5 Stars - I recommend if you enjoy learning about other cultures, happiness, and practical ways to add that culture and methods of happiness to your own life.

This little non-fiction book covers the increasingly popular topic of hygge (pronounced HOOGA). Hygge is best translated into one English word as the concept of "coziness" or "hominess". Miek Wiking is the CEO of the Happinesss Institute in Denmark, where Danes are consistently ranked the happiest nation in the world. Wiking gathers his knowledge of happiness, hygge, and Danish traditions to help others around the world add a little hygge to their own lives.

I'd been wanting to read this book for so long, I find the concept of hygge really interesting. The people of Denmark deal with dark, cold winters and superhigh taxes, but are still the happiest in the world?! Fascinating. Reading this book, I felt like I got a peek into hygge and some practical ideas to channel a little hygge in my own home. I enjoyed the conversational writing style, the humor, and the different ways he explained hygge. From giving examples of times in his own life that were hyggelig, to explaining things you can do and try to make your own life more hyggelig, even down to including recipes, crafts, and activities to try on your own. While this book was covered many areas of hygge, I always like as many actionable ideas as possible. So I will probably continue reading about hygge. There are so many books anymore! Anyhow, I really enjoyed this intro to hygge, and I can't wait to try out the ideas and make our home more cozy!

Right after reading:

I really enjoyed this. Lots of explanations and specific examples. Books could always use more of those though, right? Looking forward to channeling some hygge into my everyday life. :)