What I’ve Learned From My Online Publication’s First Year
Happy new year! I hope 2025 has so far treated you well. And, with the new year upon us, it also marks Whimsical Whatever’s first…
Are New Year’s Resolutions Worth It?
Post Christmas and New Year’s, but before the January blues well and truly kick in, the new year holds a lot of promise. In the…
The Best Books To Read This Autumn
With longer nights and wetter days (especially in the UK), autumn is a perfect time to finally pick up and brush off the thin layer…
Love Letters to… Kodak Ektar H35 Half Frame Film Camera
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A Music Playlist for Autumn
Since music plays such a big part in my life, I was surprised when I noticed that I hadn’t posted a playlist in a while.…
How to Enjoy Autumn
The turn of the season brings with it shorter, darker days and longer nights; in many respects, autumn brings little more than the prospect of…
What to Read this Summer 2024
All images and blurbs featured in this article are from the respective publisher’s websites. With busy lives, it can be difficult for even the most…
What is a Soft Life?
I’m currently trying to embrace a movement that is all about living a ‘Soft Life’. You may have heard of this as one of the…
Affordable Ways to Enjoy Summer
With the sun out and longer days, we’re naturally inclined to step out of our homes more frequently and bask in the season of summer.…
What is Slow Travel and How it Can Benefit You
Nowadays, travelling is considered a prized hobby. Here in the UK, jetting off is almost a requirement as many of us get away for some…
How to Press Flowers: A Guide for Beginners
As summer is more or less upon us (well, for some of us), pressing flowers is a great way to preserve blooms picked on long,…
Cottagecore: What It Is and How to Live It
I have been interested in cottagecore aesthetic since I was a little kid in the 1970’s. Obviously the term ‘cottagecore’ hadn’t been coined at that…
25 Songs to Add to Your Spring Playlist
Spring is my most favourite season. The cold, grey miserable winter months start to lift and everything begins to come alive again, giving you a…
How to Romanticise Your Life
Our day-to-day lives can feel so mundane and over time create a feeling of staleness. We typically look forward to the “bigger” moments in our…
Slow Living: What It Is and How to Live It
At this time of year, we’re all starting to go into ourselves. Christmas is over, a new year is beginning, and January is notably a…
