Romanticize Your Life Challenge

This past week I challenged myself to romanticize my life every single day. From previous experience, I knew it was unrealistic to expect every moment to feel like that, so my goal was to have one defined moment/activity during which I fully embrace the main character role in a romance movie.

It’s something I try to do at least once or twice a week since it’s a grounding moment in my day. To romanticize something, you need to be very present in the moment.

In a way it forces you to pause and reflect upon what you’re doing and make it the best thing ever (in your head at least).

It’s difficult to write a blog post on it so I’ll lead by example and share with you the log I kept of how each day went and what I did. (Hopefully this gives you some ideas!)

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Monday:

This morning, after going through most of my morning routine, I sat and scrapbooked. Scrapbooking is always fun and relaxing for me, so it was an easy thing to romanticize. The fact that I had a day off work helped as well since I was able to go through my tasks in a relaxed and peaceful manner which made everything feel much more deliberate.

Tuesday:

For some reason wearing heels always makes me feel powerful and like the main character in a movie, so I tried to embody that energy when I went into work today in heels. But then that moment was surpassed since I ended up getting dinner with a friend afterwards. It was a small little rooftop with a really pretty view of the sunset and string lights that came on once it got dark. I got a healthy taco salad which made me feel even better. Another relatively easy day for the challenge.

Wednesday:

Of course, it would get harder after two days of easy wins *sigh* Today just kinda slipped by with nothing conveniently aesthetic happening around me. I also almost forgot about the challenge and remembered at night that I needed to do something that made me feel like I was romanticizing my life. I guess this is just proof that it doesn’t take that much. At the time I was just about to start reading a story, so I took a second to ground myself in the present. (Which mostly meant be aware an intentional about my actions). And then I got cozy with a blanket in bed and decided I was going to read this cute story and it’d be a nice time and make me happy. So that was my moment for today.

 

Thursday:

I was really tired and sleep-deprived today. (I ended up staying way too late reading) So it was kinda hard to get the motivation to actually make an activity cute and something more than what it was. But since I had to do my nails, I decided to make that my moment. I put on some of my favorite music (BTS) and instead of rushing through it, took my time and even did a design. It wasn’t much since I was tired and not feeling up to it, but I tried to make the most of it and did end up with a really nice moment during one of the songs.

 

Friday:

I guess after two hard ones, I got a break today. I had plans to get dinner and go to a bookstore, so it was pretty easy to romanticize my evening. I was able to really soak in that main character feeling and it was a nice night. If I had to really pick a moment, I’d say it was when I was perusing the books at the bookstore and running my fingers across the spines, it felt like something out of a tv-show.

 

Saturday:

Today was the most intentional day of the challenge. (I guess it took five days of practice) There were actually three distinct moments today. One easy one I do often was simply play music during my shower. Except this time I knew the coreo to the song so I was able to actually dance along to it. (The song is Mic Drop by BTS). So that brought up my spirits immediately. I also got Dunkin on my drive and rolled the windows down, blasting my music. (Also BTS, I’m sure you’re sensing a theme). It was very pixie dream girl vibes. And the last one, another easy one, was I bought myself some nice pens in all these cute colors and wrote in my notebook with all the colors of the rainbow. The sun was streaming down on the page and I sat at my desk instead of my bed for once. It felt really good. Today feels like the most accomplished day of this challenge.

 

Sunday:

It was a cold, rainy day and I didn’t feel like doing anything at all. Of course, that didn’t mean I didn’t have anything to do, I just kept putting my list off. So finally, towards the end of the day, my “romanticize my life” moment came. I chose to ignore my list (nothing was that important anyway), light a candle, turn off the lights, and pull my blankets around me. It was a truly freeing moment to decide to just relax and spend the rest of my night the way I want. (Watching Youtube videos and reading). This moment might be more about self-care but sometimes that is the most romantic thing you can do for yourself.

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As expected, some days were easy, others more difficult, but overall, I’d say I really enjoyed this challenge. I mean why wouldn’t you want to feel better about your life and the things you do?

It’s definitely something that relies on practice. The more often you do it, the easier it is do and you find yourself drawn to those moments. Mostly though, I think it’s about being present in the moment, and adding some intention behind your actions.

We do so many things out of habit or without really thinking about it. This challenge forces you to be deliberate with your actions.

Of course you can’t do that with everything, but finding one activity or moment in your day makes you feel more grounded. I highly recommend this challenge to you dear reader!

Please let me know how it goes for you!

See you in the next one!