{"id":11207,"date":"2021-11-25T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T13:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=11207"},"modified":"2021-11-25T06:49:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T13:49:00","slug":"create-a-hygge-calendar-or-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/guest-bloggers\/create-a-hygge-calendar-or-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Hygge Calendar or List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo and heart, by Susan Lawrence<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We hear a lot about being grateful, giving thanks, gratitude lists, and silver linings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if you just aren\u2019t feeling it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about creating a hygge calendar? I read about this in a Facebook group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a list of things to be mindful about, a way to help get out of the doldrums and into a feeling of calm, care, and positivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pay attention to one item each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personalize your calendar and use it as advent calendar, or as a way of looking at old things in a new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hygge: A quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being, regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hygge Advent Calendar ideas, or a list of how to create a feeling of coziness<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Light a candle during meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Chalk a friendly greeting on a sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Share an uplifting poem or a story with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Bundle up and sit outside in the evening with twinkle lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Read children\u2019s books about Christmas and winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Drive around and look at Christmas lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Hold or look at an item that belonged to a beloved family member, or a beloved friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Phone a family member or a friend, just to say hello. Talk about a fun or memorable event you shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Make something, it could be a baked item or a craft item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Sit outside for ten minutes and look at trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Write a thank you note or a note just to say \u201cHi, I\u2019m thinking about you.\u201d Mail it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Boil cinnamon and orange peels to make the house smell good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Turn off all lights except for a candle or two (recommend battery operated). Get comfy under a warm blanket. Sit with the quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Look at family photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Send a donation or donate your time to helping others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Make a nest of pillows and read a familiar and cozy book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Stand at a window and gaze at the view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Donate money or food to a food bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Make paper snowflakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Spend some time with a neighborhood pet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Take a few, deep, nourishing breaths. Breathe in. Breathe out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Soak feet in mineral salts while listening to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Zoom into GROOVE dance with Diane Dupuis<\/a>, Yoga with Adrienne<\/a>, Feldenkrais<\/a>, Insight Timer meditation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Write, using prompts from The Write Spot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, Susan Lawrence, a speech therapist, in Los Angeles for this inspiration. Susan created her Hygge advent calendar by making a heart shaped wall hanging with pieces of gold paper, each one has a cozy activity written on it and placed in the pockets randomly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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