Kids are almost bursting with anticipation these days. Adults do rarely – our lightheartedness has often been taken over by stress and anxiety as to how the holidays will pass. Pass, indeed, not be enjoyed. There are so many aspects of what we fear – imperfection of the setting, imperfection of human relationships, imperfection of […]
Advent Calendar December 21: The Whole Nine Yards
Are you checking off your lists again? Does your home look perfect for receiving your Christmas guests? Is the schedule for the upcoming holidays watertight? Will everybody have fun-stuff to do? Is the wine cellar filled, and will the food on the table be sufficient? Ah, what is sufficient?! I have stopped going to the […]
Advent Calendar December 20: Angels
Christmas is connected to angels from its very beginning. Angels are considered to be harbingers of God, creatures of light, and are most often imagined to have wings and halos. They pervade sacred art from cute little cherubs of very human toddler quality to the awe-inspiring and forbidding guardians of Paradise. But often we also […]
Advent Calendar December 19: Coziness
Are you feeling stressed out because there is still so much to do till Christmas and so little time to do it? Cut yourself some slack and make coziness part of your daily schedule. Switch off your phone, stop checking for emails or messages – these are just stress factors that don’t get anything done […]
Advent Calendar December 18: Stars
One of my favorite things to do in winter is star gazing – provided the sky is not clouded, of course. You can turn star gazing into an actual evening event. There are websites that tell you which constellations are to be seen in the night skies. Now, dress yourself warmly, get yourself a hot […]
Advent Calendar December 17: Gifting
Do you have all your Christmas presents wrapped and stowed away either in a hidden place or arranged them under your Christmas tree already? To be honest, it’s not always easy to come up with something original when a recipient “has got everything” and even starts to downsize. Yet, there is always something you can […]
Advent Calendar December 16: Crafting
Do you have a little time on your hands and don’t feel like reading or watching TV? Do something creative and start crafting! You could work on some table decoration for your Christmas dinner. Or you could come up with a new ornament for your tree or evergreen branches. You might even find that there […]
Advent Calendar December 15: Snowflakes
Do you enjoy snow? The very first soft flakes tumbling down from the sky, dancing in all directions, becoming a whirl? Watching them from a warm room – isn’t that one of the coziest things ever? To imagine the cold and wet out there, to observe how the grass gets a thin layer of white, […]
Advent Calendar December 14: Telling Stories
Nothing is more relaxing and creating ties than doing things together – as a family, as friends, as partners in life. One of the coziest is sitting together and telling stories. Whether it is sharing the background of family traditions or talking about an especially funny or tense Christmas, about your favorite things to do […]