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Winter Picnic
This time last year, I was in Norway.
Most people don't visit Scandinavia in winter, but that road trip ended up being the highlight of last year. The pandemic hit just a couple weeks after I got back home and well, staying cooped up in a tiny apartment for months on end had me thinking back to it quite often.
We hiked in the rain, drove on sheets of ice in the pitch black and saw locals skiing as the snow fell. I remember being amazed at how outdoorsy everyone was and hearing a Norwegian phrase often – “There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing”.
And during months of quarantine, social distancing and working from home, I realized just how right they were.
A walk a day does wonders for your mental health and mood. And now that it's winter, a particularly grey and dreary time in the city, I've started to make a consistent effort to go outside every day – no matter the weather.
And while a quick walk in the park is nice, I thought I'd also try having a picnic.
Yep – even in the winter!
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