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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #102

    Treat yourself to a new hand cream to ward off dry skin over the cooler months. Send post cards to friends and family to cheer up their day. Start thinking about Christmas – only three months away (and that’s including December!). Book a flu jab Enjoy your day! There is no point wasting time waiting for better ones ahead. Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #101

    Go for a evening walk. Buy chunky knit socks for days curled up on the sofa. Bake a crumble. Any crumble. Add custard. Make dippy eggs and soldiers for your breakfast one day this week. Find a quote that rings true to you, then pass it on. I spotted this recently “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain” – Jack Kerouac. Brew up and…

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    30 Positive Things To Do This Week #5

    To celebrate posting one hundred 5 Positive Things Posts (that’s 500 positive things to do!), I thought I’d look back through the archives every day this week and share some of my favourite positive things to do this week. Here’s the final instalment, normal service will resume on Monday! Feed the ducks at your local canal, lake or pond. Treat yourself to a new book or visit your library for free. Paint your toe nails. Buy all your cards and…

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    30 Positive Things To Do This Week #4

    To celebrate posting one hundred 5 Positive Things Posts (that’s 500 positive things to do!), I thought I’d look back through the archives every day this week and share some of my favourite positive things to do this week. Here’s the fourth instalment! Add some new photographs and inspiration to your fridge door. Do something that makes you feel alive. For me, that would be walking the streets of New York City. As I don’t have a pot of gold, I’ll settle for running instead.…

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    30 Positive Things To Do This Week #3

    To celebrate posting one hundred 5 Positive Things Posts (that’s 500 positive things to do!), I thought I’d look back through the archives every day this week and share some of my favourite positive things to do this week. Here’s the third instalment! Try on something you wouldn’t usually wear. Say no to things that don’t make you happy or excite you. Purchase a National Trust Membership to encourage weekend jaunts in the UK. Spend some time working on your posture and consciously thinking…

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    Positive Things To Do This Week #100

    Hello folks, how are you all? Fine and chipper I hope. Well, I can now happily announce we have successfully moved house and are officially home owners, hurrah! It all feels rather surreal still and very overwhelming but the house already feels like home and I can’t wait to share it with you all. Anyhoo, can you believe I’ve posted 100 posts for the 5 Positive Things To Do This Week series? That’s 500 positive things to do, my friends. Five hundred!…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #99

    Have a pamper night including good music, candles and cake. Clear your desktop and folders of any unwanted files and images. To celebrate a clutter free computer, change your desktop wallpaper. I love the Dress Your Tech series via Design Love Fest – so many to choose from! Book a meal in the near future with all your family Cross your fingers and toes for us, we might be completing on the house this week! Brew up and see my previous 5…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #98

    Days doing nothing are as important as days doing something. Plan one. Scroll through the hashtag of your town/city/village on Instagram and Twitter to see what other people think of your home town. Great for finding hidden gems on places you plan to visit. Give your windowsills the once over and replace with flowers. One bouquet can be split into jam jars or small vases across the house. Turn off your phone, make homemade pizzas and watch episodes of your favourite…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #97

    Listen to Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton for an instant pick-me-up Go blackberry picking. Just a bowl full from your friendly hedgerow will perk up your morning cereal this week. Empty and clean out your handbags (tip over bin!) – you never know what you might find. Have a cocktail and film night (yes, on a school night). See my favourite tipple later in the week. Treat yourself to some speciality bread and gaze upon its awesomeness. Brew…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #96

    Dispel negativity from others and use it to motivate you instead Have a Quesadilla night with friends Clean all the mirrors in your house Go to your local record shop or charity shop and browse records Send a care package to someone special Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #95

    Walk barefoot in the grass Plan a cultural trip to your favourite city Be brave Clean the top of your picture frames where pesky dusk lurks Give someone you care about your time Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #94

    Watch an Audrey Hepburn movie Fly a kite Buy a bag of cherries and sit and eat them in the sunshine. Book a visit to the theatre Pick up (or bake) a cake for the folk you work with Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