Ever heard of Hygge (pronounced “HUE-gah” or “heurgha”)? It’s high time you are introduced to Hygge, a traditional Scandinavian concept for cozy and warm living that’s taking quite a following! Creating Hygge At Home For Cozy And Healthy Living First, the Swedish gave us IKEA. Now, this traditional Danish Hygge concept got many of us fascinated. I’m quite taken that there's a name for a state of being or a lifestyle, and the word Hygge is a charming word which simply means all things nice, warm, cozy, friendly or an overall sense of contentment. If you haven’t heard of this concept before, you’ll be as taken as I am with it when you find out more about hygge here. Help yourself to these tips, tricks, and ideas to create hygge in your home with friends and family.   1. Pure And Simple Home Interior Simplistic and conventional are what defines a hygge home with natural color tones. Avoid loud and overly flamboyant tones or color scheme in your home design. The idea is to create a serene and peaceful effect in a monochromatic color scheme or a harmonious mix of earth-colored tones. 2. Create A ‘Hyggekrog' Or Snug A window seat looking out to a lovely view of nature, a body of water, or your garden, should be a perfect spot for a cozy nook where you can enjoy some moments of peace and quiet with a good read. Add some pillows and a blanket to create a perfect snuggly retreat. 3. Display Treasured Memories Scandinavians are family-oriented and strongly promote an environment of happiness and affection. You can promote the same environment in your home with your family photos in frames, travel memorabilia, and stuff with sentimental value put up as decor. 4. Bring Nature Close Anything from the outdoors is encouraged in a hygge home whether in Christmas decor, year-round decor, or as an everyday household item. We've long been doing this anyway, which is often attributed to our primitive nature. Natural decor ranges from antlers, fur rugs, houseplants, or wreaths. Anything from branches, pine cones, and driftwood are equally perfect. 5. Treasure Old And Rustic Waste is antithetical to the hygge way of life. If you're a homesteader who loves to recycle, repair and repurpose old furniture, then you're right at home. An old family member's favorite chair, for instance, is better repaired or repurposed for its sentimental value rather than buying new ones. It's a new trend anyway, with more and more people going back to the classic and rustic. 6. De-Clutter Your home need not be spic and span and shiny like a museum. It just has to be organized where things are put in their proper places. For your home to get that hygge vibe, try to invest in a storage space in your place for mess-free and clutter-free rooms. 7. Hygge Outdoors Hygge isn't just about being snug and comfy indoors. You can have it outdoors with your family and friends, perhaps around a fire pit or a campfire while having tea or coffee. In the summer, you can achieve a hygge vibe by camping even in your yard with some fun family activities. 8. Light Candles Candles are an important aspect of the hygge concept of living. Make sure you only use the white unscented ones–you can even make your own homemade candles. Light a candle while reading, enjoying a meal, or relaxing in your snug. Candles create a feeling of warmth with its glow. If this is not possible for you with pets and kids around, you can use lighting with a warm glow or light tones. 9. Keep It Plush And Comfy Warmth and coziness are vital to creating hygge at home. A fur rug would be ideal but a nice and comfy fiber or synthetic rug can suffice. Make sure to spread pillows around, in your bed, the living room and your cozy nook. You can also make your own pillows with this DIY sewing project. 10. Create A Spa-Like Sanctuary Scandinavians are big on sauna and you can create this environment and experience in a spa-like bathroom. Transform your bathroom into more than just a place to take a quick shower. If possible, install good lighting and even a basic sound system for a relaxing and rejuvenating bath experience. Make your own DIY bath bombs and homemade soaps for an inexpensive homemade bathroom-cum-sauna. 11. Flowers And Foliage You can also create an environment of warmth with flowers in summer. A fresh bouquet of wildflowers or native annual flowering plants in a vase indoors is enough to create a joyous feeling. The smell of fresh herbs in the kitchen is equally delightful. 12. Pleasing Home Aroma A true blue homesteader need not worry about this aspect with all the cooking going on the kitchen and the fresh produce laid out on the table. A pleasing home aroma is not the artificial scent from fresheners but the natural homey scent, characteristic of a traditional home. A fresh bouquet of flowers, herbs, and spices in the table, the smell of morning coffee or even some freshly baked bread will surely put you in a good mood. 13. Get A Fire Going What better sound on a chilly winter evening, than a crackling fire with the warm glow in your face. A nice warm fire with soft pillows and blankets and your family and friends huddled around it is hygge in action. There are also ideal firewoods preferred by homesteaders for their steady fire, less smoke, and even pleasant scent. 