Gray Weather Survival Guide

The sky may be gray, but that’s no reason to feel blue. We’ve come up with plenty of ways to survive

By: Written By Francine Ruley and Lorna Yee with Amelia Apfel, Thea Chard, Brangien Davis, Rachel Hart, Manny Lewis and Kate Calamusa |   January 2010   |  FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Get in touch with your inner dolphin in The Hyatt at Olive 8’s saline pool.

25. Cocoon with a cookbook
Take a cue from Julie & Julia and cook your way through a cookbook. That’s just what Alexis Lim of Seattle, a self-proclaimed foodie, is doing with The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing by Grace Young. “It’s the first Chinese cookbook that’s my-mom-approved!” she says, and counts it as a way to beat the gray days of Seattle winters.