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...
Back to reality indeed. That GIF you used really made me do a doubletake, ha! Have a great weekend everyone!
ReplyDeleteThis weekend I will be at home watching over the pooch. I cancelled everything else I had going on and will be doing some housework and getting in some good reading while keeping things calm and quiet for her. It's supposed to be in the upper 80s so I'll be happy to be indoors. A friend did a ding-dong-ditch and dropped off a flower basket so I'll work on getting that put out back where it can have sun and shade.
ReplyDeleteI hope you guys have a good weekend getting back to the grind and taking care of what needs to be done, and letting the rest go for a few more days if need be. Good luck with the backyard stuff, too!!