This is part of聽#国产吃瓜黑料FlannelWeek, a celebration of the fabric we all know and love.
In the Gingras household, right around the time we replace Halloween decorations with turkeys and cornucopias, the biggest seasonal transition of all occurs: the beds are stripped and remade with flannel sheets.
I grew up with New Englander parents聽thinking that everyone did this聽every fall, only to learn last year聽from my naive coworkers that聽no, Flannel Savings Time is not a marking of cooler weather and shorter days for other families. I remain baffled that so many people haven鈥檛 caught on to this simple hygge hack, so allow me to enlighten you.
Flannel sheets are as critical to fall and winter as hot apple cider and a good pair of waterproof boots. At the end of a long day of work and exercising in the bitter cold, you slide into your flannel nest and feel like you鈥檙e聽wrapped in the world鈥檚 coziest hug. They are the OG anxiety聽bedding (move over, weighted blankets), keeping the gloom of winter at bay and my toes warm no matter how hard the wind howls outside my window. Doesn鈥檛 that sound better than shivering while your boring regular sheets warm up to your body temperature, only to roll over and hit a cold spot once more?
鈥淎lright,鈥 you say, 鈥淚鈥檓 ready to embrace the hygge-est of home goods.鈥 Congratulations on this monumental step in your self-care routine!聽I recommend from L.L.Bean. It鈥檚 not too warm in case you sleep hot, but it鈥檒l still elevate the comfort factor of your bed significantly.
Until you鈥檙e ready to change out your sheets in spring, I promise the next few months will be full of snuggly nights and mornings of hitting the snooze button for just five more minutes of bliss. Go ahead, you鈥檝e earned that shelter from the cold world outside. Welcome to your best fall ever.