8 rules of life in the style of "hugge"
There is no literal translation of the word "hygge"in Russian. Hugge is a feeling of happiness, comfort and security. The Danes have proved that this feeling can become a lifestyle. Soon winter is a good reason to surround yourself and your loved ones with care, warmth and comfort. Get warm socks and feel the hugge. November is the perfect time to put life into this happy mode.
Invite friends and relatives to visit more often. Communication in a cafe or in a bar is not the same. Not hugge. But to get cozy in the house, bake cookies, or a charlotte, light candles, put away gadgets and just communicate is a true hugge.
Do you remember how long ago you gathered together to share news, funny stories, play board games and just be around? Hugs of loved ones, lying with the whole family on a soft carpet — this is what will cause you a calm joy.
If you follow the Danish principle of furnishing, it is quite minimalistic, and the colors are mostly light, muted, pastel tones. As soon as you make your home, or a place in the office at least a little hugge, you will see how much happier you will become.
But the most important thing in the hugge interior is soft lighting. There should be a lot of it: candles, lamps, garlands. The house will be filled with a dim, but at the same time warm light. And another important aspect of a cozy atmosphere is the details. Blankets, pillows, ceramic dishes, handmade furniture, a large blanket, lampshades, open shelves with books, a pair of warm wool socks.
And, of course, all this should not be luxurious and massive, but a kind of inconspicuous, made of natural materials that create a general atmosphere. Wood, cotton, wool, clay-they will perfectly fit.
Cozy atmosphere, beloved people are visiting… What else? Well, of course, a treat. Home gatherings can not happen without food prepared by you. Not to order, not defrosted pizza, but your pastries. Freshly brewed coffee and hot chocolate. Mulled wine. And the smell of cinnamon.
Self-love and happiness consist in sometimes switching from a healthy diet to the joy of homemade cookies, charlotte, meat with vegetables and coffee.
Think over the recipe (in the style of hugge, you will take it, for example, not from the Internet, but from your grandmother's book, where she wrote them down with her own hand), then go to the store or to the market, choose the best products, and then cook with the whole family, for example, cinnamon rolls, filling your home with the aroma of homemade pastries.
Do not think that the Danes do nothing but lie in wool socks, eating apple pies. Self-love also consists in taking care of health.
The Danes here, although they eat delicious and satisfying food, but they do not suffer from excess weight. And it's all about an active lifestyle. But even he is not the same as we are used to — exhausting workouts in fitness clubs, long runs to the seventh sweat. The movement in the style of hugge is family or friendly walks in the mountains, cycling trips for a couple of days, Nordic walking.
Danes even go to work very often by bicycle, despite the not the warmest climate, as, in fact, in Of Russia. Get dressed properly, take a bike and go ahead-a sport in the style of hugge. Why push around on the bus or subway when you can enjoy a trip around the city (just don't forget about the traffic rules)
Comfort and careful attitude to yourself are becoming more and more fashionable. Fashion houses have adopted the requests of customers and are increasingly turning to the convenience of the created clothes.
Cozy and warm coats instead of short jackets, comfortable shoes without heels (sneakers, loafers) instead of stilettos, long cardigans, walking shoes, warm sweaters, large scarves, wide soft trousers, and loose and linen dresses instead of tight-fitting dresses.
When you are wearing clothes that warm or do not interfere with movement, you feel freer and lighter. Let your clothes be soft and pleasant to the touch. This is also a small piece of happiness, from which you each put together a puzzle of daily comfort.
Savor the sensations. When you eat a couple of cinnamon buns with pleasure and thoughtfully — this is a small happiness. But ten pieces in a row is already a stress jam.
Create your own rules for enjoying life and allocate a special day for them. Gatherings with friends, delicious food and mulled wine are a special day for which you will be happy to prepare.
Look around you. All the best is free. You need to learn to really appreciate simple joys: leaves rustling under your feet, smiles of relatives, a quiet evening with a loved one, a walk with a dog, children's laughter, a sunny day.
Material goods and their overabundance do not quite fit into the concept of hugge. Hugge is not about capitalism, but about personal, individual happiness. A bottle of champagne will not stand next to a fragrant and delicious tea, and the food prepared with your own hands is tastier than the purchased one. There is nothing wrong with technical innovations, good cars, but if you look around, your happiness is much closer than you think.
Your life is not only at work and in household chores. It is important to find your own occupation that will bring you joy, preferably creative. For example, drawing with watercolors or pastels, folding puzzles, knitting, making bouquets of dried flowers with which you can decorate your hugge home.
While you are creating something, you have a great chance to be with yourself and your thoughts. The modern world can be safely called a time of stress and chronic fatigue: work, career growth, news, "successful" celebrities in social networks. All this is pressing and it is very important to find an activity during which you will be happy.
Hugge-taste. Familiar, soothing, from childhood. Not just tea, but tea with herbs and berries, pastries according to a family recipe, meat with your favorite seasoning.
Hugge-the smell. The one with which you associate the happiest moments. Where you felt very good, where you felt safe. The aroma of cinnamon and vanilla, the smell of lilac or lavender, wooden furniture, a snow-covered Christmas tree.
Hugge-touch. Remember how pleasant it feels when you touch, for example, the fur of your pet, slide your fingers on a wooden table, warm your hands on a warm cup of tea or coffee, touch the hair of a loved one, wrap yourself in a blanket.
Hugge-view. Look at the fire in the fireplace, or by the fire, at the snow falling in flakes, at the raindrops on the glass when you are in the warmth of your house, at the sunset, at the huge field of meadow grass.
Hugge-sound.The sound of drops on the windowsill, the rustle of leaves, the crackle of burning wood, from which tiny sparks shoot, the cozy creak of the wooden floor. Any sounds that make you feel good and you feel comfortable and safe.
Be happy. After all, if you look back, it's not so difficult.
Keywords: Denmark | Rules of life | Lifestyle | Happiness