Add a touch of Hygge ritual to the cool end of the year

Hygge is to stay warm on the sofa with a loved one, share a delicious dessert with friends, or it can be on a lazy Sunday, doing nothing but reading a book in bed, the sun just shining through the curtains the whole house...  

After mid-November, department stores began to decorate Christmas trees, restaurants offered festive specials, and street performers in the square began to play Christmas songs. After Thanksgiving and Christmas, the year is coming to an end. It is time to release the tense and tired body and mind of the whole year.

Whether you are alone, or with close family members and loved ones, you can add a sense of Hygge ritual in the cool season and spend warm Thanksgiving and Christmas. The following six Hygge proposals are shared with you. (Extended reading: What is "Hygge"? A necessary happiness word in life )

Try baking and cooking

At this time, you can try hand-made desserts , or cook a delicious meal . I remembered the white soup pot I bought at the beginning of the year. I used to count the number of times I used it with my fingers (ashamed). I found a free weekend to go to the supermarket to buy a pot of warm black ginseng chicken soup. Or season with cloves and cinnamon, cook a sweet mulled wine, and pair it with holiday-limited snacks to warm your heart and stomach.

Prepare yourself with comfortable clothes

In the early morning when the temperature drops, it is difficult to follow the instructions of the alarm clock to get up. Later, I thought of a way to prepare comfortable outdoor clothes by the bed every night before going to bed, and change clothes in the bed the next morning to reduce the discomfort caused by low temperature, and I am willing to get out of bed. When shopping for winter clothes, the material is as important as the color scheme. A simple and comfortable off-white knitted sweater is better than a stylish but thin leather jacket.

Create Hygge Space

In recent years, the Nordic style that has become popular in Asia, I believe many people must be familiar with it. When it comes to Nordic home space, Hygge can be said to be the essence of design. The main elements are knitted blankets, pillows, wooden furniture, green plants, scented candles and so on. At the beginning of the year, due to the epidemic, I began to stay at home for a long time. I would look through design magazines when I had nothing to do, and then add my favorite elements to my home, such as hand-brewed coffee pots, eucalyptus diffusers, and wall posters bought from the market.. ....The ten-ping-large rental house is built into a warm and comfortable Hygge space before you know it. What I look forward to most every day is to get up early to have breakfast at home and enjoy the comfort of the sun.

a book, a movie

If you have an hour to spare, would you choose to read it or go to a social networking site? If you don't have an hour to spare, six minutes is fine. Research from the University of Sussex in the UK found that reading can reduce stress and loneliness, and reading for six minutes a day can soothe tense muscles. On weekends, don’t stare at your phone all the time, sit comfortably on the sofa with your family and enjoy a movie, create a common topic, and your happiness will be greatly improved.

Get outside and breathe

In the urban jungle, no matter how busy life is, it is still necessary to go outdoors to connect with nature and absorb the sunshine and fresh air. In the Nordic countries at high latitudes, the days are short and the nights are long after winter. Therefore, Nordic people cherish the opportunity of outdoor activities. They go out for a walk in the forest, slide their fingertips over the texture of leaves and tree trunks, and then use their sense of smell to recognize the flowers that bloom in season. Sit on the floor and share black coffee from the thermos and homemade sandwiches with friends. In nature, you can magnify your senses to receive plants and trees, or you can quietly let your mind flow slowly.

Write a daily gratitude journal

There are many things to be thankful for, ranging from the warm help of friends to the good weather today. Psychologist Barton Goldsmith once used a gratitude diary to help a friend with depression. He recorded three things that he was grateful for every day. Compared with material feelings, the accumulation of these small joys would bring happiness to the soul. great wealth. People who know how to be grateful are more likely to infect the surrounding life circle with joy and create a cycle of happiness.

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