How to Hygge: The Secrets of Nordic Living | 
#NaturaLitsy #MidwinterSolace
I realized I never posted any #HyggeHugs the other day so since my #WinterSolstice self-care day was like a big hug, I thought I‘d post some.
The botanical garden I drive to was more green than flowers & the day hovered between rainy & not (if you look at the picture with #HyggeHugs you can see grey on one side of the tree & blue sky on the other) but it was restful, green & beautiful & I alternated driving & ⬇️
so-soGreat recipes and some nice sentiments about nature but I‘m curious if it‘s just me or if there was a lot of white/class privilege keeping it kind of surreal up in here. Picture of my very Scandinavian-looking son out hiking for balance.
Very Hygge in the house tonight. Even the 8 year old said, "This is so much fun." The teen wanted to go downtown, but just way too cold for us and her argument was, "It's my birthday." She will be 17 at midnight. Guess who won.
Saw this on Facebook and wanted to pass it along. Feeling this so much.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Just signed up for @MaleficentBookDragon ‘s #JólabókaflóðSwap !! Head over to her page for a hygge inspired holiday swap!
Thanks for the tag @NeedsMoreBooks .
1. Very occasionally I might go get a pedicure, lots of times I might go get Starbucks, and I have even got my book, lunch, and Starbucks and drove out to a park in the country to be in the quiet and read.
I tag @NataliePatalie
pickThis is a pick as long as you are fine with 3/4 of the book being recipes. I‘m really curious to try the pictured “The Ultimate Grilled Cheese” which has hazelnuts in it! The beginning of the book talks about the importance of getting outdoors and the last slim section is on design. She does include some helpful lists, like best plants to improve air quality. Note the print is small in this. #NFNob
Starting this one now while I have a little lunch. Hale & Hearty‘s Fall Apple Cheddar Soup with a slice of sourdough bread. Heaven!
#NFNiv
pickI've been reading a LOT of Hygge books in preparation for winter and my husband's coinciding deployment. I have suffered from SAD for as long as I can remember so I'm really trying to focus on the best, natural ways to help myself through winter. I really liked the emphasis on getting outdoors in this book. And the added elements of design in your home. Of course, the emphasis on community was not lost on me. Much to implement from this cozy book!
so-so3/5 ⭐️
Like other hygge books, it‘s super vague.
Blanket.
Tea.
Pet.
IS THIS HYGGE? AM I DOING IT RIGHT?
Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life? PIE at the Norske Nook in Oseeo, Wisconsin. And book therapy for those of you dealing with snowy winters and for those of us who remember what that was like. #piday #HappinessisResistance @WriterLibrarian
#hygee
I turned my spare room into a reading nook, it‘s pretty cozy for me. @BarbaraTheBibliophage
#idealbookatoir
pickI‘m so sorry to sound so ignorant, but how do I participate in the #litsyhandle or #Friyay etc. posts? More specifically, how do I copy the images that everyone is using? Yikes, I hope this isn‘t too silly!
pickI was a bit let down by this book mainly because a large portion of it was full page recipes that I will not do (too complicated) and it was not described as a cookbook. However, I am so intrigued by the concept of hygge and the lifestyle I am continuing to enjoy reading about it. I still need more, though.
Just the process of reading this book makes me happy.
I cannot wait to learn even more about this!
So the V pup has achieved a new level of cosy.... Meanwhile I'm balancing on one buttock on the edge of the sofa....plus I can't move my leg or I'll wake her up #bumnumb #dogsoflitsy #rosievizsla
Long weekend. Going to eat some Thanksgiving turkey and put into practice some of the ideas in my "How to Hygge" book. Just reading this book relaxes me. And since I live in Canada, I can relate to the idea of Nordic living. ☕️
A little lunch with my "hold" that I just dropped by the library to pick up. Got the idea to read this one from Litsy! ♥️??
