idea for you snowshoeing along the Niagara Gorge https://www.niagaraparks.com/events/event/the-great-canadian-winter-lodge-niagara-falls