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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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    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. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #92

    Play hand clapping games with the little ones Make a gallery wall with your favourite photographs and pictures. See my Pinterest gallery board Have a black and white movie night Take a bubble bath Try something new at your local deli/grocery shop Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #90

    Surprise someone with flowers. Give someone a big, long hug. Clean your computer keyboard. Sing out loud in the shower, around the house or wherever you fancy! Stargaze with mugs of hot chocolate. Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #89

    Go foraging for Wild Garlic. Make sure you look at recipes before you forage so you can use it straight away whilst fresh! Book appointments you’ve been meaning to sort for a while. Braid your hair to celebrate summer. For inspiration visit the Beauty Department blog. Discover a new artist. I’m besotted with Janet Hill’s work and I absolutely love this print. Have a hot dog and film night; it makes everything better. Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #88

    Find somewhere peaceful to sit outside, then do some cloud spotting Plan an after work picnic with your loved ones to celebrate National Picnic Week Treat your Mr or Mrs with an unexpected gift and/or card telling them how much you love them. Try something new this week; a recipe, a magazine, a podcast… Treat yourself to a new house plant Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