14. Calming Music Good music can definitely set a good mood. We've all got different tastes in music and personally, I like sentimental movie soundtracks, especially from Horner and Badalamenti, while some like upbeat music like jazz. Well, there are no rules and what relaxes you is what you should go for. 15. Light Snack Having something to nibble or munch while enjoying a good read or a conversation is one way to create a hygge at home by yourself or with friends. Again, it’s up to you, but the idea is to snack light and not to fill up. You can check these homemade fruit snacks both you and your kids will love. 16. Keep It Laid Back And Intimate Trade your stiff high back dining chairs and formal table setting for a relaxed dining set. The same goes for your living room and even your bedroom. Although contemporary room design and furnishing call for straight lines or the English formal settings, I like mine where people can just huddle and be comfortable. 17. Embrace Your Home's Unique Features Rustic wood boards for the floor, rough log for the wall, an out of place log beam overhead are what makes your home your own. Some design elements of a home that used to be considered out of place and unbecoming are now considered rustic and charming. Embracing the unique features of your home is a hygge tradition. 18. Love Gardening It’s no secret, gardening is good for you physically and mentally. While you cannot get down and dig the earth in winter, you can keep an indoor winter garden. In the summer, this is a great way to get hygge in your home. A well-kept garden or garden design definitely promotes a sense of peace and tranquility. 19. Hygge In Summer Yes, you can have hygge at home in the Summer! Of course, lighting lots of candles and snuggling in pillows on a hot sweltering summer day isn't exactly comfy, but there are always ways and means. Open up your doors to invite the cool summer breeze and lay down in a hammock instead. Some good music, light snack and a good read is definitely a hygge vibe in summer. 20. Hygge With Family And Friends If not the most important, spending quality time with friends and family is one the most important aspect of hygge. This is not the once in a year 4th of July BBQ, Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, but the simple get-together in a relaxed environment. This is when you sit down to a less formal dinner party with some hearty comfort food and a happy conversation. 21. Do As You Please Finally, creating hygge is really up to you. Whether you prefer a fur rug or a quilt, the smell of coffee or tea, sleeping in winter or keeping your hands busy with simple crafts, what makes you comfortable and content is what hygge really is all about.   Find out more DIY living room decor ideas to help you create hygge at home in this video:  You don’t need to have all these elements to create Hygge in your home. A few of these, especially those that are already present at home and a positive outlook in life can create an environment of peace, quiet, contentment and happiness—your own Hygge at home! Did you cozy up to these ideas for hygge at home? Share your thoughts about them in the comments section below! Unpleasant household odors isn't a character of hygge at all. Check out these amazing stinky home remedies to promote hygge in your homestead! 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The public school district in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, said it mistakenly released the names of close to 100 elementary students whose families opted them out of a controversial sex-education program last year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.The families of an additional 82 children also were notified that their names may have been released, Cherry Hill Public Schools Superintendent Kwame Morton said last week, the Inquirer added.'A lot of parents are upset. Somebody needs to be held accountable.'The paper said the elementary students' names were released in September 2023 after an Open Public Records Act request seeking information about how many parents were excluding their children from the state's controversial new standards on sex education, which include information about gender identity, puberty, and masturbation.The Inquirer said Morton acknowledged the mistake and noted that the names were removed last week from the OPRAmachine, which assists requesters with accessing public records and is where the 2023 request had been filed. Morton said the names were redacted in the district’s PDF files but showed up when the OPRAmachine converted the files to a different format, the paper reported. The district used an incorrect redaction procedure, which allowed the names to appear despite being blacked out, Charlie Kratovil, an OPRAmachine leader, added to the Inquirer. Once district lawyers were made aware of the issue, the paper said they sent a letter to the OPRAmachine to get the names removed. Morton told the Inquirer that the district has implemented new security measures, and employees were retrained on confidentiality rules.