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...
Happy Friday! I am fine with just staying in and staying cozy this weekend - and a good, much-needed rest day. Everyone have a great weekend!
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ReplyDeleteThis morning is grocery shopping and then we're home for the day. I'm going to tackle the remaining flattened boxes to get them tied up and wash the bedding (did the main laundry yesterday...woot!), and will bake the hubs some cookies he asked for. And then I'll watch the stuff I recorded of the Olympics last night. Looking forward to a relaxed-paced day. Oh yeah, sent out tax stuff in earlier this week so that's done -- yippee!!!!!
Have a great weekend and enjoy your well-earned rest day!
Praying for good results for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm continuing on repairing bad drywall taping in my basement.
Have a great weekend