#romanticise

05.12.2025 Rained heavily all throughout today. In the dusk (it gets dark early here) I walked through the glow of city lights in the rain to a new cafe.

I always get lattes - had a cappuccino many years ago and found it bitter and enjoyed the silky smoothness of a latte. But now and for quite some time I find that I just cannot taste much coffee when I order lattes.

Got a cappuccino for the first time in however many years and oh my it’s perfect. I can taste the coffee but it’s not unpleasantly bitter like it once was, and the amount of milk is perfect. So here’s to maturing from lattes to cappuccinos, but I don’t think I’ll ever mature to having any type of black coffee without milk.

Sight - mood lighting in all your fav places, light candles when you're chilling in bed, make a point to look at the moon, take photos of all the things you find beautiful, do things just for the aesthetics

Sound - acquire a cd/record player or a good streaming service. Find some albums you love but not to actively listen to (I recommend classical, something that makes you feel nostalgic, happy or like a pretentious twat). Before you go to school every morning, actively choose what you want to listen to, based on the day and the weather and your mood. If you see something that looks like it'll crunch (leaves, frosty grass, cans), stomp on it

Smell - whenever you're stationary (in bed, mindlessly consuming media) have something scented going - my personal fav is incense, candles, reed diffuser, hell even a nice room spray works. If you can, find a perfume you adore and put it on every morning. Make a ritual of it. Find body washes and shampoos you love and take joy in showering with them

Touch - wear nice clothes that you like the feel of (charity shop I beg). Layer up whenever you go out and take joy in being warm. Take a lot of joy in winter things - buy nice scarves, leg warmers, gloves etc and wear them whenever you can. But also enjoy the feeling of the bite of cold on your face, of your nose and ears freezing

Taste - be deliberate about what you eat, make sure you get joy from eating everything by really taking the time to taste it slowly and experience the flavours. Make hot drinks a regular occurrence, especially in cold evenings. Try as many different teas as you can. If you see something you've never heard of before, try it (not from Starbucks tho, fuck Starbucks). Bake regularly, love the process and be proud of the results.