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Game Nights are Hygge | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
When you consider what is Hygge, and look at the simplicity of having a game night with those you love, game nights are Hygge. Today was game night in the 30-days of Hygge challenge. During a workweek. What?! How did we do it? You might even be thinking that you can’t do that. I certainly was. This post may include affiliate links. I only recommend products that I love. All opinions are genuine. Any purchases made don’t cost you any additional money but help me earn a commission. Thank you for helping a girl out! Please read the Disclosure and Privacy Policy for more information. Family Game Night During the Work…
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Including Nature in Hygge Life | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
If you are following along my 30 days of Hygge journey you will know by now that I’m testing to see if my own routines that I created years ago to help my family aligns with Hygge life. I hadn’t heard of Hygge until last year so I was curious enough to do some research into what is Hygge and commit to 30 days of Hygge challenge. I’m on Day 3 today, and the task was to watch a sunrise and sunset. In short, I failed. I honestly tried, but my home is too deep into an urban setting to get a good view of either. When it wasn’t working…
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What is a Hyggekrog | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
If you are following my journey to figure out what is Hygge and my 30 days of Hygge, you will know that yesterday I started using candles for Hygge life. Today I was challenged to create a Hyggekrog. Ummm, what is a hyggekrog? That is not a term I’ve heard before. Thankfully it was explained in the challenge. Phew! After reading the task of the day, I was surprised to figure out I had one already. It was my favorite spot every night. Yep, you guessed it! I’m a “Sheldon” when it comes to my comfy spot to sit in the evenings (Big Bang Theory Fans will understand). If you…
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Using Candles for Hygge Life | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
I set a goal this year to dig deeper into Hygge life. As part of that, I needed to learn what is Hygge life. As part of this journey, I decided to commit myself to 30 days of Hygge. When I made the commitment to 30 days of Hygge I was stressed and worried that I’d be adding to my already busy schedule. However, Britta Olsson, author of Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness, starts Day 1 with a simple task. Day one of the challenge is using candles for Hygge life. Sounds simple right? It is simple and I loved that!!!! I thought the task would be to use…
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What is Hygge Life | 30 days of Hygge Challenge
During busy seasons, busy moms around the world crave just being home. They need and silently ask the powers at bay to give them just one day at home. No expectations. No plans. Just blissful fun, laughter, or moments of quiet (and not the quiet where you need to find the kids to see what they did now). The Danes have cracked the code for improving life and balancing public and personal time. They call it Hygge, but what is Hygge life? Before discovering this term, I had integrated it in many ways throughout my Seeking Simple Life journey. I honestly, didn’t know about minimalism, Hygge, mindfulness, or intentional living…
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Date Nights at Home | Building Strong Marriages
With Valentine’s looming most people are looking for romance tips and date night ideas to spice up their relationships and “Wow!” their partner. I commend you for taking the time to celebrate your spouse, but what about the rest of the year? Are you finding fun in your marriage all year round? Here are some fun date nights at home ideas that I’ve recently found to change up our weekly date nights. My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He’s not what I would call a huge romantic, but he shows his love for me in his own way. I appreciate all the little ways he shows…
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Lessons from Creating a Simple Christmas
It’s been a busy Christmas season so far and I’m exhausted going into the final week of Christmas. Work has been more demanding than normal. When this happens life can get pretty chaotic around the house. Thankfully we’ve simplified Christmas again this year. These are my lessons from creating a simple Christmas. No matter what is happening, I always try to center myself and be mindful at how I’m feeling. It took years of practice for me to be able to do this and it is getting easier now. During this extra busy Christmas season, I’ve learned a few lessons about myself and my family that I thought I’d share…
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Christmas Light Shows Add Hygge | Simplify Christmas
Christmas is almost here and, as a busy mom, you will be feeling exhausted at the end of your day. It’s easy to use your exhaustion as an excuse to stay home. How about adding some hygge to the season? Break up the normal routine and take the family to see a Christmas light show. Simplify Christmas and plan a night out. Christmas light shows add hygge to your Christmas season. I’ve been working long hours lately and have developed a comfortable evening routine of self-care. I delve into a “fun” book and whisk away to another world (#1 stress-busting hack). This was perfectly comfortable for me but I had noticed…
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Health Benefits of Pajama Days | Slowing Life Down
It’s that time of year where pajamas are a hot purchase in the stores. We often schedule pajama days for the family, when there is an opportunity to say no to other non-important events. I knew that spending this time with the family was important but I didn’t realize the health benefits of pajama days until recently. I recently discovered a podcast episode, Inspired Conversations with Amy Schuber – Episode 433 (Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith), that truly blew my mind. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith explained that there were 7 types of rest that we may need to create balance. I was shocked to learn that this form of self-care was defined into specific categories.…
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Simple Christmas Eve Traditions | Simplifying Christmas
Our simple Christmas Eve traditions are stress-free and fun for everyone. We focused our Christmas Eve traditions around spending time with the family. It is just us and the kids most years and everyone looks forward to this night more than any other night of the year. As busy parents, trucking kids around most nights and weekends too, we chose to make Christmas Eve very low key and simple. The last thing I wanted to do was hope in the car to go somewhere fancy. Both my husband and I were generally working that day so cooking a huge dinner (unless it was the Coca-Cola Roast Beef), a big fancy meal…
