Jacquie Ellis

I’m on day 19 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and struggled with today’s task. If you aren’t sure what Hygge life is then you aren’t alone. I didn’t know either until recently and was intrigued enough to do a deep dive as part of my life goals for this year. Today’s task was to fill the pantry with ingredients or snacks to offer guests when they come for an afternoon visit. Do you offer food for afternoon visits? When I was growing up, I was always told to offer food and something to drink to your visitors. It was rude not to offer something. According to the Hygge…

Connecting with nature is a large part of Hygge lifestyle, so learning how to bring nature indoors will help make your home Hygge worthy. We live in a world where we spend a large part of our days indoors. Science has proven that being close to nature benefits our mental health. If we have an urban life, how can be close to nature more often? City lights Unnatural light Traffic noise Concrete This is what living in an urban area includes. It takes creativity, and intentional decisions to seek out nature. With the drive to live a greener lifestyle, many designers are striving to include nature in their building designs…

Everyone needs a positive influence in their life. Studies show that negativity is 4 times more powerful than the positive. Have you worked in a negative environment? Or are you around negative people constantly? It drains you and your personal outlook on life is pretty dim. That’s why learning how to spread happiness is so important, for us and others. It doesn’t surprise me that spreading happiness is Hygge. How can we do that after a long workday and we are drained? The long list of things busy moms need to do after they get home from work just adds to the stress. Do we need to add one more?…

It’s day 16 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and I’ve survived the change in routines so far. Some tasks aren’t much different than my normal routines, like my evening routines. Others take some intentional decisions to do the task of the day and making the effort to learn from the experience. During today’s task, the family discovered that picnics and bonfires are Hygge. Why are they Hygge though? What makes picnics and bonfires Hygge? By answering this question, and giving you some ideas for creating a simple picnic for the family I hope you will be inspired to have your own picnic or bonfire. This post may include…

If you are following my 30 days of Hygge challenge, welcome back! If this is the first time joining me, welcome! Once I discovered what is Hygge life, I decided I needed to test if my typical routines aligned with a Hygge lifestyle. I’m on Day 15 of the 30 days of Hygge challenge and today’s challenge was to create an evening routine. The evening routine was to center around relaxation. I wasn’t tasked to work on the endless things moms feel they need to do before going to bed. “All the things” needed to wait for another day. The evening routine was to start an hour or two before…

When most people think about Hygge they think about being curled up in the comfy furniture, under a blanket with hot chocolate in front of the fire. They aren’t wrong, this is a small part of living a Hygge lifestyle. However, the Danes balance that comfortable relaxing with being active in their daily lives. Having an active lifestyle is Hygge too. It’s Day 14 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and I was tasked to be more active. I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t interested in doing this task after being on my feet for a 10-hour workday. My feet were not thrilled with me at all! I…

Spending time with loved ones is very Hygge. Spending time outdoors is very Hygge. What if you combine them? The result is the ultimate Hygge movie night! I’m on Day 13 of my 30 days of Hygge Challenge and we are tasked tonight to do a movie night outdoors. There are a few ways you can do this yourself and I’ve listed them below. However, you choose to do your ultimate Hygge movie night, spend that time with your spouse, your family, or a friend. Enjoy the movie. Laugh, cry, cuddle, and take in every moment. You deserve this time with them! They deserve this time with you! Make memories.…

I’m going to get right to the point. Today’s task in my 30 days of Hygge challenge just got real. I thought a family game night during the week was a challenge, but finding time for a bath is hard for this busy mom! However, if bubbles and bath salts are Hygge and it will help slow life down, I’ll complete the task. Why is it that busy moms put themselves last on the list? How hard is a bubble bath really? It’s hard! (or is this just me!) Don’t get me wrong. I love a great bubble bath. In fact, the new bathroom reno in our basement will have…

It’s Day 11 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and today’s challenge was to spend time reminiscing over pictures with friends or family. How many of us busy moms have piles of photos on our phones but nowhere else? You fully intended to create photo albums but never make the time to print out the photos. You blink and the years fly by. Then one of the kids enters high school or graduates and you wonder where the years went. Facebook is great about reminding you of the memories that you posted over the years, but what about the days in between? How do you bring little moments of…

When discovering what is Hygge life, I was pleased to find out that I didn’t need to get rid of items in my home that bring me comfort. Creating a Hygge home requires adding items that add comfort and warmth. Adding texture to home decor is Hygge and super simple to do. Today is Day 10 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and I was blessed to find out I already followed this Hygge task. I will be the first to admit that I’m not an interior designer. I don’t have a chic home. However, Hygge experts might just agree that our home is Hygge worthy. Our home is…