Thank you for this. I am a person who delights in things. Little birds, clouds, sea glass, the sound of the ocean, chocolate…
We need to take our tunnel vision glasses off and live in the moment. We can achieve delight and joy when we start noticing the small things around us. I use my stickers!
It‘s as if you snuck inside my brain for this post. My word this year is delicious, for many of the same reasons you mentioned. Yes to the pot of tea and the magazine. Yes to dappled light on books. Thank you!
Oh, this really is delightful. Your planning process sounds so wonderfully organic. I'm really intruiged by the idea of incorporating my mood board into Notion
I love following along on your creative journey. You try things, work hard, grow and develop, pivot, create spaces, and things fall into place (like Substack, or your job), and I look forward to hearing more about your novel writing processes, tips and routines etc. I think the name of this Substack, the good creative life, seems to be very fitting!
Your moodboard for ‘Delight’ looks so cosy. And I love the idea of being a little ‘extra’ - I’m definitely trying to use the stickers this year (although something in me will always scream to ‘save them for something special, haha)
Thank you for these beautiful thoughts. I love that you chose "delight" as your word of the year. As someone who delights in the tiny moments naturally, this really resonates with me.
Elin, this essay resonates deeply for me. I am going with expansion this year (rather than feeling constricted) and lightness begs to be part of it. I loved your images and your process which all remind me of my own direction. I haven’t created a Pinterest board about my upcoming year so thanks for that great, fun idea and I’m going to look up Notion, it sounds interesting.
Ooh love the word Expansion. Sounds very positive and open. Pinterest is so much fun for this type of thing, and yes, Notion is excellent for organising mood boards and plans!
I love this so much. Feeling inspired to aim for the same - perhaps a mid-year word - to delight in every part of the process. I wonder how you are going with this now it is June? Thanks for the inspiration.💜
I loved reading this post, and I love your approach and word for the year. I feel so much of this too! Hope your year ahead is full of delightful things 😊
I loved reading about your goals for this year💕 I'm writing on my first fiction novel at the moment as well with plans if self-publishing it in fall of this year🍀 and I love the sticker part! I came to the conclusion that I want to use my cutest stickers first and wear my prettiest dresses or favourite outfits the most, because why keep them locked away somewhere when you can have joy looking at them and wearing them everyday?✨️
"Use the sticker" 🤣
(I hear you, as always Elin!) x
Haha so simply, yet so revolutionary! 😂
Thank you for this. I am a person who delights in things. Little birds, clouds, sea glass, the sound of the ocean, chocolate…
We need to take our tunnel vision glasses off and live in the moment. We can achieve delight and joy when we start noticing the small things around us. I use my stickers!
Yesss, exactly! It's the living in the moment. Good on you using your stickers. It's an underrated mindset 😁
I love this, delightful to read about your plans for the year!
Glad you think so Elin :) It was delightful writing about it!
It‘s as if you snuck inside my brain for this post. My word this year is delicious, for many of the same reasons you mentioned. Yes to the pot of tea and the magazine. Yes to dappled light on books. Thank you!
Aaahh Delicious is precisely the same energy. Such life-affirming words! Hope your year turns out very delicious 🥰
yours, too! 🥰
Oh, this really is delightful. Your planning process sounds so wonderfully organic. I'm really intruiged by the idea of incorporating my mood board into Notion
Thank you! I love using Notion for this type of stuff. I find that I'm less likely to create it and never look at it again when it's in Notion :)
I love following along on your creative journey. You try things, work hard, grow and develop, pivot, create spaces, and things fall into place (like Substack, or your job), and I look forward to hearing more about your novel writing processes, tips and routines etc. I think the name of this Substack, the good creative life, seems to be very fitting!
Thank you Sara 🙏 I look forward to writing more about the fiction writing process as well. The good creative life is always what I'm aiming towards 😊
Your moodboard for ‘Delight’ looks so cosy. And I love the idea of being a little ‘extra’ - I’m definitely trying to use the stickers this year (although something in me will always scream to ‘save them for something special, haha)
Haha yes, that's the challenge isn't it! I guess the mindset shift is to see the everyday moments as special 💛
Thank you for these beautiful thoughts. I love that you chose "delight" as your word of the year. As someone who delights in the tiny moments naturally, this really resonates with me.
So important! 😊
Delight... such a beautiful word for your year! Enjoy! ♥️
Elin, this essay resonates deeply for me. I am going with expansion this year (rather than feeling constricted) and lightness begs to be part of it. I loved your images and your process which all remind me of my own direction. I haven’t created a Pinterest board about my upcoming year so thanks for that great, fun idea and I’m going to look up Notion, it sounds interesting.
Ooh love the word Expansion. Sounds very positive and open. Pinterest is so much fun for this type of thing, and yes, Notion is excellent for organising mood boards and plans!
I love this so much. Feeling inspired to aim for the same - perhaps a mid-year word - to delight in every part of the process. I wonder how you are going with this now it is June? Thanks for the inspiration.💜
Enjoyed reading this. I really like how you’ve set your intentions for the year. Lighting candles and using stickers also brings me joy. 🤩
I loved reading this post, and I love your approach and word for the year. I feel so much of this too! Hope your year ahead is full of delightful things 😊
I loved reading about your goals for this year💕 I'm writing on my first fiction novel at the moment as well with plans if self-publishing it in fall of this year🍀 and I love the sticker part! I came to the conclusion that I want to use my cutest stickers first and wear my prettiest dresses or favourite outfits the most, because why keep them locked away somewhere when you can have joy looking at them and wearing them everyday?✨️
Your photography is so delicious!
Delight...A great word to choose!
You made me want to be a little extra this year too!