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Romanticizing life is one of the simplest ways to feel happier. But if you’re not sure how to make it happen, don’t worry—you’re in the right place.
A woman on TikTok recently asked the “girlies” to share the cute, whimsical habits that add a little magic to their days. And, as expected, they delivered—offering ideas that are just as charming as they are delightful. Keep reading for their best responses, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
This one is kinda niche, but I’m a hairstylist. Whenever I wash my clients hair, as I give them a head massage with the conditioner I send loving thoughts into the universe over whatever is going on in their life.
Final score:
128points
Silly Dino 7 months ago
This has nothing to do with your comment, but look at our usernames
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Maggz Bennett 9 months ago
The world would be a much better place if everyone was like this. ❤️
Grace Note 9 months ago
That's just so lovely! Getting the head massage with the conditioner is one of my favourite things. If I knew someone was sending loving thoughts into the universe for me, just wow!
Barbara Wilcock 9 months ago
So lovely. Sometimes small things make such a difference to someone's day
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#2
I tell my hamster not to answer the door for anyone before I leave.
Final score:
119points
#3
Not really whimsical but I always tell random girls they r pretty because when someone calls me pretty I think about it for like a week and I hope they think about it too
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
Whenever I see someone (regardless of gender) with something cool, like a funny T-shirt or an enamel pin of a character or critter, or a neat accessory related to an IP I recognize, I always compliment it. The person is wearing the thing because they like it, and are happy to wear it, and it costs me nothing to say, "Wow, that is a really cool Pokémon lanyard!" - and who knows, it could make someone's day :)
#4
I teach the dog how to do things either to make them more interesting for me ('Let me show you how to start a load of laundry') or just to make him feel included ('Do you remember how to make coffee or should I walk you through it again? I know it's hard to remember since you can't practice without thumbs.')
#5
I hot glued a bow tie onto the Roomba and we call him Jeffrey.
Final score:
114points
#6
I always set my alarm clock to weird times like 8:52 am or 4:47pm because I don’t want less used numbers to be lonely or sad.
Final score:
109points
#7
I say, 'May I take your coats?' when I'm peeling garlic
#8
I buy all the cross stitch’s/needlepoint I see at thrift stores because someone took the time to make it and I have them hung up all over my apartment
Auntriarch 9 months ago
I do that a lot with crafted stuff, glad to know I'm not the only soppy out there
#9
I kiss my cat on both cheeks then she kisses me on both cheeks then I explain 'she's European' to no one.
Perfectly Cromulent 9 months ago
When I do this to my cat, I say "because we are French" in a French accent. (We are not French.)
#10
For my own amusement I say 'officers!' and nod when I see pigeons.
Final score:
99points
cerinamroth 9 months ago
Haha! I do the magpie salute but I never thought to acknowledge pigeons before.
#11
Whenever I buy something online and it asks 'is this a gift?' I write a little gift message to myself, usually along the lines of 'you are awesome and deserve these little treats.'
Final score:
99points
Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
I did this once with a book I'd been wanting for a long time, that I planned to read on a long train ride home. It felt so nice, like a real present, when I pulled it out of my bag.
#12
Every time I see the moon, I shout 'Hey gurrrl! Looking amazing, you are glowing!' and just compliment the hell out of her because she’s my bestie.
#13
I say bless you when pets/ animals sneeze
#14
I say “road trip!” every time I miss an exit while driving
#15
I wear matching pajamas every time I change my sheets so I can have what I call fancy sleep
#16
i like to lift my pets up so they can look outside of windows they can’t normally look out of
#17
I call my to do list my TA DA list and do jazz hands as I tick things off.
Final score:
84points
#18
i have antarctica pinned on the weather app to check on the penguins everyday
StrangeOne 9 months ago
I like looking up the temperature of Antarctica so I can feel glad it's only -20C. When it gets up to -3C in February I start singing "We're having a heat wave, a tropical heatwave".
#19
I heat a towel for my daughter in the dryer during her bath and then when I wrap her in it I say “here at Spa Mama we strive for a luxury 5 star experience”
Saint_Zipcodus 9 months ago
I still remember how much I loved heated towels after a bath as a child <3
#20
I say “well good thing no one overreacted” out loud to myself after a good cry
#21
i say “weee” every time i drive on a curved road
#22
I say “congrats team we made it through another day” when I get into bed at night. It’s just me
#23
forever a whimsical girl because when i was little my mum used to bring me outside every night to say goodnight to the moon and stars
#24
I like to think when i’m putting on make up i’m enhancing my features I.E ( mascara = seeing the good in people or Lip liner / gloss = speaking gratitude and positivity )
GenuineJen 9 months ago
What a lovely way to remember to practice those things as well by calling them to mind.