It's here, @Marmie7 ! I picked it up from the post office this morning. 😃 Thank you so much for everything!!! 💕 I haven't read Heidi since I was a kid and my old copy got lost, so it's perfect that I now have a new one. 😊💗 #hyggebookswap #letshyggeswap
Don't mind me. I'll just be over here reading a book, wrapped up in my new, soft blanket, drinking hot cocoa or coffee out of my new mug.
@Ke633 apologized when she realized that she didn't include a book in my #letshyggeswap gift, but this box is so cozy that I don't mind a bit! I love the personal touches, like the fact that the blanket is my fave color & the mug has a Louisa May Alcott quote. There was even a toy for my cat! Thank you, Kelly!
So a morning at the doctor's office. Get back home and start to work only to learn that our office server is down. Drive an hour to spend SIX hours working on the server with our IT guy. I was so glad to get home to this amazing package. I love the pillow. It'll go perfectly in my library. And look at that pencil holder! Beth you are too talented. So impressed. Thank you so much! #letsgethygge #hyggeswap
Thank you SO much @erickaa I can't wait to try the chocolate and tea! 💕 The books are AMAZING! I'm so excited! Plus. Gummy worms. 🤤 Kyte had to check it out, too! 😻 #LetsHyggeSwap
My #letshyggeswap was amazing! I was so so so close to buying "A princess saves herself..l for you @MinDea but I thought you might have read it already! I love baking pies, and both other books have been on my tbr forever! Thank you! And thank you to @Tiffy_Reads for organizing!
I was going to wait till after work but this is me....it's all so awesome! Thank you so much @Reecaspieces ! Bookmarks! Romance and murder! 2 of my favorite things and I haven't read these before! And all the lovely teas and my own travel mug--no one else can use it! It's got my name right on it! 😂😂 I only regret that it's going to be 80 something today so the socks and scarf will have to wait!
When is opening day for this? I have seen Sept 20-22 on different packages. Can someone verify? #hyggebookswap
@Jess7 Got it!!!! Nowwwww the torture starts.
Forgot to post this yesterday, though my #letshyggeswap partner @ke633 knows: it's on its way! 😁 Couldn't take a pic of the inside because not everything was wrapped.
@Reecaspieces your #letsgethygge package is on its way. Excuse my bad wrapping job--it's not my best talent. Very foggy today, I had to hike practically all the way to the dome to get a good shot!
Also sending tomorrow is my #letshyggeswap gift. Again, issues with the same company taking its sweet time to send my items but hopefully it should get to Malaysia within the time period with express post. I also have a package waiting at the post office so I assume it's my hygge gift @erzascarletbookgasm I'll post a picture tomorrow.☕️🕯💙💛
Look what came today! I'm so excited! @Reecaspieces yours will go out Monday (it's a home game weekend and the ND post office is my closest one but I'm going nowhere near that place today!)#letsgethygge
All packed up and ready to go to the Post Office! This will be coming soon @Daisey ! Hope you enjoy everything!!! #letshyggeswap
We're coming for you, @Kangaj1! I have to say, wrapping these this evening with a podcast and some candles was quite hyggeligt! #letshyggeswap @Tiffy_Reads @The_Bookswaps
Got some yummies in Danish bakery to go with my book
Second package arrived @BethwithBooks - I'm going to have to hide these under lots of stuff to keep them unopened til 9/22! #letshygge
Research is being done. Things are being bought. Gifts are being handmade. Hygge is being achieved!!! #letshyggeswap @EllieDottie @Tiffy_Reads
So everything has to get wrapped and then I will go to the post office. 😉 so what will all the thing be? Surprise 😍
#letshyggeswap
@Tiffy_Reads
@Yellowpigeon
Since I was nearby, I stopped at a little grab-and-go shop featuring different musubi (filling between or on top of rice with nori wrapped around it & got a few savory things for dinner. My real purpose in stopping by though was to grab a few of their frozen creme brûlée‘s which are a little bit of heaven. I ate one in the car & put the rest in a cooler to bring home for the freezer. ⬇️ 11mo