This is how you survive that last winter day

At one o'clock, an air raid siren goes off here in the editorial office. It sounds something like this: LUUUUUUNCH. Your editors then sprint to the kitchen and jostle for the tastiest editorial salad in Amsterdam. But yesterday, everyone ran just a little bit harder for a coveted spot in the garden. Logical, because hallelujah, it was finally spring. We thought…

Yes, it was sixteen degrees with sun. But now? Just ten with too many clouds and tomorrow it will be scheisswetter. Mother Nature is grandly pulling our leg. And those last wintry days are a huge struggle. Because I find it just as difficult as you to deal with this a bit normally, here are some uplifting things to keep you going. Spring is coming, but really. Hang in there.

Indulge in a movie

In two, well maybe a maximum of three weeks, your weekend will consist of sitting on terraces. In the sun. With wine on the right. And your beloved or dearest friend on the left. And then enjoy growing freckles. But for now, you can still go to a cozy cinema or that one little spot where everything inside is so nice and cuddly. Yes, come on, make a reservation.

Shop away

And then you’re going for the items that make your summery heart do a huge leap. I would just take a shopping round at the Bijenkorf, just a little tip. A cheerful pair of shorts from Sandro, those happy mules from Gucci, the sunny glasses from Dior or maybe the handbag with patches from Coach (I want it, I want it, I want it).

Create a home spa

When the fake spring made a feint, I went into panic mode. Legs too dry, feet too wintry, pretty much everything too white, fat on the derrière. So now you have oceans of time to prepare yourself mentally and physically for all that sun. Set up your bathroom, bedroom or (who cares) your living room as a spa and scrub and moisturize your way to summer.

Grin your way through it

Did you also find everyone so nice and sweet this week? With winter making a comeback, they start grumbling and growling. That’s why you smile your head off at all those faces, because it makes them happy. It has been scientifically proven.

Snuggle up

This is your very-very-very last, but really the very last excuse to crawl under your fleece blanket (soon you’ll have to be outside twenty-four seven). I say: light those favorite scented candles, cheese fondue on the table, non-stop Netflix and pajamas all day. Oh man, I’m already looking forward to it.

Okay, I’m going to slog through those mind-numbingly boring days now. But it will be fine. See you in the summer.