11:45 am-12:15 pm
Northern Hemisphere
Hoodie-Hoo Day
| Feb 20 |
Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day
At high noon (local time) citizens are asked to go outdoors and
yell "Hoodie-Hoo" to chase winter and make ready for spring, one
month from now. |
Top 20 ways to deal with cabin
fever
Dictionary definition of cabin
fever: uneasiness or distress resulting from a lack of
environmental stimulation as when living in a remote, sparsely
populated region or a small enclosed space. Celebrate
Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day to combat cabin fever:
antidotes, cures and other imagined wisdom:
1)
order seeds from your favorite seed catalogs (even if you
don’t garden at all; the very act of ordering seeds is as
cathartic and wonderful as a placebo for migraines)
2)
sign up for yoga or other fitness classes at the nearest YMCA or
local gym; again, it doesn’t matter if you attend, just the
act of signing up and spending all that money will be a
spiritual—and financial—awakening to prepare you for
transition from cabin to spring fever
3)
start spring housecleaning with a frenzied, possibly organized,
zeal; remember that April 7th heralds another Wellcat
Holiday: No Housework Day, and now is the time to get into
training to avoid future guilt
4)
schedule a cruise to an exotic island, just in time for hurricane
season
5)
file your taxes early this year
6)
book a weekend in Cape May prior to first day of spring (March 20)
and promise to swim a quarter mile in the Atlantic, regardless of
water temperature (break promise as soon as toes touch the tide, of
course)
7)
offer to dig all dandelion out of neighbor’s yards as soon as
first green shoots appear; charge minimum wage, if you wish; then
turn around and sell same greens at highest market rate, along with
tips on how to use dandelion for spring elixir, purgative, and fine
home made wine
8)
begin writing your memoirs, preferably using number 2 lead pencil
on yellow legal pad or in specially bound, expensive
journal
9)
check for ticks and fleas—it’s never too soon
10)
memorize all important dates remaining on your personal calendar
for the year; this is not only a practical way of keeping track of
social commitments, it’s a good mental exercise to ward off
potential memory loss
11)
climb up on roof and clean out rain gutters, even if they are
frozen; the simple act of elevating your body above ground level
will no doubt be inspiring
12)
plan at least one time a week to introduce yourself to a neighbor
or co-worker you’ve seen every day for years but have never
spoken to
13)
experiment with sending the wrong checks to all the new
conglomerates and see if they’ll notice that you’ve
sent your phone bill to the cable company or paid your electric
bill via a different bank (if you’ve figured out which newly
merged company is the one you meant to be dealing with, please let
us know, we’re still trying to figure it out!)
14)
celebrate various Wellcat Holidays as soon as possible, regardless
of when they appear on our annual calendar (Bathtub Party Day, for
example, is not just for December 5th; nor is Answer
Your Cat’s Day or Lips Appreciation Day cast in stone on any
calendar)
15)
take your life’s savings—or a big chunk
of it—and go to local health food or herb or drug store and
buy everything you’ve read about in Prevention
Magazine; even if you only use some of the purchased items,
just as with all the above suggestions, the very thought of doing
something good means you’ve taken a step forward in combating
cabin fever
16)
connect with a new spiritual or social experience: go to a palm
reader, take your spouse to a swinging singles club, read a book on
Celtic & Druidic rituals, attend a pow wow, make your own set
of runes, find a favorite incense to burn
17)
go to Goodwill or a flea market and buy a new piece of furniture,
even if it’s truly ugly or lacks function; you can always
give it away or sell it during your next garage sale
18)
read Chase’s Annual Events cover to
cover—aloud—in place of watching your favorite tv show
one night each week
19)
set your clocks ahead early, then keep reminding yourself that
you’re simply one hour off from the rest of the world
20)
adopt one new habit, even if it annoys family and
friends (promise yourself to break same habit before spring
actually arrives)
Please note! All holidays created by Thomas & Ruth Roy are,
indeed, copyrighted. If you wish to make use of them in some
non-profit fashion, we would request you contact us, to ensure
permission.
I'd like permission to have a non-commercial
Hoodie Hoo Day celebration. If you have heard of geocaching
(www.geocaching.com), it would be a geocaching event.
Go for it…with full permission, and blessings…Your
Majesty!
Tom and Ruth Roy
