What’s Hygge?
The Danish word Hygge (hugh-gah) is a feeling or mood that comes from taking genuine pleasure in making ordinary everyday things simply extraordinary.
It’s about being conscious and authentic from home to work to friends to celebrations to the every day tasks. Hygge can be used to describe a lot of things in a lot of ways.
My favourite? Simple, cosy, charming. That's what I hope to share here.
By the way, I'm alex (the girl). Learn more here.Elsewhere
Category Archives: Off She Goes
Travelling With Pets
Since I travel a lot and own both a cat and a dog, I’m often asked what happens to them. Do they travel, too? Why yes they do! I’m a huge believer that both pets and children can be great… Continue reading
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Category Cat + Dog, Off She Goes
This Way to Vacation
While I do travel a lot, it’s always for work or an event. I couldn’t tell you the last time I had an actual vacation. A time when there was nothing to do, no one to see, and it lasted… Continue reading
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Santa Monica, California
Since immigrating to America in 1999 I’ve lived in 8 cities and 4 states and travelled across it three times. I feel I can safely say that for me, my happy place (and the only place) is Santa Monica, California.… Continue reading
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Category Off She Goes, Wonderment
Road Tripping
I don’t own a car but in the past year I’ve done a lot of driving; from Texas to California and dozens of trips between Los Angeles and San Francisco. There was also driving all over Ireland which was extraordinarily… Continue reading
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Cabin Fever
This year has been about movement for me; December 23rd I moved into a home in Carmel by the sea then a month later headed to Ireland for over three weeks. I had to come back early due to the… Continue reading
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