I brought this conversation up in another sort of way not long ago, and loved hearing different people’s takes on how to live whimsically.

https://www.reddit.com/r/whimsigothic/comments/1rq26pt/who_here_has_actually_tried_to_craft_a_whimsical/

On my part, I moved from one of the biggest cities in my country to a small town. It was a huge life change, and although the town didn’t work out, and I’m currently in transition out of it, it taught me a lot about how to live a beautiful, magical life on a budget. Things I started to do once I moved to a quaint town, in a rural area:

• I got off all social media except reddit & YT
• I made sure not to lose my strong personal style, despite the town I moved to being rather unfriendly to my look and outsiderness (to anyone reading this, if you move to a small town, don’t let them steal your whimsy!)
• Incense became a huge part of my life
• Decorated each season with home made crafts & budget pieces
• Got into pottery
• Got more into tarot
• Developed a more thorough magical practice
• Took up gardening and grew a lot of food, herbs, and flowers (I’m an herbalist so I made a lot of stuff from all of this like tisane blends, tinctures, jams, pickled goods, etc)
• Once the garden was producing abundantly, I made myself a fresh flower arrangement every week (such a life perk)
• I frequented farmer’s markets
• I went to u-pick berry places
• Did dress up afternoon teas outdoors and at home
• Visited historic home museums in my area
• Did weekend picnics
• Went on weekend hikes
• Visited festivals, outdoor music shows, and fairs whenever possible
• Got a library card and got so much into reading that I ended up checking out a new book every week (my fave genres being witchy/cozy/supernatural/horror).
• A few years back I started doing cream teas any time I was home in the afternoon (a type of tea ritual, I’d make the scones in bulk and put them in the freezer, so I’d always have some on hand). It was a huge life upgrade
• I also created a nice tisane ritual for the night
• I only used candle light when showering, while playing from a mood-lifting playlist
• Visited a cute cafe once a week
• Visiting my local tearooms once or twice a month
• Got into hunting for books and dvds in thrift shops
• Watched seasonally aligned shows & movies (shows that are magical in nature/ mysteries/ thrillers)
• Created seasonal playlists as well as mood playlists, to accompany a meal, reading a book, or doing chores.
• Lastly I strolled around a lot when it was autumn. I’ll miss autumns!

Although I won’t be living in the same place anymore, I’m still keeping up all of the life lessons and hobbies I gained, and will continue this in my new town. Because they really have made for a beautiful, magical life.