Day 13: Cosy Retreat—Designing Your Personal Sanctuary
24 days of mental health activities to help you unplug from the noise, ease seasonal stress, and create a December that's defined by you.
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Welcome to Day 13 of A December of Delight, a digital (and secular) advent calendar to help you unplug from the noise, ease seasonal stress, and create a December that's defined by you.
The holiday season often pulls us in a dozen different directions, leaving little time to simply be.
Today, let’s reclaim a moment of stillness by crafting a cosy retreat—an oasis of calm that invites rest, joy, and comfort.
This is your chance to transform a corner of your space into a haven where you can unwind with a favourite book or film, surrounded by soft lights, warm textures, and an air of it being yours.
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