This summer, I didn’t reinvent myself. I didn’t delete Instagram or move to a cabin in the woods. I just got a little bored. Not in a dramatic, life-changing way—just in the small, quiet moments where I usually would’ve reached for my phone, I didn’t.

I started paying attention to how I actually felt. I stopped checking what everyone else was doing before deciding what I wanted to do. Nothing major happened. But slowly, things started to feel a little lighter, a little clearer, a little more mine.

Here’s what shifted when I let myself get bored.

1. I started waking up with the sun

I didn’t force a routine—I just started paying attention. When I stopped scrolling late at night, I fell asleep earlier. When I stopped waking up to a screen, my mornings felt slower and softer. Now I wake up with light instead of a jolt. I stretch. I breathe. I check in with myself before I check in with the world. That small change has made everything feel different.

2. Movement became a mood, not a task

I’ve been moving more, but not to “work out.” I hike when it’s sunny. I hit hot yoga when it’s cloudy. It’s less about structure and more about intuition—what my body craves that day. I don’t move to burn energy, I move to move energy. And that shift changed everything.

3. Rituals turned into anchors

My collagen coffee in the morning? A whole event. It’s simple—espresso, a scoop of collagen, Chobani vanilla creamer—but I make it slow, on purpose. It’s not just caffeine, it’s care. That tiny ritual reminds me how good it feels to be present for the little things.

4. The noise got quieter

Without even realizing it, I had been absorbing so much—opinions, routines, pressure, aesthetics. None of it mine. When I started spending less time online, I could hear myself think again. What do I actually want to eat? What do I like to wear? What feels good in real life—not just online? The answers started showing up when I gave them space to.

5. I came back to myself

This wasn’t a glow-up or a rebrand. It was a return. A soft re-entry into my own rhythm. I still scroll. I still love a well-lit Instagram post. But I also know how it feels to be here. To feel clear. To feel in charge of my own life. 

I know—none of this is groundbreaking. I didn’t move to the woods or throw my phone in the ocean. It’s just what’s been on my mind lately. A little less noise, a little more life.

If you’ve been feeling the same—kind of overstimulated, kind of craving quiet—I have a feeling you get it.

xx Liv