hello witch mom, tysm for your ghibli aesthetic post! but where i live it's cold and gloomy most of the year. i'm freezing even in the summer sometimes and my hands are cold most of the time so i'm really not looking forward to even more coldness... do you have any tips to romanticize fall/winter ghibli style? you feel like someone who's a pro at this :D
Oh I feel that so hard, I live in the greater Seattle area which is just dreary and gloomy and dark and has a constant drizzling, freezing rain for a majority of the year. It’s not excessively cold but it’s always perfect hypothermia weather. Cold and wet.
Here’s my other post on it, for anyone who is curious! (a couple of these are copied and pasted from there!)
Romanticize everything!!!
Fires. I have a woodstove which is our only source of heat in the cold months and I love tending it and being around it! Bonfires/outdoor fires are also nice!
Candles. You know how it goes “candles are how we keep fires as pets”. How cute is that!?
Baths. Baths are a huge part of ghibli scenes! Take a nice hot bath (or shower). Burn some candles, add some bath salts or oils, make it really enjoyable.
Hot drinks. Feel the warmth radiating from the mug into your hands. Savor the heat as you sip it and it spreads throughout your body.
When bundling up to go outside, make it feel like your preparing for a big adventure. Also wear a cute scarf or hat or something!
Make it a part of your day to open all the windows and let that little amount of light in.
Make soup. Really take the time to make it. Chop those veggies, prepare those ingredients, sprinkle those spices and add that broth with love.
Take up a project. Sketching, painting, knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidering, felting, etc.
Clean. Clean your bedroom, do the laundry, wash the dishes, vacuum/sweep the floors. Listen to some music!
Really take the time to tend to your home (living space). This place is your escape from the weather, from the cold. You can make it how you want it to be. So take care of that!
Find something that you’re excited about doing while you’re stuck inside. For me, that’s reading and knitting.
Try to look at the things the cold brings with awe this year. The puddles from the freezing rain, the way the frost glints in the sun, the way the snow covers a landscape and makes everything quieter. And relish in the wildness of dirty snow water, the streets having little rivers along the sides (or middle) from rain, the ice making everything slippery. There’s a lot of moments in Ghibli with the less desirable aspects of the world in them!
Buy/prepare herbal teas to help with the sickness that comes with the colder months.
Allot yourself a morning or evening with nothing to do. Keep it technology free and do what makes your heart happy. Read a book, cuddle with a pet, doodle, clean.
Invite your friends over, make a feast, have a movie marathon, etc.
Leave some birdseed out for the birds. Make it a ritual that forces you to go outside. Maybe leave it somewhere where you can stand with your hot drink and watch the birds for a while.
Find solace in the escape of warm places. The coffee shop, the library, the grocery store. Everyone in there survived the weather outside and made it to this little slice of heavenly warmth.
Make your life a fucking aesthetic. Make it what you want it to be. It won’t be perfect, but if it makes you happier then it’s worth it.
Do what makes your heart happy!!!
