Keep warm, fill your “warmth and love bank” to move on and enjoy life.
Finally, the first day of spring: the start of a new season and warmer days. They say that the beginning of a new season is like Monday, only several times more meaningful. So when better than on the first day of spring to decide what to do for the next three months.
What to do this spring
1. Read poems by Lina Kostenko, Bogdan-Igor Antonynych and other unrivalled Ukrainian poets.
2. Plant flowers outside your house or driveway.
3. Ride a bicycle/skateboard/samokat/rollers.
4. Make a spring playlist.
5. Do a general cleaning.
6. Start exercising.
7. Throw away/distribute/sell unnecessary things.
8. Walk more, move more.
9. Clean up the balcony and set up a seating area in it.
10. Get rid of a bad habit/habits.
12. Go out for morning jogs.
13. Replant indoor plants.
14. Add more fruit and vegetables to your diet.
15. Put away winter clothes and belongings.
16. Take a course of vitamins (after consulting your doctor).
17. Clear gadgets and computer of unnecessary apps, files, photos and information.
18. Have a detox day.
19. Do a clean-up day in the yard.
20. Limit/eliminate sugar intake per day/week/month or altogether.
22. Carry out routine doctor visits and routine tests and examinations.
23. Make a photo book of winter photos or just print out the best ones.
24. Start keeping a diary/planner.
25. Change/update my hair or style.
26. Print out a few favourite motivational quotes and hang them in a prominent place.
27. Listen to birdsong in the morning.
28. Limit/reduce social media browsing time.
29. Hang out with friends you haven’t seen in a while.
30. Learn to cook a new spring dish.
32. To sit by the fire.
33. Take a mini-vacation (to a neighbouring town, for example).
34. Introduce a new healthy habit into your life.
35. Watch a springtime film.
36. To do a spring photo shoot.
37. Go to an exhibition/museum.
38. Organise a spring picnic
39. Start planning a summer holiday.
40. Collect a bunch of wildflowers.
42. Visit a botanical garden.
43. Make an Advent calendar for the summer.
44. Spend a day without a phone.
45. Make a to-do list for the summer.
46. Go for a boat ride.
47. Visit a favourite café.
48. Have breakfast on the balcony/veranda.
49. Feed homeless kitties (or take home a kitten).
50. Spend the day without complaints and negative thoughts (repeat several times).
To fully enjoy the beginning of spring, Radio Maximum has collected the best poems about spring. They will appeal to children and adults alike, and are perfect for congratulations!