{"id":3264,"date":"2019-02-13T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T16:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=3264"},"modified":"2019-02-13T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T16:24:05","slug":"five-things-i-need-to-survive-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/five-things-i-need-to-survive-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things I Need To Survive Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what your winter looks like but here it means snow! And on the prairies, you know you&#8217;ve gone through a bit of a cold stretch when you go out and it&#8217;s -26 C (-15 F) and it feels downright balmy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5526.jpg\" alt=\"The view of my backyard in February!\" class=\"wp-image-3267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5526.jpg 712w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5526-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_5526-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And, yes, my neighbours still have a giant 90&#8217;s style satellite dish in their backyard!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Top Five Winter Favorites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tea<\/strong>: My favourite of the moment is a cinnamon rooibus chai from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidstea.com\/ca_en\/tea\/organic-cinnamon-rooibos-chai\/10063DT01VAR003951.html\">David&#8217;s Tea<\/a>!<\/li><li><strong>Books<\/strong>: Currently listening to Hexed by <a href=\"https:\/\/kevinhearne.com\/books\/hexed\/\">Kevin Hearne<\/a> and LOVING it.<\/li><li><strong>Blankets<\/strong>: I ordered a new blanket from one of my favourite Etsy shops, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/shop\/MakeItCozyCrochet\">Make It Cozy<\/a> and it&#8217;s so warm and comfy!<\/li><li><strong>Netflix<\/strong>: The s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltfatacidheat.com\/\">eries Fat, Salt, Acid<\/a>, Heat! Warning: It will make you want to travel to all the places and eat all the things.<\/li><li><strong>And&#8230;more books<\/strong>! Because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karyngoodauthor\/\">books<\/a> are the best cure for the winter doldrums. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does winter look like in your neck of the woods?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>GONE, Aspen Lake Series Book 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>She won&#8217;t leave and he can&#8217;t stay.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>RELEASE DATE COMING SOON!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/She-didnt-get-a-lot-of-sweet.-And-never-from-him..png\" alt=\"Gone, Romantic Suspense, Karyn Good\" class=\"wp-image-3273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/She-didnt-get-a-lot-of-sweet.-And-never-from-him..png 940w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/She-didnt-get-a-lot-of-sweet.-And-never-from-him.-300x251.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/She-didnt-get-a-lot-of-sweet.-And-never-from-him.-768x644.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/She-didnt-get-a-lot-of-sweet.-And-never-from-him.-358x300.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/books\/backlash.html\">BACKLASH, Book 1<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/books\/exposed.html\">EXPOSED, Book2<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know what your winter looks like but here it means snow! 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