Diane in Denmark - Hygge? What is it? How to add hygge to your day!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2017
- Hygge! What is it, why you need it, how to do it! (Part One) Never heard of hygge or want to try it but don't know where to start? I can help!
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This was wonderful to listen to Diane..
Funnily, I subconsciously have always preferred lamps and candles to overhead lights - it seems to be far more relaxing, and allows the day to close in a peaceful way..
I think Danish interior decoration and design lends itself to creating calm interiors...and the simplicity allows you to add lots of gorgeous cushions and throws without looking busy...
Spending time with your friends by the beach with a cup of hot tea sound idyllic ... as do the teddy bear picnics in the woods with your family :) What a wonderful tradition to gather your family around in the living room in the evening... just what our high tech and high speed world needs these days (even more than ever before!)
It just boils down to pausing, and appreciating the simple things doesn't it?? :)
You are doing a fantastic job of reminding us of this with your little visits into our homes every day. I will endeavour to do more of this every day!!!!
Fortsat god dag!! :) Helen
Yay, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Helen! LLAP!
heythere georgiegirl I agree with you!! :)
Yes. Pause and appreciate!
Every night after dinner, we would get the teapot out and sit and talk...when our son was young and wanted to stall his homework he would get my husband talking and put on another pot of tea! I caught on to him and said no one pot of tea and then homework...we all loved that time together and he speaks of it often.
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Today, I lit my candles, I bought flowers from the farmers' market, I gathered my knitting stuff in a beautiful basket and set it next to my place on the sofa, and I even knit a cup cozy for my coffee mug. That's how your videos have inspired me. Thank you.
Oooo, that sounds lovely, Helen!
I hope enjoy with you🤍💚
I like to hammock hygge. I used to think you couldn’t lay in a hammock in cold weather, then I grabbed a down-filled sleeping bag and gave it a try. So nice to be cozy and snuggled up in a gently swinging hammock under the trees 👍🏼
DarkBlue Matter That’s a lovely cozy image. 😊
I am always switching off overhead lights and turning on little lamps. I always tell the family.."It's more COZY." I have never heard of "hygge" before. I must practice it without realizing it. I say "cozy" A LOT. Amazing.
Hygge costs nothing but the willingness to be hyggely. I love taking five minutes to enjoy life. I love this video: thank you, Diane, for putting the case for easy hygge across. It costs nothing, needs nothing more than friends and a bit of food, but does our spirits the world of good.
I'm watching this two years later and I first heard of hygge a few months ago and I realized I've been practicing this way of living since my teen years! I've always been a fan of candles, lamps and truly enjoying simple lovely little moments.
Thanks Diane, it seems I’ve been living Hygge life for years without knowing! ❤️😍👍
Love from Aberdeenshire 😁🏴
I look forward to hearing more about your life in Denmark and hygge. I live in Idaho, USA and today it is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. It still feels like summer. Next week will probably feel like Autumn.
Here in Montana, the afghans are unpacked to snuggle on the sofa. The extra down duvet is now on the bed with cosy pillows. The rocker is pulled up to the gas fireplace for Alan to read. We just use flameless candles on the windowsills for safety( we are older). My tea shelf is lined with my favorites. WE finishing up putting in our emergency stores. I still am happy from donating office supplies to the local school and Christmas items to the Christian thrift store near us. As we are older , we need so little now and so much fun to share!
Well done, Jeanne! And, yes, you are so right...as we get older we really need *less* or realise that we don't need so much *stuff*.
I´m from Denmark, and like a fish knows nothing about water - I know nothing about "hygge" So I tried defining it; well... You can´t buy "hygge" - Hygge is being yourself, with the ones you love, or even alone - totally at peace with everything - even our sorrows! - or.. maybe it´s just feeling gratitude and love!
Vintage Diane. Rewatched today. Feeling sad as earlier this eve I heard the sad and worrisome health news about Dear Princess Catherine. Hoping she will recover strong and healthy. ❤❤❤
I've always preferred ambient light to overhead lights. I loved learning about Hygge while I lit my candles and snuggled in my cozy blanket.❤️ Thanks so much for sharing! Your channel has been such a blessing.
Me too!
I only have lamps, never liked overhead lighting, love the soothing feeling it gives. Love in the winter using candles or oil lamps. This video makes me look forward to the winter season. Thanks Diane
Between you and Fly Lady I've become SO much better at being hyggely!
I live in the southern US, so our winters are very mild. But even though we don't have cold, dark winters, it is darker and I love to be cozy. I was not familiar with the word "hygge" but I totally understand the concept. We don't use overhead lights either, we use lamps exclusively and candles also. I also love to cuddle up by our fire with a soft throw! Enjoyed the video! Denmark sounds like a wonderful place- I don't like the cold, so maybe summer time for me!