#25
I like drinking water at night ouf of small wooden bowls. It makes me feel like I'm being nursed back to health by spirits.
Final score:
74points
#26
I yell GUARDS whenever a negative thought comes up … 😂
Breadcrumb. 9 months ago
I yell "like some kind of peasant!" When ever i have to take a public bus ..I am a peasant. Ahaha.
#27
I call putting on pj's 'time to pump up the jams.
Final score:
66points
#29
I hold 'office hours' every Tuesday at a local coffee shop, which means I sit on the couch and order drinks for 4-5 hours while various friends and acquaintances visit me to yap abt books and gossip.
Maggie Fulton 9 months ago
I used to do that and write letters to friends and family, back in the days of physical letter writing.
#30
I sleep in vintage nightgowns, it makes me feel like an 1800s princess✨
#31
Sometimes, a couple hours before bed, I go in my room and turn down the bed, spray a bit of lavender, maybe light a candle, put my water with lemon on my bedside table. Then when I get ready to go to bed a couple hours later I walk in and say 'I love turndown service!' as though it’s a pleasant surprise.
Final score:
62points
#33
When I feed my dog I say, “the usual?” And when he’s done I say, “how was everything this evening?”
Blue Bunny of Happiness 9 months ago
I love how we all talk to our pets. Every morning I greet my bunnies by asking if they slept well.
#34
I sew a small heart on the back left pocket of all my jeans
#35
If I want to have negative thoughts about myself I have to think them in a cockney accent.
#36
I tell my cat she’s in charge when I’m going out the door
#37
I tell my dishes it's bath time.
GenuineJen 9 months ago
This is a wonderful mind switch. I will use this going forward in solidarity :D
#38
If I have a big scary day ahead of me I look at the front door and wave at my future self to give me courage - I wave back when I get home and say ‘we did it!’ 🎀
#39
Before i leave the house i tell my gecko “don’t do anything i wouldn’t do”
Blue Bunny of Happiness 9 months ago
I tell the rabbits, don’t kill yourself, don’t kill each other, don’t kill the house…. So far, so good.
#40
I say, 'my lady,' every time I walk by a mirror.
#41
i make mini versions of all the books i read and keep them in a mini bookshelf on my normal bookshelf
#42
when I lose anything, I ask the fairies to help me find it and they do
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 9 months ago (edited)
When a bee or wasp is too close for comfort I say hello, wish it a good day and ask it to move along now, perhaps pointing out some lovely flowers they might be interested in visiting.
#43
listen to french music in my headphones while I grocery shop. Makes it more romantic and less mundane feeling
#44
i get so insansly excited about smaller versions of regular sized things, they are my passion
Son of Philosoraptor 9 months ago
We collect the inadvertently subversive. Like a detailed Hallmark Christmas ornament of The Predator. Because nothing says Jesus like hunting humans for entertainment!
#47
i have an imaginary friend Charlotte that i’m always trying to impress by being a good person
#48
I carry around a small trinket sack in my purse and fill it with trinkets that I collect which remind me of happy memories!
#49
idk about whimsical but i say “skrrrt” every time i turn a corner
StrangeOne 9 months ago
Same. In an empty aisle, sometimes I'll go down a bit fast and put my feet up on the cart like a kid.
#50
I purposely brush out my curly hair because I think frizzy curls look whimsical
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
I've done this. It doesn't end as whimsically for me XD hair2-67c4...ade82f.jpg 
#51
everytime someone’s says “it’s 11:11 make a wish!” - i always wish them the best
cerinamroth 9 months ago
11:11 would just make me say "Legs eleven!" but then I was brought up on bingo halls.
#52
I shout 'NO, not YOU! I don’t even know you!' in the voice of Lilly Moscocvitz when I’m looking for something and find something else unrelated.
Final score:
17points
Blue Bunny of Happiness 9 months ago
I say random things and conversations with myself just to confuse anyone who’s listening to my Alexa.
#53
Any time I make a mistake at work I giggle to myself, apologize, and say 'it’s my first day.' I’ve worked for the same company for 5 and a half years.
Final score:
17points
StrangeOne 9 months ago
I did this working in customer service. Any time a mistake happened, someone would ask if I was a new employee. I just went along with it.
#54
In the summer I strictly use a purse that is chicken shaped
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
My grandma had one shaped like a piano accordion. She often matched her outfit to it too.
