Green Friday? Thanksgiving pie in Copenhagen and Flyady hygge Christmas planning mission 30 of 30!

In today’s hygge Newsletter: Thanksgiving pie in Copenhagen, I’m heading off for a few days (yay) plus our final Flylady Christmas Planning Mission – number 30 of 30! Happy Green Friday from Copenhagen (where there are lots of initiatives for people to swap and recycle gifts instead of buying more stuff). Are you ready for our final hygge Christmas planning mission? Make yourself a nice warm cuppa or hot cup of coffee, grab your pen and notebook or Flylady Holiday Control Journal (see the bottom of the Newsletter for a link) and tap below to watch the video. Hygge chat time!

Hygge Christmas planning

Yesterday (Thursday, aka “Little Friday” here in Denmark) I met up with my Bestie, Erika from America to run some errands and we enjoyed a yummy savoury Thanksgiving pie and salad lunch at the American Pie Company. Such a hygge little place in the centre of the city. Lovely pastry with roasted turkey, peas, carrots, celery and onion in a white wine cream sauce with fresh thyme – so good! Erika bought a full size traditional pumpkin pie “to go” to enjoy with her family last night…

And a heads-up that there’ll be radio silence from me the next couple of days because – hooray, hooray – we’re off to visit my dear old Mum in Edinburgh, Scotland! Looking forward to spending time together with our family and to a festive meal in the city. I last saw Mum back in September and I took her out for lunch to her favourite place (where she used to lunch with my Dad), Café Andaluz on George Street. This time we’ll be going out for dinner with the whole family! Another restaurant on George Street but somewhere different for a change – can’t wait!

But back to our planning! Today’s mission completes our first round of hygge Christmas planning. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But if you didn’t manage to join in with us, don’t worry! We will have Super Missions at the beginning of December and I will be bringing you a full video with every single one!

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc) I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series… This is where you will find recipes, easy crafts, decorating with my Bestie Vibeke, the sights and sounds of Copenhagen at Christmas time…

That’s it for today! Are you subscribed to my Newsletter? Get my posts straight to your Inbox! Take care and keep it hygge out there! See you on my return from Edinburgh!

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What are you grateful for? Thursday goals, ice swimming, Hygge Christmas Planning, Flylady mission 29

What are you thankful for today – ice swimming with good friends, time with family, your health, a job you love? No Thanksgiving here in Denmark but sometimes it’s nice to take a little step back and be grateful for all the wonderful people we have in our lives! Today’s hygge Christmas planning mission is a quick wrap and chat. If you are celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope you have a wonderful day – thank you for being such a fantastic support to me over the years…watching videos, commenting on Facebook and Instagram. Rah, rah, rah!

Hygge Christmas planning

Is it cold where you are? Winter is definitely here and it’s been below freezing this past week (I’m breaking the ice on the bird bath daily). Icy on the bathing bridge too but still swimming – sea temp 6c/48f, air freezing. Go us! I am so grateful for my wonderful family and friends – they are my most precious thing!

In general Thursday news, it’s Flylady Errand day but choose day of the week you like. The main principle is to have your lists ready before you head out and STICK to them, ha ha! Lots of festive greenery being sold in our village right now. Amaryllis, small conifers and a “hygge” bag of mixed plants. Hygge is a great marketing ploy! LOL! I’ll be buying some fresh hyacinths next week – I love to have them in our windowsills up to Christmas and they usually bloom over the New Year.

The hygge Christmas planning missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video above, move your bahookie and start! Just keep moving forward! Our Super Missions start in December…

The Flylady has a FREE planning workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video… (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc)

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Join me for a 15-minute kitchen clean up! Is your bedroom a haven? Hygge Christmas Prep 2023, Flylady mission 28

Happy Wednesday from Copenhagen! How does your kitchen look this morning? Sink area clear?! It’s Wednesday and I know that many of you are getting ready for Thanksgiving, perhaps travelling to family or hosting in your own home. First up today? Tap below, get going and let’s get stuff DONE today! A trip down memory lane with a good old-fashioned 15-minute kitchen clean!

