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...
Short week syndrome strikes again! So glad it's Friday finally. No idea what to do with the weekend but glad to be off work regardless. Have a great weekend everyone!
ReplyDeleteMy two pet peeves are hearing someone say "eKspecially" or "irregardless"...not a word; it's a double negative... just regardless will do. This was a terribly stressful work week, so I am drained to the bone. Have a lot of house stuff to do, so need to pace myself and not fall into the sloth trap that I so often do. Frigid temps here until next week when there's a warm up. I'm hearing freezing rain for the day we have to be at an appt and I'm already stressing over it...this is how my dumb brain works. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteI hope you guys can get out and about and see some different sites and enjoy some time away from the homestead. xoxoxo