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Lately: Preparations, Lists and a Pug Cushion
This week’s emptying of the phone camera revealed lots of festiveness, family fun and preparation for Christmas. I have a list for EVERY DAY for the next 10 days to remind me what I need to do for work and at home. I don’t like having my life completely planned out like this but needs must if I’m going to get through the coming weeks with a smile on my face. Mardy bum Lisa aint pretty! A few things that…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #63
Find out where your nearest carol service is, or go caroling yourself. It’s uplifting! Buy plain wrapping paper this year (brown kraft paper from the post office is cheap) and decorate with things you have at home; ribbons, fabric scraps, buttons…get creative! You’ll save a few pennies AND tidy up your knick-knacks too. Give the people you love extra hugs and attention this month. It can be a very stressful month for busy-bees. Try fruit tea for a daily detox. I…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #62
Make someone smile today and remind them of a funny story/moment you’ve shared together. Polish your leather shoes and boots and make them weather proof. Winter is here! Go Christmas foraging for holly, berries, twigs and pine cones to decorate your home. Print off photographs of your family and friends from this year, then frame them as gifts. Or give second hand Christmas gifts this year – read this Oxfam blog post for more charity shop ideas. Brew up…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #61
Oh Squirrel Message Tags Find a photo booth, grab your favourite person then get your picture taken to mark 2013. There’s something pretty nostalgic about getting your photograph taken in a booth. Find your perfect 2014 diary then add to your Christmas list. Update your music playlist to something chipper and mood lifting for the cold winter mornings. Rehome, gift or recycle one carrier bag of ‘bits and bobs’ you no longer need or want in your home. Do this every…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #59
Wear your poppy with big beaming pride today. Start saving any parcel packaging you receive over the next month and recycle it for posting gifts for Christmas. Change your screen saver on your mobile to something that makes you happy. Stock up on Winter medicines for your first aid box. Mmm, cough medicine. Help me! We will be looking after, and possibly rehoming, a puppy Beagle very soon. I need puppy advice and links to helpful websites; mission puppy begins now!…
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Lately: Being Grateful
Life is pretty darn good at the moment. Usually I wouldn’t dare say that out loud in fear of everything going wrong, let alone write it down in black and white. But what the hell, I’m a happy floppy-eared bunny right now and frankly we deserve a bit of the good news treatment. I promise I’ll divulge more soon (It’s probably only exciting for us!) but in the meantime, here’s a few random photographs and things I appreciate in my…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #58
Go for an evening walk with your favourite person. Take sparklers and a flask. Visit National Theatre Live and find the nearest live performance at a cinema near you. We watched a recording of Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller, and we loved it. Coriolanus next! Wash any scarves and hats in your home; they’re going to be your new best friends over the coming months. Sprinkle a little essential oil on your radiators. Begin your week by…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #57
When you leave your home, pick up a piece of fruit on your way out of the door. Don’t put it in your bag to snack on later. Eat it while you walk to the bus stop/car/train station. Plan a pumpkin carving night for one day this week. Add music, hot mulled wine and gingerbread biscuits. Check out Pinterest for recipe and carving inspiration. Don’t rush your lunch. Eat something hot, that you can eat at the right pace. Hurrah…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #50
Go on a twilight walk with a flask of hot chocolate (get wrapped up). Book a Winter break. Picture the scene; a cosy cottage with wood burning stove, long crisp walks on sandy beaches and no distractions. Bliss. Make your stuff last longer. See this ACE post over on Buzz Feed (runs to punch holes in veg bags). Make up a batch of frozen herb cooking cubes. Read this great tutorial from the Marmalade blog. Treat yourself to a new pair of…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #44
Make a daisy chain. Read a poem or a play. If your’e complaining of not having enough time to read, try poetry or a short play for a daily dose. Make chocolate peanut butter bites, courtesy of Elizabeth Sellers. Give your computer a new screensaver. Have a picnic in a meadow. Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things posts here. Happy Monday! ♥
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #42
Make use of these dry days (and perk up the grey ones) by painting your front door a new colour. If you can, eat your breakfast outside. Whilst the sun shines it’s a relaxing place to start your day, if only for 5 minutes. Make a batch of muffins to add to your lunch box this week. Try this Banana Muffins with White Chocolate and Macadamia Nuts recipe from Oleander and Palm – it looks and sounds delicious. Summer nights and music…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #41
Via Feeling Wild Don’t forget to keep sun lotion in your bag this week. Those pesky rays will find your unprotected skin no matter what. Label your plugs so it’s easy to identify your appliances (I’m a nerd like that). Watch this video, if you haven’t already, and wait for the little boy’s reaction. I. Cannot. Stop. Laughing. During the heatwave, keep a close eye on your indoor and outdoor plants and give them plenty of water. Top up your First…