Warm Weather Hygge
By definition, hygge (hooga) according to the Denmark website is about "taking time away from the daily rush to be together with people you care about - or even by yourself - to relax and enjoy life's quieter pleasures." There's a fun little book I read on vacation back in 2018 called The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living and I loved it so much, I bought one as soon as I got back. There was actually nothing more relaxing than reading that little book curled up on the couch in the sunroom with a cup of tea and is one of my favorite memories of that trip. Many tend to associate this practice in the cooler months of Fall and Winter because it tends to focus on the act of being cozy. Snuggling under a blanket, enjoying a warm, healing cup of tea by the fireplace (or fireplace on TV ), lighting a favorite candle while doing a calming hobby like cross stitch or scrapbooking. Being a hyggephant, I can tell you that I never associated warm wea...
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ReplyDeleteNot sure what I have on tap for the weekend other than my meeting. Definitely need to get the laundry done and send some emails about the furniture I'm needing to get rid of (got a good response from one resale lady for a few items-and she'll come pick them up! Here's hoping she'll like the good price I gave her...fingers crossed).
Oh wait, what am I saying... I know what I'll be doing for the next three evenings. My tookus will be glued to the chair watching the Cubs at home in the World Series (that is unless I'm jumping up and down screaming -- hopefully in glee). =o)