With the polar vortex sweeping across the country, millions of people are wisely choosing to stay indoors (and help those less fortunate find warm shelter). And with those frigid temps often comes an intense urge to sit on your couch, snuggle up in your softest blanket, and light a candle that fills your mind with images of not icicles and frostbite , but warm bakeries, island vacations, and fields of flowers.