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