february: romanticizing and self-love
on random acts of self-love and romanticizing the mundane.
Is it just me or did January feel like it was a whole year in itself? Things are slower now, in the winter months and I’ve been trying to embrace it. The darkness feels darker, and the weeks drag on. But we persist.
I spent January getting back into my routines. I spent a lot more time at the gym than I did on my phone. I spent a lot more time with friends than I did alone. I spent time crafting for the first time in a long time instead of rotting in bed.
FEBRUARY: romanticizing and self-love
Romanticize the mundane: This month I want to spend more time being mindful. Drinking a hot cup of coffee slowly and listening to the rain. Pretending during my pilates class that I’m training to be a Fae warrior. Playing romcom movie playlists while I make a big bowl of pasta for dinner. I want to make little daily things an event and spend time being fully present in those moments.
Self-love: Isn’t this always the hardest thing? Being kind to ourselves? Taking care of ourselves? I want to spend February days engaging in self-love. Whether it be booking a few hours at a spa, taking a solo walk and listening to an audiobook, or taking the afternoon off to knit a cozy scarf.
Book a trip: I have been dreaming of a trip to Ireland for a few years now. Either renting a car or planning a train trek all around the country and this is the month that we book it. We start planning and we just get on out of here in the coming months for a needed vacation.
Art as a practice: I started reading this book called Your Brain on Art, which talks about the science neuroaesthetics, which gives us proofs that we (our brains and our bodies) can transform when we engage in the arts. It makes sense. It’s like that feeling that comes over you when you feel forever changed by a book you read (for me: Little Weirds and Normal People), where my brain chemistry truly felt altered. Or when you see a film that feels so visceral to you. Or why we stand in front of art at museums and feel a shift in perspective. My goal is to make art a daily practice - whether it is engaging in creativity, reading, watching a film, or looking at art.
What was the last piece of art that you felt in your soul?
What I’m Reading: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
What I’m Hearing:
What I’m Watching: No Good Deed
What I’m Smelling: Lust by Lush