Let's be honest

If this photo activates your stink-eye, er gives you the chills, you are not alone. Overnight here the temperature was -5°C (23°F) but considering there are essentially two seasons in Canada—Winter and July—frost is actually (unlike most weather) predictable.  

Yes, for those in the (forever) true North strong and free, it's time to (re)embrace the cold (but please not last year, sigh).  

If that sounds preposterous to you, well congratulations, you probably live somewhere consistently warm(er) BUT, remember cold exposure has some incredible benefits: mosquitoes basically explode like the tiny Karens they are. Sure not literally, but we Canadians like to imagine them cancelled quite dramatically. The truth is though that cold weather health benefits include few allergy triggers, boosted immunity, extra calories burned, and let's not forget hypothermia. 😱