Beat the blahs with diversions

Have the February blahs gotten to you yet? Are you fed up with winter's dull, dreary days and finding it hard to imagine that spring will ever arrive? What you need then is a diversion — a fun, easy and inexpensive new activity that will pull you out of your doldrums.

Your connected computer can be your best friend right now. The door to so many new activities is just a mouse-click away, and most cost nothing to explore. Why don't you put on your dancing shoes and learn from a virtual dance instructor or pamper yourself with spa treatments at home.

New projects always provide a splendid distraction from winter woes. This is the ideal time to gather all of those family recipes you've stashed in a drawer and create a family cookbook, or to make headlines and publish a family newsletter.

I'm ready for a diversion that will chase away my winter blahs. Hope you log on and beat the blahs, too.

— Kathy English, Senior Editor Microsoft Home Magazine