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...
We are heading up to my folks' tomorrow. They were here for Christmas, and we'll go up there for New Years' and then the boy will stay a few more days. I always feel like I should get more organzied and then most articles suggest things I'm already doing, and ways to create storage that either I'm already utilizing or just can't do with my house. This article was pretty cool actually and gave me a few new ideas. I especially like the towel shelf built over the door of the bathroom and the idea of having a counter surface over the litter box. My cats won't used a closed in box (I've tried) but I bet I could find a tall table the right size and have another space to pile stuff and keep clean... err I mean use as a work station or addition to my kitchen office.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any specific plans, which feels good. I was supposed to get my hair cut, but my friend is on medical leave for now. So I plan on puttering around the house and taking care of some stuff to "make room" (i.e. purge the heck out of what I can). I will watch the ND game of course, so that will be a nice break in my day. I'm going to make your Easy Breakfast Casserole on Monday which will be awesome. And New Year's Day will be lots of college football. =o)
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