If you ’re like me this time of year , you crave a little bit of cozy . On the days when the atmospheric condition allows , we get alfresco to do a footling solid ground maintenance or savour a quiet walk around the farm . But the shorter day of wintertime campaign us indoors for longer menses of time .
If I ’m not measured , this sudden shift inward can leave alone me feel a little blue — though it ’s often nothing a nice candle , a cozy mantle and a sound book ca n’t secure .
The Danish Way
The Danish people are no unknown to this hotshot darkness . Their wintertime days up north are much darker and longer than those we experience here in Kentucky . But they also have a mode of combating the lonesomeness and cabin febricity that can result .
It ’s the estimation of “ hygge ” ( pronouncedhoo - guh ) .
Although there is no percipient translation for this word in English , it has been determine as “ a quality of coziness and comfortable jollification that mother a feeling of contentment or well - being . ”
Sometimes it mean relaxed gatherings with friends around a candlelit dinner table . Other times it means pulling on some cuddly socks and crawling into a comfy death chair by the open fireplace .
There is no unmarried veracious manner to findhygge . But as we prepare for the holidays and for sentence indoors with our phratry and Friend , I ’ve made it my mission to create a sense of it in our home .
How We Hygge
Daily , we ’ve put practices in place that add comfort to our house .
A walk at evenfall while soup simmers on the cooking stove . Dimming the lights with the setting of the sun , while turn on twinkle lights and lighting our favorite candles . Playing soothing music with acoustic guitars and banjo as we spill the beans about our day and reminisce about the commodity that the year has brought us .
I think these endeavor have brought us nigher as a family and made us more grateful for the rural lifestyle we ’re growing into .
For the young yr , we ’ll bid friends over to celebrate . We ’ve asked them to offer something to further thehyggelig(hygge - like ) air . Some design to show up in their jammies gasp , while others aim to bring warm snacks . I design to make certain that there are enough blankets to go around , and we ’ll play game that will earmark us to express mirth together .
When the clock strikes midnight , we ’ll bundle up for a star - lit salary increase to ring in another year .
My promise for you this holiday time of year — especially those of you who are missing a loved one or are counting down the days until you candig your hands back into the ground — is that you retrieve the coziness and ease ofhygge , as well .
It does n’t necessitate to be a huge gesture , just something dim-witted and unquestionable that will institute a grinning to your cheek and warmth to your heart as we add 2018 to a close .
