The Friday Five: Five things that feel super cozy and comforting
Now that we are firmly into December and days away from the holidays hitting hard (Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 14th and Christmas is just under 2 weeks away), I am craving more coziness in my life.
And by coziness, I really mean hibernation and a way to go from now until Spring without having to leave the warmth and comfort of my bed.
So here are five things that always feel super cozy and comforting:
Unlike G. Love, I like warm beverage, yeah. There is something very comforting about a warm mug of something. My favorites being hot chocolate, hot water with lemon, and chicken broth. (I know, I’m weird. I’ve never liked coffee or tea…)
Soups and chilis all day every day. I swear if I could survive on soups and chilis all winter long, I would. No one else in my family agrees with that take, unfortunately, so I tend to have soups for lunch more days than not. Some of my favorites are homemade chicken soup (here’s a great primer from The Kitchn) or a vegetarian chili. I also love the Thai Kitchen Spring Onion Soup (affiliate link) for those days when I truly don’t feel like making anything.
Gimme allllll the blankets and big, oversized sweaters. The softer and fuzzier the better. There is nothing cozier than snuggling into something big and fluffy, whether it’s a blanker, comforter, sweater, or giant puffy coat (AKA a sleeping bag with sleeves).
Candles. I’ve gotten out of the habit of lighting a candle, probably because I had little kids with curious fingers (and I kept forgetting to blow them out). However. Now that my kids are older and I find myself not getting interrupted eight million times a day since the kids are at school, I find myself reaching for the candles more and more. And I will fight anyone who says that vanilla isn’t the coziest scent there is.
Climbing into a bed with freshly washed sheets. There is literally nothing on this earth that compares to the feeling of freshly washed sheets. And it’s even better when said sheets are still warm from the dryer. The same goes with bath towels, but that requires a bit more effort and/or planning.
What are your coziest secrets? How do you help yourself feel all warm and cozy in the wintertime? Or, really, in general.
X+O,
Emily