How Not to Complain About the Weather; A Handy Thesaurus for Thriving in a Minnesota Winter

Late Fall by Matte Art on Etsy 

Obviously, the hardest part about moving from Hawaii to Minnesota is the change in weather. I've learned a lot about how your attitude affects your experience, and I am taking a solemn vow not to complain about the coming winter. Eric and I had a good laugh yesterday as we discussed just exactly what words are allowed, because obviously, one still needs to describe the weather and frankly, it's already pretty cold. The point is just to withhold judgement of it. This is a great exercise because we can't change it anyway, so it's best not to fight it.

Here are some words to describe cool weather without grumbling:

Brisk
Crisp
Nippy
Zippy
Invigorating!
Zesty

We discovered that words used in gum, mint, mouthwash and toothpaste advertisements are also useful. For example:

Minty
Zingy
Fresh
Clean
Sparkling
Dazzling
Glittery

What would you add to our list? It's not quite winter here yet, and there are some beautiful fall colors on the trees. Our new attic apartment sits right at the tree line and so all our windows are filled with the rustling of vividly glowing lemon yellow leaves. I'm going to enjoy each one until the snowflakes fly.