For those of us who experience winter blues or seasonal affective disorder, the summer solstice is like a high holy day, am I right? This year it is on Thursday, the 21st, so here's how to plan to celebrate in hygge style...

Imagine a day at the beach or an hours-long picnic. Or, you could camp out on the balcony or patio with a really good book. Or grab your laptop & head for the back yard.

After several hours in the sun, you are likely to feel as if you have returned to the truth of who you are. That's how powerful an experience it can be.


Sometimes, there's a moment after winter is over when you know that there is nothing left of the winter blues experience. It's truly over! If you haven't experienced it yet this year, the summer solstice might be that day for you.

After spending several hours soaking up all that sunshine, place yourself in a comfy chair by a sunny window or if it's dark, light several candles & sit near them. Make yourself a delicious cup of tea. Then, grab your journal and fill it with all you know about who you are.

How would you describe yourself?
If you could create the life you wanted, what would it look like?
What do you believe about love & relationships?
What do you believe about the meaning of life?
How do you feel about the loved ones in your life?

Later, when you are starting to experience winter symptoms again, what you've written will be a good reminder of who you really are.

If possible, go see them. Hug them and tell them how much you love them & have fun with them. Sure, they have seen you feel better all spring, but filled with sunshine, they may see or feel your energy in a different way. And you may enjoy your time with them differently.

Can't plan a get-together? Call them & spend time listening to the sound of their voices. Hear theirs.

Have a sun-soaked solstice!!

Love, Jeanine

I'm back. Homeschooling's all done! And just in time to talk hygge in the summer.

How are you? Are you loving summer yet? I will probably post only once a week this month - my birthday is this month and I try to find ways to celebrate all month long. :)

Hope you are diving into summer, too. Here are 5 ways to make summer more hygge...

(1) Light candles that smell like the summer outdoors. So it's a way of bringing nature in, which is always hygge. You also can actually bring in the flowers themselves, and use them to beautify & scent several rooms in the house.

(2) Use soft or textured fabrics that are thinner. but might still be useful if the AC makes you cold.

(3) Head outdoors onto the balcony or patio with a tall class of sweet tea. Maybe that is summer hygge in the south, and you might prefer lemonade, instead.

(4) As Kayleigh suggested in the quote above, while you're out there, read and soak up the sunshine. Take life outside, where it's warm.

(5) Lighten your home's decor & decorate with neutral colors.

Below is a book that can help you do just that & if you click on the links (which are my affiliate links using Amazon), you can own it, too. I love her writing and am likely to own the entire series before too long!

She says, "hygge is always inside you." And I believe her!

LOVE her sun room suggestion!! But really, all her ideas.

See you next time!

Love, Jeanine