Fabulous February Challenge

In January everyone is searching for wellness and wanting to start the year right. Most of those people jumped on the ‘Dry January’ bandwagon -for those of you who don’t know that means no alcohol for the month of January. Now that January has come and gone what’s next? Well I didn’t jump on the Dry January bandwagons, but when someone from my running group mentioned the idea of her ‘Fabulous February Challenge‘ I had to find out more (Thanks again Shannon). Basically, every day of the month is a ‘National’ or celebration day and we celebrate it with a fabulous custom drink … because we’re so fabulous!

At first, I felt unsure if I could commit for 28 days? An entire month is a big commitment. Then I realized for my wellness I had to. You see, the government recommends 2 drinks a day for a maximum of 10 a week, right? So I had to, right?. I know, I know. They are not saying you HAVE to drink, they say if your going to drink, do it in moderation. Either way, that’s my thought process and I signed up for this February challenge! Besides, perhaps having a drink a day would prevent me from having the usual 10 glasses of wine on the weekend!

Others may not agree, but for me, I’m calling this a wellness challenge. For February, every day I take a few minutes to prepare something for myself. Nothing big, nothing fancy, just one drink to think cheers a special event. I’m really looking forward to Maple Syrup Day and Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk Day.

Getting Ready

So next step was preparing and stocking up. I had the calendar and to be honest the first drink I wasn’t sure if I had everything I needed. Honey liqueur… what is honey liqueur?? Do I have it? Did I want to buy a bottle for one drink? Most of these things you can make your own or substitute. The point is to create something for your and not create you stress. Here’s a recipe for honey liqueur. Some of the drinks like Caesar, well you can buy them by the can in most liquor stores now. In fact a lot of the ones you can buy in stores.

Should I be worried that I had to buy only a very little amount of things?

To help you get started, here is a great visual from Home Stratosphere of all the types of glassware.

Fabulous February Calendar

Here is the calendar for what your month will look like! Also, check out the list below for fun items to add to your home bar. It’s February, it’s cold, it’s a worldwide pandemic… what else do we have to do but drink and shop on amazon… although you may want to shop first and drink later, or else you’ll be getting mystery gifts you didn’t realize you bought!

Day	National Day	Drink/ Recipe	Ingredients	Glass Type (links show examples you can buy)
1	Freedom Day	LiberTea	black tea bags, lemonade, basil, bourbon, honey liqueur (recipe to make your own honey liqueur)	Highball Glass
2	Groundhog day	Groundhog day	sweet vermouth, lemon twist	Old Fashioned Glass
	or	Hot Toddy	whisky, bourbon or Scotch	Old Fashioned
3	Girls & Women In Sports Day	Captain’s Cannonball	Cinnamon whisky, spiced rum, cola	Highball
4	Weatherperson’s day	Dark & Stormy	Rum, ginger beer, lime juice	Old Fashioned
5	Nutella Day	Mudslides	Nutella, half and half, frangelico, Bailey’s	Highball
6	Canadian Maple Syrup Day	Whisky sour	whisky, maple syprup, lemon juice	Old Fashioned
7	Super Bowl	Caesar	Clamato, vodka, celery salt, fixings	Highball or Hurricane Glass
8	Scott’s Birthday	The 99	Whisky, wine, simple syrup, lime juice	Old Fashioned
9	Marriage Day	Appily Married	vodka, apple juice, grapefruit juice, honey syrup	Coupe Cocktail Glass
10	Umbrella day	Tequila Sunrise	tequila, orange juice, grenadine	Hurricane glass
11	Don’t Cry Over Spilled milk day	White Russian	vodka, Kahlua, milk/cream	Old Fashioned
12	Abraham Lincoln’s birthday	Old Fashioned	sugar, bitters, bourbon	Old Fashioned
13	Galentine’s Day	Old Gal	Rye whiskey, Campari, vermouth	Old Fashioned
14	Valentine’s Day	Love Potion	vodka, peach schnapps, grapefruit juice	Bartender’s choice
15	Gumdrop day	Gumdrop	vodka, vanilla, cream soda, flavored liqueur, sugar	Martini
16	Mardi Gras	Hurricanes	Pineapple juice, orange juice, cherries, orange slices, dark rum	Hurricane glass
17	World human spirit	Manhattan	bourbon or rye, vermouth, bitters	Old Fashioned
18	National Drink Wine day	Wine	Your choice! If you are a white wine drinker, you may want to check out these cooling wine glasses.	Wine Glass Traditional, Stemless, Stainless steel travel, or Fun
19	Mint chocolate day	Bailey’s Mint Martini	Bailey’s, cream de menthe liqueur, vodka, half & half	Martini Glass Traditional or Stemless
20	Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day	Fireball Cherry Apple Bomb	grenadine, Fireball, apple cidar, gingeral	Old Fashioned
21	Condom week	Liquid Panty Dropper	gin, vodka, coconut rum, triple sec, peach schnapps	Tom Collins Glass
22	Margarita day	Margarita	lime, tequila, cointreau, lime	Rocks Glass
23	National Invasive Species Week	Moscow Mule	vodka, lime, ginger beer	Copper Mug (a.k.a. Moscow Mule mug) or Highball Glass
24	Tortilla chip day	Mojito	mint leaves, lime, sugar, rum, club soda	Tom Collins Glass
25	Lets Eat Alright Day	Shark Bite	coconut Rum, pineapple juice, blue curaco, grenadine	Bartender’s choice
26	Skip The Straw Day	Lychee martini	vodka, lychee juice, lychees (You can also try Soho Lychee liqueur)	Martini Glass
27	Polar Bear day	Polar Bear	Creme de Cacao, peppermint schnapps	Shot Glass
28	National Science day	Newton’s Law	brown sugar, bourbon, lemon juice, apple butter, cinnamon	Rocks Glass

If you’d like to print off a calendar check out this free PDF.

You can also join the Facebook Group for more tips and ideas.

To make it easier, there are also some hints and tips to make the month easier, including some fun things to spruce up your bar.

Cocktail Shaker set
The world’s BEST & EASIEST wine opener – I own 2 of these! They be expensive, but they are AWESOME!
Giant silicon ice cube trays
Whiskey stones
Winecicle chiller
Drinking buddies glass marker (or when we can one day see other people)
Crystal whiskey glasses and coasters (4 for $25)
Wine condoms so no good wine goes to waste.

If your disappointed and wanted something more ‘traditional’ wellness check out the 10 Hygge ideas for wellness.

Any drinks you wish were on the Fabulous February Challenge list? Let us know below.

Fabulous February Challenge