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15 Minute Hygge Moments

Too busy to switch off? Find calm in 15 minutes.

For women in their 40s and beyond who look after everyone else. A warm drink, a candle, rain on the window, and 15 minutes that are just for you. That’s a hygge moment.

Get Hygge Inspiration

Feeling rushed, frazzled or unable to switch off? Pick a Hygge Moments Card and follow three simple steps. No planning needed.

Three 15 minute hygge moments cards fanned out, Sit by a window with your coffee, Light every candle in the room and Take a slow, unhurried bath, with a 100 ideas badge

Instant download · Print at home · A lovely last-minute gift

Collette Costello smiling and holding a cup of hot chocolate in a cosy café

My story

I’m Collette Costello, and I’m in my 40s. Like you, I struggled to find any time for myself. Every gap in my day got filled, and when I did stop, I didn’t know what to do with the time.

So I started a daily 15-minute hygge moment: a slow coffee, a candle, a walk. Those small pauses helped me find my way back to myself. I put my favourite 100 on cards so you can do the same.

Read more about me →

When did you last give yourself 15 minutes, just for you?

In your 40s and 50s, busy days have a way of filling every gap. Work, children, ageing parents, the washing, the messages. We know we should slow down, but when we finally get a moment, we can’t think what to do with it, so we reach for our phones instead.

Slow Down Using Hygge Cards

These Hygge cards make it easy. Every card gives you one simple, cosy thing to do, why it helps, and three easy steps. No planning. No apps. No pressure. Just pick a card and begin.

Three 15 minute hygge moments cards fanned out, Sit by a window with your coffee, Light every candle in the room and Take a slow, unhurried bath, with a 100 ideas badge

Pick a card by how you feel

Eight colours, each matched to a feeling. Whatever kind of day you’ve had, there’s a card for it.

Hygge card reading 'Sit by a window with your coffee', for when you feel rushed

Feeling rushed?
Sit by a window with your coffee.

Hygge card reading 'Light every candle in the room', for when you feel frazzled

Feeling frazzled?
Light every candle in the room.

Hygge card reading 'Take a slow, unhurried bath', for when you need to rest

Need to rest?
Take a slow, unhurried bath.

The eight feelings: rushed · frazzled · can’t settle · running on empty · stuck · can’t switch off · disconnected · ready to rest

How it works

1

Pick a card
Choose the colour that matches how you feel, or draw one at random.

2

Give it 15 minutes
Put your phone in another room and follow the three easy steps.

3

Feel the difference
Tick it off and colour in your tracker. Small pauses, every day.

Get your 100 hygge moments

15 minute hygge moments printable card deck shown on a tablet beside a printed sheet of cards ready to cut out, labelled Instant download

Printable card deck – £9.99 £15.99

  • 100 hygge moment cards, colour-coded by how you feel
  • Why it helps and three easy steps on every card
  • Your 100-moment tracker and gentle video guides
  • Instant PDF download: print at home, anywhere in the world

Look inside the deck →

Cosy sofa with a mustard knitted throw and plum cushions under fairy lights, with mugs of hot chocolate, popcorn and lit candles on a wooden table

“I just needed to let myself stop for a bit. No excuses, just some time for me. I got that.”

— Jess

A thoughtful gift for someone who never stops

For your mum, your sister, a friend who looks after everyone else, Christmas, or just because. Because it’s an instant download, you can print the cards the same day, pop them in a pretty envelope or jar, and it’s ready to give.