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...
My strongest muscle right now is probably my scapula. Working those suckers in PT is making them stronger and I can tell the difference even if my PT doc thinks they need to get even stronger. Last movie rented of course was Moana. I liked it but not enough to have to see it again or own it. It was no Lilo & Stitch!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Moana yet. Maybe this weekend. Last weekend I rented Big Friendly Giant to watch with the boy. I also rented Birth of a Nation, but time got away from me and by the time BFG was over it was too late and I was too tired to watch it. I hate when that happens.
ReplyDeleteThe winds are insane here! Days like these are why we have the wrought iron bench cabled to the oak tree in the back yard. We've seriously found it across the yard on a few occasions. Madness!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what my strongest muscle is right now, but I sure as heck worked out my ab muscles yesterday in the pool. I know this because it feels like I've been kicked multiple times in said area today. =o)