How to make long winter evenings more enjoyable?

Create your own world at home

The winter season brings not only beautifully snow-covered landscapes but also shorter days and colder weather. Many of us feel more tired during this time and need to find ways to create a cozy atmosphere at home and recharge our energy. One solution is home rituals that help us make everyday activities more enjoyable and set a positive energy.

A few tips that will do good for your soul: 

• Create your own corner: Find a small place in your apartment where you feel really good. It could be an armchair with a good book, a bathtub with scented candles, or a corner in the kitchen where you prepare your morning coffee. Just a place where you feel relaxed and it’s your corner, even if just for a few minutes.
• Surround yourself with pleasant things: Choose items that bring you joy and positive emotions. It could be a soft blanket, scented sticks, a favorite vase with arrangements, or photos of loved ones.
• Create an evening ritual: Before sleeping, take time to relax. Light a candle, take a warm bath, or read a few pages of a book. Recap your day and set aside your duties or worries for the next day. Just breathe out.
• Bring nature home: You can also bring a piece of nature into your home during winter. If you don't have plants, get one or two and take care of them. Even dried grasses and arrangements from them in a vase will bring joy and a nice environment. You can find instructions on how to do this in our instructional video on Instagram. 
• Music as therapy: Create a playlist of relaxing music that tunes you into a positive wave. Or listen to a travel podcast and get inspired!

Ideas for items for your rituals

• Diffuser: It disperses pleasant scents of essential oils and improves mood. Try lavender or eucalyptus with orange. How about ylang-ylang?
• Candles: In addition to providing pleasant light, they create a cozy atmosphere and evoke a feeling of simply being hyggelig. The more candles in winter, the better. Warm light has beneficial effects on our mental state.
• Favorite mug: Get yourself a beautiful mug that, no matter the cost, will be your unique favorite and will bring you joy every time you sip from it. Do it for yourself, it works wonders!

• Decorative cushions and soft throws: They add coziness to your home and improve the feeling of comfort. There's nothing better than making tea or hot chocolate, settling on the couch, sinking into soft cushions, and covering yourself with a warm throw. That's how books are read!
• Books or podcast: Reading is a great way to unwind and gain new inspiration. And if you have tired eyes, then close them and listen to a podcast. 

Why are home rituals important?

• They reduce stress: Regular rituals help reduce stress and tension.
• They improve mood: Surrounding yourself with pleasant things, soft yellow light, and scents has a positive effect on our psyche.
• They increase productivity: A well-rested person is more productive and creative. You probably agree with that, right? Therefore, preparing for sleep is important, and don't underestimate the evening slowdown.
• They boost self-confidence and self-love: Taking care of yourself and your home reflects how much we love ourselves. Self-love will definitely increase your self-esteem, and things in life will suddenly seem easier. 

Don't wait and start creating your own world of comfort today!