Hygge Christmas planning

On Monday I said I would be bringing you some Flylady Zone 4 (master bedroom) inspiration for cleaning and decluttering. Here are this week’s Flylady missions! I really hope you will watch for one-minute and be inspired to do something – ANYTHING – this week! We are making our bedrooms clean and cozy because we need a place to relax and lay our heads. Especially when things are crazy-busy-don’t-have-time-to-breathe for most of us right now – ha ha!

This week’s Flylady missions, Zone 4

In other news, it’s Wednesday which means it’s time to tackle any Anti-Procrastination tasks… What about setting your timer for 5 minutes and working on your bedroom?

Our hygge Christmas missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December, just a few days away…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Do you celebrate Thanksgiving? Tuesday reminders plus Flylady Mission 27, Hygge Christmas Prep 2023

In today’s Newsletter – Thanksgiving, hygge Christmas planning plus our Tuesday goal reminders – woo hoo! We are on to the final stretch of our hygge Christmas planning missions! Number 27 of 30! Do you celebrate Thanksgiving, how is your prep going? Settle down with a cup of tea or glass of water, grab your pen and notebook then tap below for today’s mission which is all about Thanksgiving, checklists…and self-care!

Hygge Christmas planning

Did you skip your Morning Routine today because you have so much to do? Our Routines keep us afloat! Take 5-minutes to do a quick review…do you need to get dressed, put on a LOL (load of laundry), meditate for a few minutes, swish and swipe the bathroom? Let’s start the day with your best foot forward!

Tuesday in Flylady Land is Plan and Play Day. Set your timer for 15 minutes and do some “desk work”. Pay bills, check what’s coming up in the weeks ahead. Remember to plan a little fun for yourself and your family! I have fun every Saturday morning with my Bluetits Chill Swimmers group. And I’m also very intentional about plotting other fun into my diary. My international ladies group always puts together a great programme of events and in December I will be going to a Christmas lunch in the city plus a Christmas Cookie Exchange (a first for me!).

The Christmas missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Happy Monday! Are you in crisis clean mode? Hygge Christmas Flylady mission 26

Good morning from wonderful Copenhagen where the skies are currently grey, grey, grey… Not feeling ready for the week ahead? Take a few deep breaths and relax! I have a plan for you! I woke up feeling a little frazzled but a quick icy plunge in my She-Shack (our garden shed) changed my mood! My sweet friend Polly gifted me a beautiful Skandinavisk candle last week (Snö, the Swedish word for snow, a lovely light scent) and I’ve been enjoying watching it flicker while I sit in my tub! Taking a few moments for ourselves daily is absolutely essential – please don’t skimp on your self-care! For today’s hygge Christmas planning mission we are taking away the overwhelm you might be feeling with the state of your home…

Take a deep breath, grab your Christmas planning notebook and a cup of tea (or chilled water if you’re in the southern hemisphere) and lets go with today’s hygge Christmas planning mission, number 26 of 30!

Hygge Christmas planning

Why am I such a fan of the Flylady system? Because we just tackle things a little at a time. Our weekly upkeep clean stops us getting overwhelmed in the first place. Just 10 minutes (or even 5 minutes) is such a game changer!

Our hygge Christmas planning missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video… (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc)

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Traditional Danish smørrebrød lunch, record rain, Friday goals! Flyady hygge Christmas planning mission 25

In today’s hygge Newsletter! Flyady Christmas planning, a stormy dip in the heaviest rain of the past 150 years plus a delicious traditional smørrebrød lunch to celebrate the birthday of my Bestie, Erika from America! The weekend is on the horizon so let’s dive right in!

Today’s hygge Christmas planning mission – number 25 – has a reminder about our Friday goals… Make yourself a nice warm cuppa or hot cup of coffee, grab your pen and notebook or Flylady Holiday Control Journal (see the bottom of the Newsletter for a link) and tap below to watch the video. Hygge chat time!

Hygge Christmas planning

Yesterday Erika took me out for a delicious lunch to celebrate her birthday (see last Saturday’s post for the photos of her birthday celebrations at our Bluetits Chill Swimmers group). But first, of course, we dipped! Very stormy and it rained all day! I heard on this morning’s radio news it was the most rain in Copenhagen in a single day in the past 150 years. And the equivalent of a whole month of rain, wow! It was a battle to walk out on the bathing jetty. Sea temperature was 6c/42f, air windchill minus -1c/30f! In conditions like these, safety takes priority. So we held on to the steps and dipped, letting the waves crash over us. No swimming. But fun!

