How to actually romanticize your life (no Pinterest board needed)

episode #10 · solo

Can I be honest? For a long time I thought romanticizing your life meant making it look like a Pinterest board. Cream everything, the perfect robe, the perfect kitchen.

But there's a little Pinterest quote I love that changed how I see it: "Living your best life oftentimes means slowing down long enough to see how good it already is."

If you've been rushing through your days on autopilot, feeling a little numb in the mundane, this one is for you. Here's what I'm learning about how to actually romanticize your life.

it has to be YOUR life

The key word is "your." Social media pulls us out of our own lives and into everyone else's, and we end up quietly comparing without even knowing it. Her business, her body, her boyfriend, her clean, beautiful kitchen.

Here's what I need you to hear: you cannot romanticize a life you're too busy measuring against someone else's. That goes for your timeline too. The Lord made each of us unique, with a unique plan, and there is so much peace when we stop forcing our story into someone else's mold.

presence over circumstances

You can be on the most beautiful beach in the world and not enjoy one second of it, because your mind is on your to-do list or the thing stressing you out.

Romanticizing your life is about where your mind is, not your circumstances. When your mind and body are in the same place, that's when you actually notice the beauty and blessings right in front of you.

getting out of autopilot

Being on autopilot isn't your fault. Our brains are wired to notice change, not steady states, so the good things that become routine (the gym, the relationship, the job you once prayed for) can fade into background noise.

A few ways I'm breaking the cycle:

• Adding a little wrinkle to an autopilot moment, like brushing my teeth with my left hand or taking a different route to work
• Doing one thing the slow way on purpose. I've been baking my own sourdough, writing recipes by hand, and washing dishes with music on
• Keeping my phone on sleep mode so my mornings and nights stay sacred, just for me and the Lord
• Adding a small ritual to something that feels mundane, like making my morning coffee feel special before the gym

talk to yourself about the why

I used to think lotioning my whole body at night was the most annoying task ever. Now, instead of "I have to," it's "I get to," so I wake up glowing.

"I have to cook tonight" becomes "I get to nourish the people I love." "I have to answer emails" becomes "people trust me enough to ask." Hype yourself up. Living like that is so much more fun.

Oftentimes we're romanticizing someone else's life.

episode #10 · solo

“You cannot romanticize a life you're too busy measuring against someone else's.”

try this this week

• Pick one autopilot moment and add a little wrinkle to it.
• Put your phone in another room for one meal or one conversation.
• Gratitude journal: write down what you're grateful for in the moment you're in, so you don't take it for granted.

At the end of the day, romanticizing your life is just being grateful for the moment you're in. Pick one thing, try it, and DM me how it goes. I truly want to hear.

love you, Georgia 🤍