Ways I've been adding more whimsy & joy to my life lately
- Ash
- 1 hour ago
- 2 min read
Hi friends! This blog post is dedicated to all the ways I've been adding more whimsy and joy into my life lately.
Whimsy Definition: "playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour".
Why add more whimsy and joy into one's life, you might ask? Well, joy obviously makes us happy, and whimsy can make the mundane feel magical, it can make those everyday moments feel *extra special, and it just adds that extra playfulness to our lives.
Some other reasons for adding more whimsy into your life are as follows:
It can reduce stress and anxiety
It can boost your creativity and imagination
It can improve your mood
It encourages mindfulness and living in the moment
It increases a sense of adventure and wonder
It can help us with emotional resilience
It's just great when we live in a super stressful world
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Ways I've been adding more whimsy & joy to my life lately
Having fresh, colourful flowers around the house (and using Canva stickers on my IG posts). I want to buy real stickers too
Using my velvet 2026 planner
Not saving fancy perfumes for special occasions & wearing them daily
Doing themed photoshoots with Benji, like our Valentine's Day-themed shoot
Making dessert-themed charcuterie boards
Reading in general + my cute Kindle case with flowers on it
Having cute outdoor fairy garden ornaments + dragons inside
Healing my inner child - allowing that child-like wonder and curiosity to come out
Leaving my hair curly
Wearing colourful socks (bonus for compression)
Having corgi-themed things/photos around the house
Putting cute accessories on Benji
Mindful exploring. Taking slower steps, even if the walk takes me twice as long + stopping to take breaks when needed
Editing old photos to remind me that the world is beautiful
Looking for "magic light," e.g., golden hour, moonbeams, how the sun reflects at different times of the day
Some other ways to add more whimsy into your life could be:
Keeping bubbles by the door so you can blow bubbles on your walk (remember to keep animal safe ones)
Use a cute mug for your morning coffee/tea
Put stickers/rhinestones on everything
Wear bright coloured clothing
Create miniature worlds tucked away behind a cupboard door (thanks to my Aunt for this; she has a fairy world for her granddaughter)
Add googly eyes to random objects
Put up fairy lights/use dim lighting
Hide tiny rubber ducks for others to find (this is a fun social media trend, too)
Go on a colour walk - this is where you are given a colour and only take photos of that colour - great for dates/groups of friends/getting out of a rut
Skip down the street
Talk to the stars at night - even if you're just standing on your porch looking up
Touch trees and grass (yes, I mean literally)
Leave secret messages for others to find
Follow a butterfly on your next walk
When going to bed, say, "I'm off to dreamland"
What ways have you been adding whimsy into your life? Let me know in the comments!
Thank you for reading.
Much love,
Ash x
