Between the busyness of life, the lack of time, and the little desire to up the effort, finding a reason to romanticize your life might feel challenging some days. I for one, struggled with understanding, let alone incorporating this concept into my daily rituals. I felt like I had too much going on to bother with “silly” extras that only added more to my plate.

Sound familiar?

The truth is a shift in perspective was needed. To romanticize your life means to become more in tune with yourself and your daily habits that bring you joy. We infuse deeper meaning to our daily habits by intentionally reframing them from mundane tasks to special moments; It’s about turning your day-to-day tasks into opportunities for gratitude and beauty.

And if you want to get science-y 🙂 our brains really do change and adapt the more you do something. It matters who and what you surround yourself with, your thoughts, the experiences you have, as well as your daily habits and rituals.

Today I’m chatting about how to romanticize your life in simple ways you could start today. This list is meant to inspire you to create your own ways of adding beauty to your day to day and hopefully live a life that feels aligned and true to you.

Buy yourself cute, matching pajamas

While this might seem like a waste of money to some, I promise you it’s a great start if you’re truly interested in romanticizing your life.

There’s something about treating yourself to something only you get to enjoy and feel good about. I almost look at it as giving yourself a big hug at the end long days and saying to yourself that you’re worth a sexy or cozy or pretty or special moment just because. These, these, and these are some of my faves.

Dress up your daily beverages

I like to top my coffees with ceylon cinnamon and if I’m drinking sparkling water, I’ll typically pour it over ice in a wine glass. Anything to help my daily drinks feel a little extra special and bring me joy.

Create your ideal morning and nighttime routines

The way we beginning and end our days can have such a powerful impact on our overall mental state. I chat a lot more about nighttime routines in this post so go check it out if you’re having a tough time creating one for yourself.

Curate playlists for daily tasks and chores (instead of a youtube video or audio book)

Whether cooking or cleaning, playing a curated playlist can bring a joyful feel to something that isn’t necessarily on top of our happy lists. I love the idea of playlists because you are literally adding a soundtrack to your life. Over time, your brain will also start to associate certain songs to certain moments of your life, helping you transition and immerse yourself in whatever chore you have to complete.

Carve time for intentional weekly baths

I have never been a bath girl but recently I’ve started making it a point to have at least one epsom salt bath a week to help with muscle soreness. Yes, this has been an active practice to shut my brain off and just relax, but I’ve truly come to enjoy these quiet moments and now view them as a small “thank you” to myself for all the hard, physical work I do on a weekly basis.

Use the “good stuff”

Your fancy dress. The expensive candle. The nice dishes. The limited edition lipstick you can’t buy anywhere anymore so you use it sparingly.

USE IT.

Enjoy the things that bring you joy, today. Yes life can be long but it can also be short so don’t wait for a perfect tomorrow that just might never be.

Affirmations.. whenever, wherever

If you’re stuck on what affirmations to use, I have a freebie you can sign up for that has some of my favorite mantras for personal self-growth.

Affirmations are such a simple but effective way to alter the way you think and the way you’ll show up for yourself. It feels silly but over time, you will start to notice how much more kinder and gentler you speak to yourself and honestly, that’s the biggest flex and positive way to romanticize your life.

Share below if any of my ideas sparked some inspiration for you – and if you have some ways YOU romanticize your life that I didn’t mention, I’d love to hear them as well!

Until my next post