“In no way shape or form was the intention to release any names,” Morton told the paper last week. ”The important thing is not ever is it our intention to harm any child.”Harvey Vazquez — a parent and former school board candidate — submitted an online complaint last month asking the U.S. Department of Education to investigate whether the district violated the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, which protects students’ privacy and education records, the Inquirer said.More from the paper:Vazquez, whose 6-year-old son was on the opt-out list, brought up the issue last month at a school board meeting, where Morton says he was first made aware.Vazquez said the students whose names were made public without parental consent attended Russell Knight, Bret Harte, Richard Stockton, and Thomas Paine elementary schools. A parent notified the district about the release of the names in November 2023, but nothing was done, he said.Morton confirmed that no action was taken, but said he was not informed about the release at the time.“A lot of parents are upset,” Vazquez told the Inquirer. “Somebody needs to be held accountable.”More from the paper:The unauthorized disclosure came to light during a hotly contested race for three school board seats in Cherry Hill among Vazquez and nine others. Vazquez said he discovered the release after he began investigating the New Jersey Public Education Coalition, which labeled three other candidates in the race as “like-minded.” Vazquez narrowly lost.The coalition, which touts itself as a nonpartisan group of educators, parents, and other stakeholders, made the OPRA request as part of a statewide project surveying districts. The group wanted to dispute claims that a majority of New Jersey parents had opted out of the new sex-education standards, said its founder Michael Gottesman.The revised guidelines, which took effect in 2022, prompted an outcry from some parents. The state allowed districts to decide whether to amend their curricula to meet the expectations of what students should learn by the end of second, fifth, eighth, and 12th grade. Parents who believe the instruction conflicts with their moral or religious beliefs may have the student excused from that portion of the course.Gottesman told the Inquirer that an outside vendor analyzed the coalition’s survey results, and the coalition never saw the students’ names. He added to the paper that he hadn't learned that the names had been disclosed until recently.“As a coalition, we would never release that type of information,” Gottesman noted to the Inquirer.Bridget Palmer — one of the newly elected Cherry Hill school board members — told the paper, “There is no arguing that there was a huge mistake made. You can’t undo what has already been done, but we can take steps to make sure it never happens again.”Vazquez noted to the Inquirer that he wants the district to better explain how the lapse occurred and enact discipline against anyone who was responsible: “There needs to be a public apology. That’s the least they can do.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

More and more athletes are jumping on the presidential bandwagon and supporting Donald Trump with their dance moves. After Trump won the presidency for the second time, athletes from across the country paid tribute to him with his signature dance as a form of celebration. Now, nearly three weeks since the election victory, the Trump-themed dances show no sign of slowing down, and the trend is spreading across more sports. Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers showed off his moves after a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Although the Raiders fell short with a 34-19 loss, Bowers led all receivers in receptions and yards. Perhaps unlike before the election, the Raiders' communications team was not shy about showcasing Bowers' dancing touchdown celebration and posted a stand-alone clip of the 21-year-old on social media. In soccer, the U.S. Men's National Team appropriately represented the new president during a CONCACAF Nations League match against Jamaica. Team USA took home a 4-2 victory, and when star winger Christian Pulisic scored just 13 minutes in, he ran to the corner flag to dance in front the St. Louis crowd. "Made it look too easy," the team proudly wrote above the video clip on X. In another angle of the celebration, Juventus player and international star Weston McKennie can be seen joining in on the dance. Either talented athletes are doing the Trump dance or the dance itself is a good-luck charm, because LPGA golfer Charley Hull found herself in a race for the Annika tournament championship over the weekend. Hull pulled out the Trump dance during the final round and landed herself in a three-way tie for second place on the leaderboard, earning $229,909. These weren't the only athletes showing off the president's dance moves. UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones made a point of thanking Trump at UFC 309. Trump was in the audience at the Madison Square Garden event. Jones shared his rendition of the viral dance before handing the president his belt to hold after his victory. With college football players and even Wayne Gretzky coming out of the woodwork as Trump supporters, enthusiasm for the red, white, and blue is at an all-time in the sports world and shows no signs of stopping. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!