✨31 Small Joys For December ✨

Simple, everyday things you can enjoy this month, to make the most of December’s magic.

Hello, lovely! I’m Nospheratt and this is Joy Every Week - a weekly quest to find joy in everyday things. Enjoy! :)

Here we are.

December, the last month of the year.

I’ve been expecting you.

You are one of my favorite months of the year. I love the lights, the crisp cold, the warm beverages and comforting food.

I love your gatherings, and the smiling people; the extra hugs and hopeful toasts you conjure.

I love that you are a bridge, a door, a portal.

You call for stopping for a moment and taking stock, looking back — with kind eyes, if at all possible. You allow for closure, for letting go, for saying goodbye to what doesn’t make sense anymore.

And you are a portal into the new year. You open space for stepping forward, you tell me to reach for what is to be. You bring with you the sheer sparkle of possibility, the time to dream and wish and believe. Permission to imagine new versions of my world and myself.

There’s nothing quite like you, December. ✨

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Hello, lovely! :)

Last week I shared my small gift for you: a mini, cozy, seasonal joy planner — to help you find all the joys of December. To help you plan for it; to think in advance about what you want to enjoy, what’s important to you, and set aside time and energy for it. ☺️

Get it here (it’s free!):

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Today, I bring you 31 Small Joys for December - a list of small, simple, everyday things you can enjoy this month, one for each day. Lots of ideas to make the most of December’s magic. ✨✨✨

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✨ 31 Small Joys for December

1. Make a list of your favorite things to enjoy this month!

2. Sleep a little longer this Saturday.

3. Add sprinkles & whipped cream to a cup of hot chocolate

4. Write a letter to Santa (or any higher power of your choosing! 😁). Ask for the silliest, most joy-filled things you’d like.

5. Donate to a toy drive.

6. Send a paper holiday card to someone.

7. Watch the snow fall for 15 minutes. Allow yourself to feel the quiet, you heart to be peaceful.

8. Make plans to get together (in person or virtually) with someone you’d like to catch up with.

9. Put up a festive decoration—something that will make you smile.

10. Listen to a favorite Xmas/holiday song.

11. Wear your favorite fluffiest socks — bonus points if they’re holiday or winter-themed!

12. Send a text to someone you love saying “Thinking of you”.

13. Watch the sun set and the lights starting to glitter in the darkness.

14. Eat a decorated cookie. Or two. Or many! 😀

15. Take a silly holiday-themed selfie.

16. Watch a funny short video.

17. Write down your top 5 holiday treats and see if you can get all of them before the New Year.

18. Draw or write for 10 minutes.

19. Enjoy a Christmas market. Buy yourself the tiniest, most joy-filled gift you can find.

20. Say something nice to a friend, just because.

21. Watch a favorite holiday-themed movie.

22. Re-watch your favorite holiday-themed TV show episodes.

23. Color a holiday scene or work on a holiday-themed puzzle.

24. Spend 20 minutes going through favorite winter-holiday photos.

25. Declare a Cozy Pajama Day! Permission to stay in your pjs, snuggle under blankets and only do cozy things all day long.

26. Write about your favorite, most cherished holiday memory.

27. Bundle up and go for a walk. Have a hot beverage and fluffy slippers waiting for your return.

28. Hunt for pinecones to decorate your table.

29. Light up candles and make small, joy-filled wishes.

30. Make your house smell nice with a simple stovetop potpourri.

31. Make a list of your favorite moments of 2024. ✨

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This Week’s Quest - The Joys Of December

Ideas & inspiration to find your joy.

1 - Create Your Own Calendar of Joy

• Get inspired with my ideas, and list your own favorite joy-making stuff.

• Add all of them to your Cozy Joy Planner, or write them on post-its

• Create your very own, personalized December Joy Calendar! 😄

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2 - Let’s Gather, Journal & Make Space For Joy

I will be hosting an open chat this week (my first ever, so I’m a tiny bit anxious. But it will be fun! Right? 😅) so we can work on it together, share our joys and inspiration.

All day long, there will be prompts, sprints and check-ins, to get you inspired, talk about your progress and make space for your joy. 💚

I’ll open this Tuesday, December 03 and I’ll be delighted if you join me! I’ll send an invitation as soon as the chat is open. Will you come, have some tea, keep me company and have fun? 🙂

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That’s It For Today!

As we enter this last month of the year and take stock of the year that was, I want to tell you that this conversation with you has become one of my favorite things. I look forward to it every week; I love thinking about how to delight you, how to add joy to your day, how to be here for you.

Thank you for being here. 💙

Until next time. —Nospheratt

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