I was one of the many who asked for a hygge presentation from you...THANK YOU for doing this!! Love it!! ❤️
I am totally with you on disliking the overhead light. I find warm lamp light so much more comfortable. I'm in Canada, and we probably don't get quite as many hours of darkness in the winter, but we definitely struggle with the winter blahs. We could totally benefit from adopting Hygge as Canadians. This is my new favourite word ❤
I haven't been under a rock, more like stranded in a desert cause I am just hearing the word Hygge. but listening to what it entails, its something I have always practiced in my home but I just called it cozy, warm, zen, snuggly, etc...I am pagan so candles and candle making are my everything, I have never cared for over head lights, I suffer migraines since childhood so lamps have always been my go to...also I keep night lights all around my home. I don't go through harsh winters but I do have a few months of cold and yes I have always felt the way to survive such times is pillows, blankets, soft lighting, fuzzy socks a must and dressing warm and a hot beverage in your hands to warm the belly and a puppy by your side...I am an avid reader and I have a sick habit of smelling and touching and looking at my books...electronics for me have their time and place but while I am at home, they are not of use...a rule that sadly has had to be implemented to keep living in the basic realm of the present moment....but thank you for this video...in todays society we have to indulge in such simplicities or we can loose our minds....thank you so much for sharing, I just found your video since I have learned the word Hyggee and I look forward to exploring your channel...Yuletide blessings to you and yours :)
Your hygge business is the best gift you have given me! Thank you so much, Diane. I have incorporated some of your ideas into my routines and it has been GLORIOUS! Please consider yourself hugged!
Thank you so much, Connie!
Hi Diane, so glad to hear you fell in love in Luxembourg! Thanks for your nice videos about hygge.Best regards from the North of Luxembourg!
Thank you so much, Myriam! I need to come back and visit Luxembourg soon!
oh yes, if you do so you are welcome to contact me so i could show you a few beautiful things, because a lot changed over here.
the Danish concept of hygge, refers to finding comfort, pleasure, and warmth in simple, soothing things such as a cozy atmosphere or the feeling of friendship. The Scandinavian term encompasses a feeling of coziness, contentment, and well-being found through cherishing the little things
Just recently *discovered* hyggle. Love it! I believe my grandma called it comfy cozy. Love flylady and Star Trek. Definitely, live long and prosper! I'll be visiting your channel often!
Diane, thank you so much for these words and suggestions. Wish I had friends to do skinny dipping with them......
today everybody seems to be so busy....
I learned about Hygge at the beginning of this year. Such a beautiful concept. Thank you for sharing Hygge with us😊
It’s still warm/ hot here in Alabama but we are now taking those extra seconds to make our home more inviting and “ homey” as we say. Have a beautiful day,
June 2022 and I'm revisiting my fav video on RUclips. Thanks Diane 😊❤️
Happy June 2022, Ashley!
Your energy is very warm and hyggely😄I just learned the word hygge over Christmas time. Before that our daughter 5yrs old at the time now 10yrsold would call anything that she thought to be cozy "Homeloving" curtains,pretty table cloth,scentsy,candles,roasting hot dogs&marshmallows in our fireplace,camping,snuggling together in a soft cozy or blanket and much much more...So we embraced her word&use it often. I have been intentional to make our home&myself homeloving.We still use her word to describe this way of living as well as the danish Hygge!Nice video!
I enjoyed this!! I have been doing this for years and didn't know it!! Candles, soft music, a good book, and, of course, watching you!!! Hygge... I like this!
Had a foreign exchange student from Demark and he went swimming in the pond with snow on the ground now I UNDERSTAND why! love it and I use lots of lamps and throws and pillows Candles love it all and oils too I'm a Massage Therapist so this is good already doing these things.... love to hear it has a word in Danish.
My favorite video you have done. What a lovely concept!
My mother has the BEST hygge-ly lamp back in Texas. It puts off this lovely amber glow like a campfire. I should try to see if I can find something similar at an op shop here in Oz. My partner hates overhead lighting, so maybe candles would be a good idea, too! Great video. Enjoy your weekend!
BiscuitNGravyTales maybe a salt lamp
Hugged......sounds like a great idea! It sounds like the American word " Hug" like doing things that would hug you.... refresh your emotions, lift your spirits
This sounds crazy but, I've been doing hygge for years here in the states...I have stopped using teal candles but I have a lot of battery kinds and some electric ones too..I have had many compliments on how my home is very comfy and cozy...who knew that I was doing it lol...have a wonderful day today x😄💖🌷
Lovely introduction to Hyyge, Diane!
It's fun to hear how you blend your Fly Lady with cozy
Love to hear about Hygge! Love the blankets and all, cold here (Wisconsin ) too! Not yet, but soon. 😊
This may be the thing that gets me through my dreaded NYC winters!