#56
whenever i get a journal i give it a name and write all my entires as letters addressed to that name
#57
when I do my chores I like to pretend I'm in a rush for some sort of fantasy event like the snail queen's coronation!! :3
StrangeOne 9 months ago (edited)
When I'm washing floors I'll start singing "Sing Sweet nightingale" like in Cinderella, and when I'm dusting I'll sing "Whistle While you Work" like in Snow White.
#58
I say “bye, house. I love you” whenever I go outside
Auntriarch 9 months ago
I'm a member of Friends of Gloucester Cathedral. I always pat pillar on the way in and say hello friend
#59
Skipping instead of running
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
When I was in uni my music lecturer was pretty random. One day some of my classmates saw him skipping down the street and were laughing about it but I just thought how good it was he could live in the moment and not worry about what others thought. I used to skip around a lot when I was a teenager, but then got too self conscious.
#61
saying "you're probably wondering why I gathered us all here together" in the sauna
cerinamroth 9 months ago
I love this, but equally wouldn't dare try it in Germany when you're sitting in a room butt naked with a load of strangers!
#63
Idk if this is whimsical but my favorite color was orange as a child because I felt like everyone liked all of the other colors more and I didn’t want it to feel left out or under appreciated 😅
Agamemnon O'Neill 9 months ago
OMG, me too! In an array of things, I would always buy the orange one out of sympathy
#65
i eat honey out of the jar like winnie the pooh
#66
I like to eat plain bread at night and pretend i’m a little victorian child rationing
cerinamroth 9 months ago
Try climbing up your chimney for a more authentic experience. Minus the bread.
#67
I say hi every time I see the moon cause I don’t want her to feel alone
#68
i have a pet snail who is 2 in march
#69
whenever i lose something i say the fairies needed it more than me
#70
have a dance session w headphones on in ur room before u go somewhere it’s so fun
#72
I flip all the tails up pennies I find to heads so others can pick them up for luck
Offbeat Quinoa 9 months ago
Once a friend and I exchanged a $10 bill for 10 loonies (Canadian $1 coin) and hid them all around a playground so some kids would get excited to find them 😊 I still occasionally toss coins out of my pocket if I’m walking through a playground
#73
i take a picture of anything heart shaped that isn't meant to be (chips, gum on the floor, pickles) and save it into an album ❤️
#74
i wear a tiara almost everyday around the house
Auntriarch 9 months ago
I'm just going to put mine on, to greet spring by drinking champagne in my garden
#76
When someone is looking for an object I say “I ate it 😁“
#79
I paint on the shells of garden snails so I know when I have a repeat visitor
#80
saying hello and goodbye to inanimate objects i leave the house bye house bye door arrive at the store hello Walmart
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Data1001 9 months ago
I'm a guy, so maybe I'm not supposed to be here, lol -- but these were all adorable and wonderful,.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
Whimsy isn't just for women! It's for men, women, non-binary people, and genderfluid people! <3
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Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 9 months ago
This was the biggest smile inducer , what an awesome list!
Dog Mom to Zoe 9 months ago
I always thank the good spirit that watches over me when I think I've lost something but find it later on or when I realize I missed an accident by seconds. Yes, I believe someone, or something is watching over me due to the many odd incidents I've experienced.
The Doom Song 9 months ago
I say hello to the cows I walk past everyday when I go to the bus stop.
pug nose curly tail 9 months ago
I love to show my dogs and cats themselves in the mirror and say excitedly and silly, "Look how cute you are!!!!"
Lene 9 months ago
When I have negative thoughts about me I say "I'm so silly!" Instead of "I'm so stupid". I have roll on deos that are called 'happy' and 'gorgeous'. I wear the happy one ondays where I am not planning to do much and the glamerous one on days where I'm having meeting or am going out to eat or party. It feels a little magical to me. 😊
luci (he/fae) 9 months ago
whenever i get touched when i don't want to, i brush the area off like i'm dusting away the bad vibes :)
ROSESARERED 9 months ago
I tell spiders they have till go to bed to get out, and ask God to translate so they understand . I won't sleep with a known spider roaming around the house...aussie for reference
Courtney Christelle 9 months ago
Whenever I’m traveling I like to pretend I’m a spy and my covers been blown so I have to get out of town.
Bertha Madott 9 months ago
I say “hello” to all the neighbourhood stores when I’m driving past them. Out loud. Especially when I’m the passenger and DH is driving.
