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...
I did my shopping and am just waiting for boxes to arrive, then I can get wrapping and catch up with you. This is not any sooner than normal though. I like to be done early and not have to worry about looking for items that are out of stock or whatever. Only downside is sometimes you might miss out on a potential sale price but its worth knowing that everything is done already and you can just enjoy the holidays.
ReplyDeleteMy shopping list gets smaller every year. With all the zoom calls during work from home I've gotten some crocheting done so some folks are getting some nice afghans this year.
ReplyDeleteI have started but I am no where complete. This is about where I am in my shopping list every year. I tend to pick up stocking stuffers all year long, when I see stuff on sale or something special that might not be around at Christmas time. My Christmas shopping normally kicks into high gear when the Christmas stuff starts to appear at Costco.
ReplyDeleteWe have also already picked up the Santa gift for my partner's son. We found someone selling an autographed hockey jersey for his favorite player online and jumped on that deal. It has been in the closet since last year.
It's been such a bizarre year that my shopping this year has been different. I have the majority of it done, but not wrapped quite yet. A couple of friends asked not to do exchanges this year because of the hectic chaos and we can't see each other, so I was good with that. Another friend said lets just slap a gift card in the mail to each other...done! So my list is a lot smaller than it normally is but the shopping I did get to do I was very excited about (ahem) because it got me into the spirit! I'll enjoy doing the wrapping and have a couple more things to buy that only become available around this time of year so those are the last minute items I need to grab.
ReplyDeleteHaven't given it a thought yet. Was going to take a trip somewhere warm as the gift but, yeah, corona. My kids are minimalist so it's hard to get an idea.
ReplyDeleteNo. I usually do all of my shopping right after Thanksgiving, and most of my shopping is done online. Even though I live in a big house, we have kids that would find gifts if I started buying earlier, plus I would forget where I put a gift if I hid it.
ReplyDeleteI have picked up a couple things, so that actually puts me further ahead than usual. I'm a last-minuter most years. I'm trying to figure out how to wrap lawnchairs so that's fun.
ReplyDeleteThey have big bags you can get for bicycles. Maybe that could work? Something like this. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Holiday-Time-Bike-Poly-Gift-Bag-Snowflakes/965748710?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=2098&&adid=22222222228000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9014986&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=965748710&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjw28T8BRDbARIsAEOMBcx-Hfnxdb6JWV_OaeBCymsW4ctpc3MxRmHaCw0PzfjvxWRpm4g5Y8MaAh9OEALw_wcB
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