Autumn cosiness

Trying to be good about the weather and the dark and not freak out about winter. I say 'autumn' cosiness but as far as I'm concerned it's basically winter now. Things that are going to make me feel better: Keeping things tidy. Slow cooking. Writing dumb and soppy things. Practising my handwriting and other little hobbies. Turning on lamps. Hot water bottles. Pampering - I call it 'pampering' but it's literally just putting on hand cream. Listening to a song but like just listening to a song. Going out in the weather. Wearing more socks. Swanning around in my dressing gown like it's a housecoat. Deliberately not talking about food because I'm trying not to eat my feelings but I did recently cook a lot of soup and dal and I need to take my vitamins. I'm currently reading and very much enjoying The Making of Home by Judith Flanders, which is wonderfully domestic and has influenced all these other picks. More historical nonfiction would include Ruth Goodman's books. Straddling history and…