There are some shower steamers sitting in a drawer in my bathroom. I know there’s a lavender one, and another that smells like lemongrass. Not sure what other scents are hiding in there. Same thing with delicious-smelling hand lotions in beautiful tubes. They are small enough to toss into my purse, desk drawer, or the console in my car. Yet, they just sit in a drawer, waiting for that special moment.
To be honest, I don’t really know what makes it the right moment to put a steamer in the shower or slather some scented lotion on my hands. What am I waiting for anyway? Isn’t today special enough?
When Someday Becomes a Habit
Am I alone in this—saving the pretty things, the yummy things, the delightful things for a moment that feels worthy? Who else waits for a day with sparkles, or significance, or maybe a little fanfare?
But someday is sneaky, right? It’s vague. It shapeshifts. And it rarely announces itself.
Meanwhile, life is quietly unfolding all around us: the morning sunshine coming through the blinds, coffee that smells like a tiny hug, a text from a friend, my dog wagging his whole body just because I walked into the room. Small, ordinary joys, yet completely worthy of celebration.
Every Day Has Its Own Kind of Magic
Not every day is going to be a fireworks show, but every day does come with at least one moment that’s worth noticing. Maybe you got a great parking spot at the grocery store. Maybe your hair did a cute little swoop without any help. Maybe dinner magically turned out great, even though you absolutely guessed your way through the recipe.
Life is full of these tiny wins. And those tiny wins deserve tiny rituals.
- Light the candle.
- Use the fancy mug.
- Wear the softest socks.
- Put the plush blanket on the bed.
- Eat the good chocolate.
- Use the pretty stationery.
- Spray the perfume—yes, the nice one.
- Use that shower steamer! Let your life smell like lavender even when the calendar is blank.
Joy Isn’t a Limited Resource
Sometimes we hold onto things because we treat joy like it’s something we might run out of. As if using one eucalyptus shower steamer today means we won’t have happiness left for next week. But joy doesn’t work like that. It renews itself. It multiplies.
Choosing to make regular moments feel special doesn’t take away from future celebrations. If anything, it trains your brain to notice how many small opportunities for happiness appear throughout an ordinary day.
A Clever Little Life Lesson (Featuring Those Shower Steamers)
When we save too many things for later, all we’re really doing is postponing our own joy. Those shower steamers in the drawer? They don’t know if it’s my birthday or just a random Thursday. Their only job is to fizz and smell amazing.
And maybe that’s the reminder we all need. Life doesn’t wait for special moments to show up. It becomes special because of what we already have.
So go ahead and use the good stuff. Use it today. Because if every ordinary day is already special, why not treat it that way?
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