Parenting With Heart And Humor
Thank you, Hygge Box for sending me your Deluxe Hygge Box in return for my honest review. The opinions stated in this post are 100% mine. Give the gift of hygge with Hygge Box It is said, one of the greatest gifts of all is the gift of time. How about giving the gift of hygge? I would argue View Post
What IS the Danish Way? “I just want him to be happy!”, how many times have you as a parent thought that about your child? From a parenting perspective, “happiness” is the greatest measure of success.Every single day we are a faced with opportunities to thoroughly screw up our kids, but at the View Post
Hygge living room inspiration for YOU: So, life is stressful. That’s not new or profound, and I didn’t really expect to knock your socks off with that statement, however, wait for it. Here’s the profound part – you can knock a lot of the stress out of life, by bringing hygge into your View Post
Random Acts of Kindness for Kids “Mama, do you know what day it is on Wednesday?” Jansen, with his toothless grin looked at me with suspense in his voice. He’s our first grader. Our old soul. He’s the kid who gives me a well-timed hug when I am having a bad day or he picks yellow flowers on the View Post
What is Winter Hygge? So, I don’t think it’s really possible to talk about winter hygge without considering, if you will, hot cocoa. The very idea of a warm, decadent, rich drink that comforts you down to your toes is pretty much the embodiment of hygge. Add a couple of your favorite View Post
How to hygge on Valentine's Day We’ve been talking about hygge for a bit now, and how hygge is about coziness, feeling comfortable, no-stress and simply an overall feeling of satisfaction and contentment. Valentine’s Day is another excellent opportunity to light some candles, snuggle on the View Post
Instead of a stress-filled New Year's eve, focus on your family and hygge! Get all the stress-free New Year's hygge ideas you need right here! Hygge at New Year's Can you believe another year is almost over? It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in the new year! This year, try something View Post
This post is sponsored by prAna. I received free clothes in return for my honest opinion about their product. All opinions stated here are 100% mine. We Need Hygge Clothes - NOW! Growing up in Denmark, we were told “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing,” which in View Post
In Search of More Holiday Hygge and Less Stress A few years ago, I needed to read this article. Our little family of six went on our first Disney cruise just a few days before Christmas, along with my in-laws, my husband’s brother, his wife and their two girls. After the cruise, all 12 of us View Post
The Meaning and Pronunciation of "Hygge": On this cool fall morning, I am cozied up next to the fireplace with my computer, a hot cup of coffee and my favorite music filling the air. Do you know what this is? This IS HYGGE! Hygge is one of the “hot” buzz words of our time. Not many can pronounce View Post
How to Embrace Hygge on a Budget: You’ve seen the memes about how awesome it must be to live in Denmark, right? When I tell people that I left Denmark at my own free-will when I was 18 years old, they look at me like I have three heads. Clearly no-one in their right mind would ever leave the View Post
“Live in the NOW” - they say. Live with your feet planted firmly on the ground in the right here and NOW. "Live in the NOW" is what they tell us. Which “NOW” is it they are referring to? The one where I am hyper-focused on the pain and anguish around me? The NOW where my loved ones are scared, View Post
The image of a Danish Christmas heart takes me right back to my childhood filled with Danish elves and gnomes and Christmas trees with real burning candles dangling precariously on the branches. Dancing around the Christmas tree on Christmas eve, while we singing psalms in each our own off-key tune View Post
Christmas is about upholding and creating traditions. Every year families bring out ornaments and decorations that have been with them for years, possibly even generations. There are certain iconic images that in an instant will take us back in time.For me, it is the Danish Christmas heart that View Post