+Jen A Yes! It has really helped me avoid, or at least lessen, the winter blues 💖
Hi, just found you. I was watching an HGTV show and they used the word: hygge while talking about the choice of certain decor decisions. I instantly googled that word and voila! Here I am! This is so interesting to me. I’ve always had these inklings but never knew there was a name for it. Also, my name is Diane too, and I live in the North Eastern part of the USA. Thank you!
OH.MY.GOD. So cool! I am definitely getting in on this!
Great video. Very "hygge" just watching! Have a lovely day ☕
+phyllisj73 You, too, Phyllis!
"Go shopping in your own house" - I love that! :D
The Dutch definitely have hygge too, maybe not quite so much as the Danes, but I fondly remember enjoying tea time in the afternoon (every day) with my parents, and sometimes relatives who dropped in for that on weekends (we also drank hot tea in the summer; iced tea was something I did not know until I moved to the U.S.) , and coffee time (also every day) after dinner around 8 p.m.
Awesome! We need to hear more like this! Hygge videos every month, please. 😊
I have been reading about this lately and I just realized I have been saying the word wrong. For some reason I read it as "Hug-ee" maybe because it is a warm, fuzzy feeling like a hug? Glad I know now! Thanks for sharing. - Jen in California, where it is still hot enough for me to wear flip-flop sandals daily.
That's so funny, Jennifer. For us, 'huggies' are nappies/diapers!
I have never heard of Hygge. It sounds wonderful. Will be incorporating some things in our life to enjoy Hygge.
I need to incorporate Hygge into my life!!! Now with all the LED light bulbs here in the US I find that they are not cozy feeling at all. I want my old fashioned warm lightbulbs. Wonder if I’m just purchasing the wrong ones that have this sort of office fluorescent light feeling, i despise them. I wish winterbathing was a “thing” here in the US. I live in the Midwest and if I went winter bathing I would get arrested lol. I bet there are places in ocean towns that allow skinny dipping (nude beaches) but I live right in the middle of the country so I have no access to the ocean. We do have a private lake on our property so maybe I will have to give it a go and hope the fishies do not nibble on me lol.
I never know how to explain hygge, you did it very well. Nice hearing a "non-danes" thoughts on what hygge is. Ønsker dig en hyggelig dag, Ninna
Tak og I lige måde, Ninna!
Led candles are BRILLIANT. Pun intended? Haha. So cute.
Thanks for sharing this Diane!
I love lamps, and do that already but the rest I will work on 😊 love the idea, thank you! x x x
+Kathelle - Strandom I'm just imagining your wee chap out on the grass with some hot choc - he's such a cutie!
Diane in Denmark he is 💙 that sounds like a plan for this afternoon! 😉 x x x
I have the book about hygge! I'm so happy to see this video this morning. Hugs from Kentucky USA
Yay! We always think it's so funny when we are standing in a foreign airport and find books on Danish "hygge"!
Diane in Denmark I’m so glad to be able to adopt these things thanks to books and internet connectivity! My Oma was from Mannheim Germany and I love to embrace all the good things from everyone across the globe. 🤗❤️ I hope to travel someday but in the meantime, I’ll visit via RUclips. 😊
Winterbathing sounds cold but fun! ~Elizabeth
Ahhh just brilliant I love ❤️ this!!!! Thank you so much! Such a lovely idea. Xxxx
Thank you for explanning Hygge ,Sounds wonder, i have heard that word, however i didnt know what it was
I love hygee. I was hoping you would post something on this soon. I have The Little Book of Hygge by Wiking. I naturally did many hygee things but have incorporated more ideas from the book and Internet. Thanks for the video!
Bringing heaven to earth!
I live in Florida, never heard of hygge. Love the idea
Lovely video Diane! Go you! We hardly ever use the overhead lights! Even when we were kids we would say 'why is the big light on!' ha ha! It still makes me laugh. We have lots of lamps here and also the little floor lamps that go under tables and cupboards, behind the TV so they just give a little uplight, so cosy! Take care of you, Teresa x
+Teresa H Hello, my friend! Have you seen the Peter Kaye sketch about The Big Light? Hilarious! 😄
Hey there! If I have I have forgotten it! We have most if not all of his DVDs will have to go dig it out! Thank you x
We still refer to it as the "big light" 😂
+Emma Howard-Jones So do we! I'm dying laughing every time I see that video!
+Teresa H I think it's the Top of the Tower one from Blackpool. He also talks about the cheap roller cola... 🤣🤣🤣
Theses are from a year ago so probably to late to comment but I love cozy even in summer. I like my big glass of tea, a good book and sit outside watching the birds and squrrels. And i still like to cuddle up on the sofa at night with my husband.
Hi Ruth! Yes, we hygge all year round in Denmark. A lot of people associate it with winter but we make every day special 😍
@@DianeinDenmark 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Ok...now I get it. Thank you!
