Today's the day you can curl up with your favorite throw, your favorite book and maybe even a few other favorites—candle? beverage? companion? —to complete the mood. The only question is: What mood are you in?
Sure you're at home now. But a girl can dream, can't she? There's a big wide world out there and you're off to explore it—if only in your mind. Now's the time to plan your next trip, learn a new language and cook up schemes for getting out of this one-horse town. Tahiti or Africa? Decisions, decisions.
Suggested throws:
Anything fuzzy, faux-furry or covered with animal prints
Suggested reading:
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
Moroccan highway maps
Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
Malagasy for beginners
Drink options:
Spiced coffee • Chai tea
Flavored grappa in a cordial glass
Candle:
Island Orchard • Asian Spice
All that reality stuff can be highly overrated. Sometimes you just need to get away from it all and escape to your own private Idaho (aka state of fantasy). Switch off the phone, fire up the hearth, find your favorite bohemian chic throw and turn your thoughts to sentimental tales set in tropical climes. (With or without pool boys.)
Suggested throws:
Throws with applique flowers
Chunky knit throws
Throws with lotsa fringe
Suggested reading:
Vampire stories
The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam
Grandmother's photo album
Seed and gardening catalogs
Drink options:
Mint hot chocolate
Chamomile tea • Shiraz
Candle:
Lavender • Vanilla Crème
Hail, hail, the gang's all here. Or maybe it's just you and the bff. Either way, it's the perfect kind of day to bond over warm drinks and hot gossip, maybe all wrapped up by the fire. Finish with a friendly hand of cutthroat gin rummy—loser washes the fondue pot.
Suggested throws:
Popcorn throws (to go with the popcorn)
Extra-long throws for sharing
His & hers matching throws
(yowza)
Suggested reading:
Board game instructions
Karaoke lyrics
Movie subtitles
Sports scoreboards
Drink options:
Hot cocoa (with marshmallows please)
Sangria
Spiced cider
Favorite microbrew in pilsner
Candle:
Spiced Cake • Ember
At least for today, you're in the mood to be sensible, to use this time wisely and/or not spend the entire afternoon watching that infomercial for Best of the 70s music CD set. No. You're a grownup now and you have an appreciation for time-honored pursuits and classic comforts.
Suggested throws:
Chenille throws
Plaid throws
Tweed-like throws, neatly folded and arranged just so
Suggested reading:
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Classic poetry from the Tang Dynasty
Soup recipes
The terms and conditions for that latest software update
Drink options:
Brandy in a snifter • Earl Grey Tea
Candle:
Aspen Flower • Flameless LED candles