A list of What I Romanticize

We have a tendency to take easy-to-get things for granted because they become mundane. BUT... I feel there are things we live through and then there are things we live for. Sometimes, life gives us opportunity to slow down and notice small things. And I have been the kind of person who romanticizes life because I cannot have enough! It's not always about grand gestures or cinematic highs, but the quiet in-between moments.

There are things we live through, and then there are things we live for. I think I've always been the kind of person who romanticizes life, not necessarily the grand gestures or cinematic highs, but the quiet, in-between moments. The ones most people might miss, but my heart holds on to.

This is my list of things I romanticize. Not exhaustive. Not profound. Just real, soft, and tender.

1. Rainy days with no agenda

The kind where the sky is grey, the air is cool, and the world seems to hush. A book in hand, something hot in a cup, and no reason to rush, I romanticize this kind of stillness like it's the rarest luxury.

2. First glances that linger

I might pretend to be nonchalant, but in my head? Oh, I've already written us an entire chapter, where we meet again, where something unspoken clicks, where maybe, just maybe, it meant something.

3. Mornings that begin slowly

Sunlight tiptoeing in, a warm bed, sleepy eyes, and the softest of silences before the world intrudes. I romanticize not having to be anywhere else but here, in this unhurried start.

4. Texts that feel like home

A "Did you eat?" or "Saw this and thought of you." I fall a little in love with people who talk like comfort, like care, slip quietly between the lines.

5. The idea of disappearing for a while

To a small coastal town. To the mountains. Maybe somewhere with more sky than noise. I romanticize the thought of being unreachable, unnamed, untethered, just existing, observing, breathing.

6. Strangers who feel familiar

Ever locked eyes with someone and felt like they've lived in your past life? Or sat next to someone on a train and felt like you could talk for hours if only the ride were longer?

7. Writing in cafés alone

There's something about being surrounded by quiet bustle. Sipping coffee while I type away, inventing stories for the couple two tables away. I romanticize that main-character moment.

8. Walking barefoot on cold floors

There's a grounding feeling to it. Raw. Real. I imagine ancient women must have done this too, wandered around their homes barefoot, deeply connected to their space.

9. Vintage love letters

Even if they aren't mine. Especially when they aren't mine. The kind that say, "I'll wait for you," or "Every word you write feels like home." I romanticize a time when feelings were slower but deeper.

10. Solitude that feels like self-love

It's not always about being alone. It's about being with myself, enjoying my own company, without judgement, without fixing, just being. There's romance in knowing yourself like an old friend.

11. Accidental songs that become life soundtracks

You hear it at the right time, maybe in a cab, maybe while grocery shopping, and suddenly that song holds a memory you didn't know you were making.

12. Unsent messages

Yes, even those. The ones I type out at 1:27 AM and never send. I romanticize the honesty in them, the quiet bravery of expressing something even if no one sees it.

13. The possibility that love is just around the corner

Not the fairytale kind. But the real, human, messy kind. The one that laughs with me at 2 AM and remembers how I like my tea. I romanticize the maybe of it all. And maybe, that's enough.

And maybe you romanticize things too.

It's okay to find beauty in what others overlook. It doesn't make you naïve or unrealistic. It just means your heart sees stories where others see routine.

Practicing mindfulness in everyday moments, that's what romanticizing your life really is. Being present enough to notice the small things. The mundane becomes meaningful when you pay attention.

What do you romanticize?

See you soon,

With Loads of Love,

The Queen of Random Things

XOXO