Homemade Advent Calendar

A Nespresso Advent Calendar might be some of the tinder that helped to set the fire for Rhythms Wild. A few years ago, Nespresso offered an Advent Calendar with a different coffee or espresso flavor each day. It was early on in our friendship and checking in on what we each thought of the “coffee of the day” helped us to build a foundation of love of Advent. Our coffee chats almost every day started lending themselves to Advent chats, daily rhythm chats, and friend chats; and by the end of the season we were bored with coffee but inspired by the joy that Advent brings.

The next year we searched the internet for a countdown calendar that we thought would add to our Advent season. Eventually, we realized that necessity is the mother of invention. So, we decided to make our own. We make a day of it, making the experience even more special, as we spend the day picking our little goodies, discussing our hopes for the upcoming Advent season and always having a tasty lunch. Each year we fill our bags with teas and honey sticks, chocolates, small candles, jam samples, stickers, chapsticks and little lotions, spices or small olive oils. The options here are truly endless and can be customized based on your budget and your family’s favorite things. Now, we are on our 3rd homemade Advent Calendar since that first year of coffee, and it's something we talk about and look forward to all year. Since that first Nespresso countdown, Advent rhythms have become the springboard for elevating and celebrating rhythms year round.