But let’s quickly warm up and get cozy again with a delicious Danish frokostplatte (“lunch plate”). A traditional selection of smørrebrød. In Danish lunch restaurants you’ll often be given a long thin piece of paper and a pencil. You fill in your table number and tick the boxes of the dishes you’d like to order. Dishes are served with our ubiquitous Danish ryebread. For lunch I usually eat two or three dishes and we had ordered the plate of three for 179 Danish crowns. I had the fiskefilet (fried fillet of plaice), fresh tuna/avocado/lime salad and the tartare of raw beef (which comes with a raw egg yolk, horseradish, capers red onion, crispy onions, etc). All delicious! Plus a glass of elderflower cordial to drink. Erika chose the fried plaice, frikadeller (traditional Danish pork patties) and fiskefrikadeller (fish cakes). Lots of fish at this restaurant right by the sea and it was very hygge watching the waves crashing in as the rain battered the windows. And you’ll notice the small Danish flag on the restaurant table – another Danish tradition when you’re out for lunch or dinner celebrating a birthday or anniversary!

But back to our planning! The hygge Christmas missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc) I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series… This is where you will find recipes, easy crafts, decorating with my Bestie Vibeke, the sights and sounds of Copenhagen at Christmas time…

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Errand day! Dipping in the dark and hygge Christmas Planning, Flylady mission 24

In today’s hygge Newsletter…Thursday goal reminders, Christmas planning mission number 24 and photos from last night’s magical dip in the dark Danish sea with my American friend Polly! Happy Thursday from stormy Copenhagen! Woke up several times during the night due to rain battering against the windows and there are reports of snow a bit further north than us. Glad I have the winter tyres on the car (see yesterday’s post)! Thursday is Errand Day in Flylady Land but I did mine yesterday. Just pick any day of the week that suits you/your family’s schedule. The aim is to have your list READY so that you don’t forget the essentials. I did a trip to the pet store (cat litter and food for Kiko, my son’s rescue kitten) and IKEA. IKEA sell fresh Christmas trees from the car park: countdown to Christmas has begun! Confession: the IKEA beanie hat wasn’t on my list but I couldn’t resist, ha ha! And it’s practical for the Danish climate – I’ll probably end up wearing it today…

In hygge planning news, I’ve ordered a few festive/seasonal books from the library and am listening to a Christmas cozy mystery on audiobook (free from Overdrive, via our fantastic Danish libraries). And on that note…see today’s video from 5 years ago: I’m in my favourite spot: the crime section of the library! Grab a pen and paper, or your Christmas planning notebook, a hot or cold drink and tap to watch!

Hygge Christmas planning

Are you remembering daily self-care? Last night I did a double dip and sauna with my American friend Polly. Was fantastic to swim in the calm-just-before-last-night’s-storm-sea and sit outside under the stars with tin mugs of hot tea (we use tin mugs because they warm your hands after a cold dip), dark chocolate and a teeny glass of Edinburgh Gin elderflower liqueur! I bought the liqueur last time I was home in Edinburgh, Scotland, and transport the crystal glasses (a wedding gift for hubby and me 25 years ago) by wrapping them in a teatowel and placing them in a tupperware box. What a magical evening – just what the doctor ordered! Sea 9c/48f, air 5c/41f

The hygge Christmas planning missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video above, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE planning workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video… (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc)

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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When it feels like everything is going wrong. Hygge Christmas Prep 2023, Flylady mission 23

Yesterday was a pretty bizarre day for me when everything that could go wrong did go wrong. No serious issues but just a build up of small, annoying things! Oh, plus it rained all day (stop me if you’ve heard that one before). I very rarely cry but it was definitely a day when I felt like I was on the brink, ha ha! But, hey ho, I managed a swim with Sue and Aga… Certainly cheered me up, even if it was blowing a gale, very choppy and cold! My friendships are my lifeline! I also went to bed early with my book last night (currently reading P.D. James, “Shroud for a Nightingale”) and had a wonderful night’s sleep, hooray!

