Getting Hygge
Happy Tuesday ladies. It’s time for us to take a deep breath and adjust to our new normal. Self-distancing is a new experience for all of us so let’s help each other get through this. I will continue to post about fashion because we all need to get dressed and clothes are a powerful tool we can use to affect our mood. 
The truth is, we’re much more likely to run out of patience long before we run out of perishables so let’s be kind to one another and stay calm. It’s time to get as Hygge as possible so we enjoy this time as much as possible.
I’m looking for levity wherever I can find it these days because laughter really is good medicine. My daughter sent me this article on Big Fluffy Dog. It as a couple of videos that had me laughing until tears ran down my cheeks. The commentator is pretty clever too.
Yesterday, I finally hauled out one enormous box of knitting that I’d packed when we moved, two years ago. I kidded myself that this was my whole stash. Sadly it’s just a handful of half-finished projects and my out of control multiple sets of needles. I haven’t knit in several years so rather than trying to pick up where I let off on a project I dove into a new one.
This kit is for a throw.
I thought it would go really fast based on the size of the yarn and size 50 needles. But oh no. I’m so out of practice I’m having a hard time remembering a simple two-row pattern. It really is a great way to distract myself so I am soldiering on.
This article on clashing colors has some great images. I didn’t read the words but found the pictures interesting:) Do you wear clashing colors?
How’s your athleisure game? I realize I’m going to need a few more pieces so I ordered these and this top. No matter how high I put the furnace, our rain is making the house feel chilly.
I think we could all use some great book recommendations so please share your suggestions.
Be kind to your self and others.
xx
Love the dog video. Thank you. I needed that laugh. We are keeping well. I’m trying to make this as anxiety-free as possible for my kids so we are baking and watching TV and going for walks. I’m finishing up The House of Trelawney, which I’m really enjoying. Also Grown Ups by Marian Keyes. Both are amusing. These really all strange times and distraction is key. I love the lounge-wear. So cozy! Take care! Xx
I’ve been getting my house ready to sell, so have been busy organizing, decluttering, touching up paint. The downside to decluttering is that the place where I normally drop off items are all closed! But I still got in a few runs.
I have some knitting projects and want to make a striped sweater using stash yarn. I loaded up on books before the library closed, gathering four Anne Lamott novels. Her writing is fresh and funny. Laughter is what is needed now!
I agree, laughter is so important now
My sweet, patient mother in law tried to to teach me to knit, and I never could get the hang of it. It looks like your throw is going to be really cozy with the yarn you are using.
As I was reading your post, when I came to the picture of the yarn on the giant knitting needle, at first glance I thought the needle was a carrot! I think it’s time for me to close the laptop and give my eyes a rest now.
LOL, they are huge needles.
I love staying at home. What better place to than safe and secure in your own home! Read,garden,craft at peace with no one to bother or disturb you! This is so me- I don’t understand why people are complaining about staying at home. Hope everyone finds something fun and constructive to do, if they feel stuck at home. It won’t be too long and then we will wonder what w e did with all that time(complain?) Certainly hope not. I am recovering from three months of off and on stays in the hospital or rehab and am really happy to be home,in my own place,sleep in my own bed,etc. Best wishes to all to be safe and practice common sense. P.S. I have enough toilet paper!
I love being home too! Glad you’re on the mend Susan
If you need a topic, how about summertime pajamas. That’s on my list for my next set of clothing purchase to replace my burned wardrobe. I have never tried to sleep in linen, but I found some linen pjs that are very cute. What is the collective experience here with linen jams?
Hello from a displaced teacher from near Seattle. I miss my class but this blog is helping — keep posting, Jennifer!
Here are some wonderful books I’ve read lately that will transport you to another place / time:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson, and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Go outside and hike for a bit, then come home and read with a cup of coffee. We’ll get through this!
I bet you miss them! Thanks for sharing these. They sound wonderful.
Great post – so many blessings to be found under our roofs! I loved playing house when I was a little girl…so now I “play house”….take time to tidy shelves, make new recipes, read….
Would love to stay in all the time – sadly my husband had a heart attack in late February and still has some residual symptoms. We have been going to the hospital for tests almost every other day…going back tomorrow. So far, things are as normal as they can be with everything closed here in PA….but the hospital says these must be done. SO off we go…me with clorox wipes and get us in and out as fast as possible. Thankful for good care. Blessings to you and yours. Stay safe and healthy!
I’m sorry to hear about your husband. It must be scary to go in and out of the hospital but it sounds like you’re doing all the right things to protect yourselves. Be safe
Three years ago my husband took a job in St Louis and was only home for 1 weekend a month. I adjusted to living mostly alone after a time. Now he has been re-assigned to a job much closer to me and is home every weekend for 3 days. My sister is also changing jobs and is spending time in our mother-in-law apartment in our basement. Suddenly I am faced with having more folks around than I am accustomed to. Now with the CO-19 virus we are adjusting again. We are cooking more , including baking bread, doing some home projects, and working in the garden. The rain has been relentless though so there have been only a few days to work outside. I can still go into work for now (part time, semi-retired), there are only 2 of us working in a large building but that may change too.
My next idea is a sewing project. I have an old matelasse bedspread that has seen better days. I want some big euro pillows for my bed but don’t want to spend the earth for 3 of them. So let’s see what I can concoct. Who knows, this may revive my sewing skills!
I don’t find this semi-isolation so bad but I’m kind of an introvert. And I have a stockpile of books! I hope everyone finds satisfying projects. Stay well and take care of your loved ones.
I think crafting of all kinds will have a huge resurgence.