Paulina 9 months ago
I get easily irritated when walking through crowded places, so I make it more fun by doing a short series of little right or left hand gesture to myself whenever I'm passing someone by. Sometimes I even accompany it with quiet clicking of my tongue. I basically installed a car indicator on myself 😅
Icannothide2 9 months ago
When I wash dishes, I assign the silverware as people. Forks are women, spoons Our children knives, are men, tablespoons are grandparents sharp knives are soldiers. I try to make the family stay together as I put them in the dish strainer.
Neb 9 months ago
If I meet/see a nice driver while going to/from work (shows turn signal correctly, does not drag 5miles below speed limit, does not try to change lanes in last second or very short notice, etc), I sometimes wish them easy traffic, good day, so their car would not break forever, and other nice things. For terrible drivers I usually wish that they would be put in the same situation that they caused for others
Cindy Brick 9 months ago
This was one of the absolute best posts you've done for ages. So encouraging. We have started doing something I read about here on BP. Whenever there's a spill, we yell for the dog: "Housekeeping!"
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
Whenever I was a show or movie and someone starts shouting or being rude, I always say “Well that wasn’t very nice, was it boys and girls?” in my best teacher’s voice.
Binky Melnik 9 months ago
I don’t understand “was it boys and girls?” Is it maybe a line from a movie and I don’t recognize it? (I can prolly recite at most five movie lines. 😕) Or is it that you’re calling ‘em “children” by saying that (because only children would be so rude as to disrupt a movie) and you’re insulting ‘em?
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Data1001 9 months ago
I'm a guy, so maybe I'm not supposed to be here, lol -- but these were all adorable and wonderful,.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
Whimsy isn't just for women! It's for men, women, non-binary people, and genderfluid people! <3
Load More Replies... Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 9 months ago
This was the biggest smile inducer , what an awesome list!
Dog Mom to Zoe 9 months ago
I always thank the good spirit that watches over me when I think I've lost something but find it later on or when I realize I missed an accident by seconds. Yes, I believe someone, or something is watching over me due to the many odd incidents I've experienced.
The Doom Song 9 months ago
I say hello to the cows I walk past everyday when I go to the bus stop.
pug nose curly tail 9 months ago
I love to show my dogs and cats themselves in the mirror and say excitedly and silly, "Look how cute you are!!!!"
Lene 9 months ago
When I have negative thoughts about me I say "I'm so silly!" Instead of "I'm so stupid". I have roll on deos that are called 'happy' and 'gorgeous'. I wear the happy one ondays where I am not planning to do much and the glamerous one on days where I'm having meeting or am going out to eat or party. It feels a little magical to me. 😊
luci (he/fae) 9 months ago
whenever i get touched when i don't want to, i brush the area off like i'm dusting away the bad vibes :)
ROSESARERED 9 months ago
I tell spiders they have till go to bed to get out, and ask God to translate so they understand . I won't sleep with a known spider roaming around the house...aussie for reference
Courtney Christelle 9 months ago
Whenever I’m traveling I like to pretend I’m a spy and my covers been blown so I have to get out of town.
Bertha Madott 9 months ago
I say “hello” to all the neighbourhood stores when I’m driving past them. Out loud. Especially when I’m the passenger and DH is driving.
Paulina 9 months ago
I get easily irritated when walking through crowded places, so I make it more fun by doing a short series of little right or left hand gesture to myself whenever I'm passing someone by. Sometimes I even accompany it with quiet clicking of my tongue. I basically installed a car indicator on myself 😅
Icannothide2 9 months ago
When I wash dishes, I assign the silverware as people. Forks are women, spoons Our children knives, are men, tablespoons are grandparents sharp knives are soldiers. I try to make the family stay together as I put them in the dish strainer.
Neb 9 months ago
If I meet/see a nice driver while going to/from work (shows turn signal correctly, does not drag 5miles below speed limit, does not try to change lanes in last second or very short notice, etc), I sometimes wish them easy traffic, good day, so their car would not break forever, and other nice things. For terrible drivers I usually wish that they would be put in the same situation that they caused for others
Cindy Brick 9 months ago
This was one of the absolute best posts you've done for ages. So encouraging. We have started doing something I read about here on BP. Whenever there's a spill, we yell for the dog: "Housekeeping!"
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
Whenever I was a show or movie and someone starts shouting or being rude, I always say “Well that wasn’t very nice, was it boys and girls?” in my best teacher’s voice.
Binky Melnik 9 months ago
I don’t understand “was it boys and girls?” Is it maybe a line from a movie and I don’t recognize it? (I can prolly recite at most five movie lines. 😕) Or is it that you’re calling ‘em “children” by saying that (because only children would be so rude as to disrupt a movie) and you’re insulting ‘em?
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