Twists on Ordinary Moments

 

A post showed up in my Instagram feed last week that made me pause and think. The premise of the post was a list of cute little habits people do to make ordinary life feel more whimsical. Here were some of the offerings:

I wear matching pajamas every time I change my sheets so I can have what I call fancy sleep.

I say ‘My lady’ whenever I walk by a mirror.

I teach the dog how to do things either to make them more interesting for me (Let me show you how to start a load of laundry) or just to make him feel included (Do you remember how to make coffee or should I walk you through it again?)

I tell my dishes it’s bath time.

I wash my dishes by candlelight…

I call my to do list my TA DA list and do jazz hands as I tick things off.

Whenever I buy something online and it asks “Is this a gift?” I write a little gift message to myself.

What is it about doing something cute and fun in the ordinary little moments that twists them into something much more fun?

I had to consider whether or not I already do anything like this…and here were the things I came up with.

When I head to the bathroom to get ready every day, I tell Ryan “I’m going into hair and makeup.” It’s the closest thing to being an actress I’ll ever become. 😉

I despise overhead lighting and am always adding a lamp to every possible corner so the house is ambient and cozy-feeling.

When Ryan and I cook together, I always (always) read the ingredients out loud in Julia Childs’ voice. I literally can’t stop, even if I try.

I transfer almost all our grocery ingredients into cute little matching storage containers so the inside of the cabinets are as much fun to look at as the rest of the house.

Whenever possible, I like getting a little bouquet of flowers to make me feel extra fancy. We used to have one all the time, but when grocery bills went up, this scaled back to be a treat.

I love playing the fake coffee shop YouTube channels that feature soft jazz. I turn these on often when I’m working just to make it easier to focus.

It’s a fine start, isn’t it? Little silly things that make life feel a little fancier, a little classier, a little more joy-filled, even in the mundane.

What about you? Any cute little habits to dress up your days?