A complicated girl trying to live a simple life

change the color used to highlight text on your laptop

move the pictures on your wall

stack whatever clutter is in your room into piles even if you don’t have time to clean it all

slightly vary your commute, even just by one street

change where you sit and scroll aimlessly on your phone even if it’s only to the chair in your room instead of your bed

drink water or juice out of a wine glass in the morning because nothing is real

shower with the lights off, without music

buy $3 flowers at trader joe’s—they look bad next to the more expensive ones but they look so good in your room

start typing things you don’t post into your notes. your thoughts can be worth documenting even if you don’t deem them worth sharing

wake up super early just once. you don’t have to make it a habit it’s just extra satisfying to go to bed that night

The other day I was feeling miserable, so I hopped on a bus and rode it all the way back to where I’d started, and my brain, which had finally had some proper stimulation via new environments, was suddenly ready to go again!

roam

hike a trail you’ve never done before.

wear flowy clothes and swish the fabric around your body

buy yourself a bouquet of the nicest-smelling flowers you can find, or pick some from your garden. put them in a pretty vase or cup and keep them near you so that you can smell them.

lie down in the grass, on the beach, in nature. relax.

read a non-school book of your favorite genre. read it slowly and take the time to enjoy it.

use!! exclamation points!! i promise!! they’ll make you!! feel better!! 

bake cookies. sit in the kitchen while they bake and smell the baking-cookie smell. eat them while they’re warm and soft.