How to Romanticize Your Apartment, Your Schedule, and Your Life
Lately, I’ve been catching myself living in the almosts.
Almost confident enough.
Almost disciplined enough.
Almost where I thought I’d be by now.
And if I’m being honest, I don’t think I’m alone in that. So many of us are walking around feeling like we’re just one step away from our “best” lives, constantly feeling like everything will finally fall into place once something changes.
Once the job is better.
Once the apartment is bigger.
Once the schedule isn’t so overwhelming.
Once we feel more put together.
Somewhere along the way, we start romanticizing the future… and without realizing it, we stop paying attention to the life we’re actually living.
But what if your best life isn’t meant to be saved for later days?
What if the season you’re already in, with this apartment, this routine, and this version of you is already worth celebrating?
I’m learning that romanticizing your life isn’t about pretending everything is perfect. It’s about choosing to show up where you are, instead of waiting for where you think you should be.
I had a moment recently where I realized how fast I’ve been moving. Rushing through my days. Feeling overwhelmed. Trying to juggle everything at once and slowly burning out in the process.
I wasn’t slowing down long enough to enjoy my life. Or even notice it.
And the truth is, nothing was wrong. Life was still good. Still full. Still sweet in so many ways. I just wasn’t present enough to feel it.
Romanticizing Your Apartment (Even If It’s Not Forever)
Your apartment doesn’t have to be Pinterest-perfect to feel good and look beautiful.
Your home is special because life is happening between your walls everyday. Its where your days start and your nights end. Where you cook the same meals on repeat. Where you pray, overthink, laugh, cry, rest, reset, and dream.
Romanticizing your apartment can look really simple:
Lighting the candle
Buying fresh flowers
Making your bed in the morning
Playing music while you cook
Opening the windows
You’re allowed to enjoy life here, even if this place isn’t forever.
Romanticizing Your Schedule (Instead of Fighting It)
It’s easy to resent our schedules. They can feel heavy, demanding, never-ending.
But your schedule is also the rhythm of your life right now.
Romanticizing it doesn’t mean making it perfect or overly rigid. It means treating your time like it matters.
That might look like:
A morning routine you actually enjoy
Blocking time for walks, journaling, or quiet moments with God
Planning little things that give you something to look forward to, even on a random weekday
You don’t need to have a perfect routine. You just need one that supports you instead of draining you.
Romanticizing Your Life (While You’re Still Becoming Who You Want to Be)
This part matters most.
Romanticizing your life isn’t about ignoring the hard stuff. It’s about deciding that your ordinary days are still worth care and intention.
It’s finding beauty in:
Grocery runs
Getting dressed just because it makes you feel good
Drinking your coffee slowly
Treating normal days like they matter
There’s something really grounding about deciding your life is worth showing up for now, not just later.
For me, this mindset shift is deeply connected to my faith. God isn’t waiting for some future version of you to show up. He’s present in the in-between, the building, the dreaming.
You don’t need a new life.
You don’t need a total reset.
Sometimes you just need a different perspective on the one you already have.
You’re allowed to love your life while you’re still growing. You’re allowed to enjoy today while trusting God with what’s next.
So go buy the flowers. Sit with your coffee. Take the walk. Stop scrolling long enough to notice your own life.
At one point, you prayed for where you are now and that’s worth remembering and celebrating.
