Recently, a very important and wholesome conversation was had on the internet, and it was all about being whimsical. People started sharing all about the whimsical ways they enrich their lives, and it was too pure not to share:
Global (03 April 2025) — In a world where almost everyone you know spends a significant portion of time being stressed (or trying to de-stress), the economy is a nightmare directed by Stephen King, and the job market is (especially in South Africa) an extreme sport to navigate; an unexpected effort is helping people keep their sanity. Being whimsical may not change the world, but it’s certainly making individual worlds a better place to be.
Why Whimsical?
Recently, TikTok user Abigail Bailey posted a simple video.
“Girlies: what are some little things you do to be more whimsical”, she posed, adding that she loves knowing about cute little habits.
The girlies in question wasted no time in sharing their whimsy, and the internet was a better place for it. With over 7.6 million views, Abby’s question didn’t just start a conversation; it sparked a realisation: in a world where it feels like there is so little we can control, taking ownership of the small moments and turning them into something special goes a long way. That, and the responses were almost too pure to bear.
Here’s What People Shared:
“I wear matching pajamas every time I change my sheets so I can have what I call fancy sleep.”—Grace.
“[I say] ‘can you hold this please’ when I set my purse on an inanimate object.”—bugwash
“I tell my hamster not to answer the door for anyone before I leave.”—Kat.
“I thank candles before blowing them out.”—Katrean.
“Listen to French music in my headphones while I grocery shop. Makes it more romantic and less mundane feeling.”—Tessa.
“I had one really great memorable day a couple years ago and now that’s my anniversary to myself! So every year on that day I treat myself.”—Em.
“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 [about] books and gossip.”—Kaityln Hunt
“I do face paint when I’m sad/bored because how can you be sad/bored when you’re spider-man.”—Marcell.
“I flip all the tails [of] pennies I find to heads so others can pick them up for luck.”—Destinybrown597
“I like to lift my pets up so they can look outside of windows they can’t normally look out of,”—Chloe.
“I keep extra (unused) lipgloss in my purse to give to girls if they need it. It’s like a little everyday party favour.”—Kate Speights.
“[When] I’m about to start a task I will say ‘ready, okay’ like cheerleaders do before they say a cheer.”—Shelby.
“I have Antarctica pinned on the weather app to check on the penguins everyday.”—dilpickleluvr.
“I tell my dishes it’s bath time.”—Lexs.
“I say ‘may I take your coats?’ While I’m peeling garlic.”—Sarah.
“Everytime someone says ‘it’s 11:11 makle a wish!” – I always wish them the best.”—Marinelle R.
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