In some good news from yesterday, I got the winter tyres put on the car. Booking the appointment with the garage was one of my recent Anti-Procrastination day tasks. I bought some sturdy tyre storage bags at IKEA recently (from their Dimpa series) and it certainly made moving the tyres into the back of the car a little less messy! We store our car tyres in our garden shed and I’m wondering if our garden mice will start nibbling the bags…we shall find out next spring!

Wednesday is the day we stop putting things off and get things done! Is Anti-Procrastination Day calling YOUR name? Today’s Flylady Christmas mission talks about these things! Tap below, get going and let’s get stuff DONE!

Hygge Christmas planning

I had been procrastinating on finishing off my weekly upkeep clean so last night, after dinner, I changed the bed sheets. It was so nice to go to bed early and get into a freshly made bed! Set your timer and go do something!

Weekly Upkeep Clean – 10 minutes on each task – it doesn’t have to be perfect!

If you saw my Sunday inspo video, this week’s Zone for detailed cleaning and decluttering is 3, the bathroom. Add a little hygge to this area!

But back to planning… the missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Umbrella day?! Tuesday goals, Flylady Mission 22, Hygge Christmas Prep 2023

Will you be using your umbrella today?! Happy Tuesday from Copenhagen where it has been raining all night and looks to be the same for the rest of the day! But I’ve had a dip in my plunge pool in our garden shed (my “She Shack”) – there were puddles on the garden path to manoeuver – have finished my Morning Routine and am working in my cozy office. Heading out for a training swim later – that’s why I’m wearing my onesie, ha ha! Tuesdays are Plan and Play focus day in Flylady land (but choose any day of the week that works for you) and Day 22 of our hygge Christmas planning reflects that theme. Today we’re chatting about our lists, self-care and lots more! See below for the my video mission…

Settle down with a cup of tea or glass of water, grab your pen and notebook then tap below for today’s hygge Christmas planning mission!

Hygge Christmas planning

The Flylady daily focus keeps us on track…no more having to think about ALL the things ALL the time. Feeling overwhelmed? Breathe out. Breathe in. Breath out. Put one foot in front of the other! And make self-care a priority today!

The Christmas missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Hello, hello, Monday is here! Flylady mission 21

Good morning from wonderful (sunny today) Copenhagen! I hope you slept well and are ready to tackle the week ahead? How did you spend your weekend? My Bestie, Erika from America, celebrated her birthday at our Copenhagen Bluetits swim on Saturday morning (fun photos coming up later in this post). But let’s start with today’s hygge Christmas planning mission! Tap below to watch and get this mission done sometime this week. But why not today? Five minutes on the timer and off you go – rah, rah, rah!

Hygge Christmas planning

And here’s a 60 second video I made yesterday, to give you a little bit of inspiration for this week’s Flylady Zone 3, the bathroom. Four quick tips for making your bathroom hygge! If you compare with the video above, you’ll see that our IKEA towels are over 5 years old and still going strong! LOL!

And now on to the fun photos… My Saturday mornings are spent swimming with my Copenhagen Bluetits Chill Swimmers group – such a lovely bunch of ladies! We celebrated Erika’s birthday (56 years young – Erika and I are the same age!). My friend Carmen (from Australia) brought along some warm-out-of-the-oven-and-still-on-the-baking-tray-sausage-rolls. Yum! One of my favourites! As you know, I’m Scottish and love ANY type of pastie, pie or food topped with or encased in pastry, ha ha!

Some of my friends are dealing with heavy stuff right now and we all agreed that making yourself get out and connect with a friend really makes all the difference. (If you can’t physically get out, make a phone call or send a text.) A much needed respite from all the thoughts tumbling around in your head. Plus a brisk walk in the fresh air or swim in the salty sea will certainly blow the cobwebs away too! Sea temp 10c/50f, sunny but very cold wind.

Copenhagen Bluetits Chill Swimmers

Are you feeling ready for the week ahead? Take a deep breath and relax. Follow the daily focus plan – it takes out the guesswork!

But back to our hygge Christmas planning! The missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video… (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc)

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

That’s it for today! Are you subscribed to my Newsletter? Get my posts straight to your Inbox! And see you tomorrow!

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Diane

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Friday is the day we ..?! A murphy bed in Brussels plus Flyady hygge Christmas planning mission 20!

