COZY SEASON

It’s the time of year to cozy up in our homes!

Winter is a time of year that gives us extra time in our home and permission to slow down.

I don’t know about you, but I tend to spend a little more time watching movies and cuddling up with a cozy blanket and scrolling Pinterest.

As we take down Christmas it can be so bare and drab. A few years ago, I started switching over to winter decor once I took down my Christmas.

The good thing about winter decor you can repurpose a lot of the greens, and non-Christmas items. Using trees and greens with white lights, pinecones, churches, plain bells, and natural elements that you may have used in your Christmas decor. If your style was pinecones and branches grab your coat and boots and head outside and see what kind of natural elements you can bring into your home to give it a winter feel. Don’t be afraid to add Epson salt so your branches or even the pinecones for the icy look.

Find some oversized baskets and load them up with your favorite cozy blankets. Find some neutral stone wares add greenery and fairy lights display them on your tables. Candles are such a great addition to add the warmth cozy feel to a home. I like jar candles however my favorite are tapper candles in candle stands or in jars filled with beans.

It is also a time of year to reset.

Resets are so good; we can reset in so many ways.

I always think of resetting my business, calendar, priorities, and home this time of year.

I always start with my business I grab a pad of paper and figure my goals for the year see what my priorities are and see what I may need to change from the past year and what changes I want to do with my businesses for the new year. When planning for a reset you really want to spend time thinking about this, so your reset has a plan and it’s easy to follow and follow up on it throughout the year. This also helps me take a hard look at my calendar for the year and maybe block off some time for me, family time, or time to just be able to be home getting things done at home. When all this is done, and I am able to look at the big picture which I know will need tweaked and changed a bit throughout the year it shows me my priorities and gives me a direction so I’m not all over the place. This is good if you have a full calendar like me or not. Having a plan is key.

The other thing that most of us like to reset and redo is our homes.

I know I am all about organizing once Christmas is down and I have done my Spring cleaning. Yes, this is when I do my spring cleaning is right after Christmas comes down, I wash walls clean behind furniture and deep clean EVERYWHERE! It’s a lot of work however it feels so good once it’s done. Then I start organizing, this time a year I go through every drawer. cupboard. and closet and clear it out and clean it out it’s amazing how much we accumulate in a year. This is going to take some time however when it’s all done you will feel so accomplished.

Once you have deep cleaned and organized the house now you can do some re decorating.

Always shop your home first once you have done that then figure out what you would like to add to your home also think what you would like to change in your home It could be colors or style.

By moving a few pieces of furniture around finding items that you have had tucked away in your hutch and maybe added a few new finds it will feel like you have had an entire make over. When you redo your home, it should NEVER feel over whelming, stressful, or be expensive. Take your time and move things around a hundred times if you need to. You want it to feel right and when it does then you will be done.

So, cuddle up enjoy the slower time of year, read a book, watch that movie, take the nap, but most of all take it all in be in the moment, when life is so busy, and we run endlessly we don’t take in the moments we just make the motions to get through them.

Happy New Year and May this be Your Best Year Yet!

Love you all,

Jamie Lynn