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 like the idea of balancing the shenanigans with the productivity. Let's shoot for that and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good plan for the weekend! We have no big plans. Will finish work today, then we have an appt this afternoon. Work tomorrow morning, then get cracking on how stuff and doing some returns. Our beautiful white blooms are probably going to be off the trees by tomorrow because we're due for rain this afternoon with high winds. It sure smells nice out there with their fragrance right now though! Have a super weekend!
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