Coming up in today’s Newsletter! Hygge Christmas Flylady planning mission number 20 and our goals for Friday! Hope you’re enjoying some nice weather today? Vibeke and I had our skinnydip seaswim this morning in the wind and rain…hair-raising fun! LOL! Sea temp today was 10c/50f and the air was 8c/46f

Friday is here and it’s time to wrap up the week and prepare for the weekend ahead. We all need to rest and recharge – whatever that looks like for you and your family! Today’s focus is to spend a few minutes decluttering your handbag and car. Set a timer for 5 minutes and see how much clutter you can find! I’m removing shopping receipts, extra lipsticks (how do I always end up with so many in one handbag?!) and snotty hankies.

Spend a couple of minutes tidying out your handbag/purse

It’s also Date Night – be deliberate and take time to nurture your relationships! Hubby and I like to stay home on Fridays and tonight our kids are coming round for a special dinner (it’s Mortens Aften tonight = St Martin’s Eve). The tradition here is to eat duck!

Oh, and who needs a laugh today? Here’s today’s hygge Christmas planning mission – number 20! It was fun for me to rewatch this video…I was on a trip to Brussels, Belgium, to visit good friends/colleagues (from my days working at the European Supreme Court in Luxembourg in the 1990s) and you can see me making up the murphy bed in my Brussels hotel room! LOL! Did you make YOUR bed this morning?! Go do it! Then make yourself a nice warm cuppa or hot cup of coffee, grab your pen and notebook or Flylady Holiday Control Journal (see the bottom of the Newsletter for a link) and tap below to watch the video. Let’s hygge!

Hygge Christmas planning

And a final word about our hygge Christmas planning missions… They are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc) I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series… This is where you will find recipes, easy crafts, decorating with my Bestie Vibeke, the sights and sounds of Copenhagen at Christmas time…

That’s it for today! Are you subscribed to my Newsletter? Get my posts straight to your Inbox! Take care and keep it hygge out there!

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Liberty fabric, clementines, scratch card calendars… What’s on YOUR list? Hygge Christmas Planning, Flylady mission 19

Happy Thursday from dark, wet and windy Copenhagen! Errand Day in Flylady Land but feel free to pick any day of the week that suits you/your family’s schedule. Sometimes I do my Errands at the beginning of the week, sometimes I get things when I am out and about in the city. The main thing is to have your list READY so that you don’t forget the essentials. And also you won’t get carried away buying things that are not on your list – ha ha!

Let’s get straight into today’s pep talk and Flylady hygge planning mission. Grab a pen and paper, or your Christmas planning notebook, a hot or cold drink and tap to watch!

Hygge Christmas planning

Last week I ran a few errands in the city with my Bestie, Erika from America – it was wonderful to be out in the crisp fresh air just before sunset (it’s getting dark by 4.30pm now). We started in the Østerbro part of the city, then walked along the lakes to Nørreport, finishing by Torvehallerne (the Copenhagen Food Halls). The outdoor flower, fruit and vegetable stalls are always a riot of colour – very hygge in the twilight!

Erika bought Liberty fabric for some handmade Christmas projects. Are you making gifts this year, crafting, baking – do you need supplies? Get them ordered or add them to your Errand List – the clock is ticking! I had some non-food items on my Errand List: “scratch off” advent calendars. They cost 50 Danish crowns and I always buy one for hubby, my DS23 (dear son, 23 years old) and DD21 (dear daughter, 21 years old). We never win much but they’re part and parcel of Christmas in Denmark.

These hygge planning missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video above, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE planning workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video… (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc)

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Guess what day it is? Hygge interview and Christmas Prep 2023, Flylady mission 18

Yes, you guessed it, Wednesday is here which is Anti-Procrastination day in Flylady Land! I’ve had my morning cold plunge, two cups of coffee, morning routine is done, still very dark outside but I’m feeling ready (as I will ever be) to attack the day! LOL! Today is the day we stop putting off tasks we have been avoiding…

So, without further ado, tap to watch today’s Flylady Christmas mission and let’s get stuff DONE!

Hygge Christmas planning

Have you been procrastinating on menuplanning…our habit for November? TODAY is the day to sit down with a pen and paper (or your digital list) and write out a few simple dinner ideas. It’s that simple! Need inspiration? Click here for all my menu plans!