One thing to understand,- hygge is NOT a specific thing or ritual you do. You do not necessarily NEED candlelights though they always help thanks to the softer light the candles provide.
Hygge is a state of being with one another, a state of mind.
Five men sitting on what most women would consider a pile of junk watching the sports or a good movie or whatever with or without beer all thinking and feeling this setting with my mates is just perfect for whatever reason are all feeling and experiencing hygge!
You can do it alone, you can do it with family or friends or even with strangers,- it´s a feeling of " perfectness " about the situation you´re in even if the setting is ever so humble,- it´s a state of being,- everthing in your world right now is hyggeligt,- literally meaning - like hygge.
Exactly! 👏 I have other videos about all the different types of hygge...like "morgenhygge", "drengehygge". What's not to love about a night of gaming, pizza and beer with the boys 😁
I love your shirt and your decor!!
So ... hyggelly! 😂 Love it!
Hi, Diana
Since I discovered you, I'm anxious to see your videos,I love listen to you . Congratulations.
I would like to ask you about your beauty routines, if you can share them with us.
Thank you very much
Yes, Diane...you always look so pretty and you have beautiful skin. Besides the winter bathing, which I think would be wonderful for your circulation, what kind of skin care and make up do you use? Thank you for all your fabulous videos!
Oh yes - that would be very interesting! You always look so beautyful, awake and interested!
great informative cozy loving healing video awesome thank you Diane
+kelly mckay You are welcome, Kelly 🤗
I saw a programme about the Isle of Eigg in Scotland last night and I'm sure he said we Gina have a hygge, thought of you:))
I thought it was yogurt............got excited for a minute : )
Your videos are hyggeligt! X
Tak!
Thanks for lifting the rock! It wasn't very hyggily(?)under there!!
You are adorable. I love your videos. ❤️
This sounds a bit like the Dutch word 'gezellig'. Only the Dutch don't often make such an effort of it. There is a saying here wich translates like, act normal, that's crazy enough. I think Dutch people are too down to earth to really get the concept of hygge, but I would love to learn to take time for this. Thank you!
We say mysig also in Finland. The swedishspeaking part of Finland
I loved learning about hygge since I have never heard it. Sounds wonderful! I would be much too embarrassed to go skinnydipping. I wouldn't want my friends to see me naked and I don't think I'd want to see them either. How do you get over that? I really would like to know. Also do others feel like me or am I the exception?
It was difficult at first but when you are together with women and men of all different ages, shapes and sizes (some with mastectomy scars, etc) it is actually a very humbling experience. I am much less self conscious about my body now than I was in my 20s and I am grateful that I am physically in good health. When I see the 80 and 90 year old ladies and gents bathing beside me in the icy sea, it is so very inspiring!
Is that where we get our word "Hug" from? Yes, I thought of gemutlich. :D
I think you explained it very well. It’s such a hard thing to explain because it’s more a state of mind, not one thing, but it’s a word that covers so many small things in life that is just nice and make ones mood better.
Btw you said that you are not a flylady mentor anymore, but I keep getting suggestions on Facebook with a free Skype call with a mentor, and it’s always you picture and you that I can choose to speak to.. I have not made an appointment yet, but I am intrigued
That's funny, Stine - I see the adverts too and get a surprise (fright?!) when my face pops up! LOL! I'm afraid the Premium advert and website are very out of date (there are about 11 mentors who are still working for the company, out of the 24 mentioned on the website). If you need anything, Jessica (Flylady's niece), is very sweet and can help out. Her email address is dingding@flyladypremium.com
Stine Kirkeby oooo
Nice😍
In Holland the word for hygge is gezellig☕️🕯🛋🍫
Cold water is sooo good for your immune system!
+Aussie Organiser Very toning! Though sometimes, when it's minus 5c/23f outside, I'm glad I have my asthma inhaler with me when I'm winterbathing 😄❄🌊
Hi Diane, what's the best way to clean a Thermos flask?
I'm afraid you'll have to ask Mr Google...I usually only keep boiling water in mine (I brew the tea in the tea cup), so it doesn't need cleaning out.
You can´t buy "hYgge" - Hygge is being yourself, with the ones you love, or even alone - totally at peace with everything - even our sorrows! - or.. maybe it´s just feeling gratitude and love!
Never heard of it. Apparently I live under a rock.
+Vicki I was kidding...but it *was* one of the words added to the Oxford English dictionary this year - that is pretty amazing 😃
You explained the dutch word gezellig really well. It's just a little strange that you pronounced it as hygge. ;) Gezellig hoor!
Many moons ago, I used to have a Dutch boyfriend... Lekke bakkie koffie - that's gezellig, too! LOL!
Oh how funny, I didn't know that. Well greetings from the Netherlands and for me later on it will be : lekker bakkie thee :)
Yuyg