Flylady habits for each month

Or perhaps you’ve been procrastinating on doing your weekly upkeep clean because you think you don’t have time to do it perfectly? Just do 5 minutes and do something!

Weekly Upkeep Clean – 10 minutes on each task – it doesn’t have to be perfect!

If Zone cleaning is your thing, a 90 second video about this week’s Flylady Zone, the kitchen!

This week’s Flylady detailed cleaning and decluttering Zone!

And, in other news, Robyn from Minimalist Home interviewed me about how we hygge here in Denmark. Watch the video below! She even tried using a plung pool, ha ha!

But back to planning… the missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

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Are you having fun? Flylady Mission 17, Hygge Christmas Prep 2023

Happy Tuesday from – again – very wet Copenhagen! It’s Plan and Play day in Flylady land (but choose any day of the week that works for you) and Day 17 of our hygge Christmas planning reflects that theme. Today we’re chatting about Thanksgiving and daily routines. Do you need a pep talk to get you up off your bahookie and moving forward? LOL! I’m your girl! Grab your pen and notebook! Tap below for today’s hygge Christmas planning mission!

Hygge Christmas planning

As you saw in today’s video, we’re not stressing, we are putting one foot in front of the other and focusing on our routines and habits. Tuesday is Plan and Play day. Look at your diary and see what’s coming up, pay bills, make any necessary appointments. Hubby and I are invited to a 50th birthday party this weekend and I’m going to look out my outfit, check the address/how to get there so there’s no last minute panic. Temperatures in Copenhagen have now fallen below 7c/44f so that means it’s time to put winter tyres on our car. I went online this morning and booked an appointment with our local garage for next week. Go me! I’ve also been online and booked my next two haircuts (one before Christmas and one in the New Year). I love that my hairdresser has online booking: makes it so easy and I can avoid making a phone call (do you hate making calls too? Ha ha!) And take a minute today to plan some fun for yourself and your family! If it’s planned, it is more likely to happen!

My friends Erika, Angela and I have arranged an evening swim/sauna in the dark at our bathing club later this week. It’s dark here before 5pm now and actually very hyggelig swiming in the dark… Can’t wait! Angela and Erika have known each other for over 18 years – they met at Baby Group!

A plan to make your week easier!

These missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video…

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

Christmas and seasonal hygge!

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Half-way there, how do you feel?! Flylady mission 16

Can you believe today is Mission number 16 – we’re halfway there, woo hoo! But first of all, good morning from rather grey Copenhagen! I do hope you had a wonderful weekend – what did you get up to? Relaxing with the family, working in the garden, looking after grandkids? I went to a crafts and vintage julemarket (Christmas market)…

…organized by my international ladies club, LINK Denmark. All very hygge and I bought a few handmade Christmas gifts. (Will be wrapping them later this week.) Saturday mornings are spent with my Copenhagen Bluetits Chillswimmers ladies. Temperatures are dropping so we are wearing more and more layers! But on to today’s hygge Christmas planning mission. It’s Monday so can you guess what it is?

Tap below for today’s mission and get it done sometime this week! Oh, and who remembers this video from 5 years ago and the old “mother-in-law” joke…I had completely forgotten all about it! Made me laugh this morning!

Hygge Christmas planning

And if you need a little bit of inspiration for this week’s cleaning and decluttering, here’s a 90 second video with my ideas for Flylady Zone 2, the kitchen!

The hygge Christmas planning missions are straightforward and won’t leave you feeling overwhelmed. A little bit each day, and you’ll have a calm and collected holiday season. You can find my check-off list here (a Canva template you can modify). But you don’t need a list to start: watch today’s video, move your bahookie and start! If you miss a day or two, don’t go back. Just keep moving forward! We will have Super Missions in December…

The Flylady has a FREE workbook which you can download for free here. I show you how to use it in this video… (Also useful for planning a wedding, Hannukah, baby shower, Ramadan, etc)

Looking for recipes, crafts and more Christmas hygge planning? Here’s my FULL Christmas and seasonal series

That’s it for today! Are you subscribed to my Newsletter? Get my posts straight to your Inbox! And see you tomorrow!

Hugs

Diane

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