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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #135

    1. Deadhead any flowers in your outdoor space 2. Scroll through your Instagram feed to remind yourself of happy days 3. Set up camp for the night in your garden (kids love this) 4. Watch a Studio Ghibli movie 5. Read a newspaper article you ordinarily wouldn’t read Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. P.S Care to share my new hashtag #sharethepositive on your happy and positive pics on Instagram? Share the good things that have put a…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #133

    1. Plan an off-the-grid adventure 2. Set 3 goals for June 3. Declutter your kitchen cupboards 4. Pick up or make cards for people celebrating their birthdays in June 5. Watch a favourite childhood movie Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. P.S Care to share my new hashtag #sharethepositive on your happy and positive pics on Instagram? Share the good things that have put a smile on your face and focus on the happy. I’ll share…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #131

    1. Have a beer tasting night 2. Sign a petition that matters to you 3. Go for an early morning or late evening walk 4. Make iced lollies 5. Sort out your magazines then give away any you no longer need Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #130

    1. Get Tassel Happy! Read Fall For DIY’s blog post and new Instagram challenge here. 2. Wear a pair of colourful shoes (they make everything better). 3. Give to a food bank. 4. Hoover under your bed. 5. Give encouragement to someone who is working hard; face to face, by phone, email or by text. Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #129

    1. Treat yourself to a new pair of sunglasses. 2. Have  a bonfire outside with friends (or chiminea fire!). 3. Make a new board on Pinterest focusing on one hobby you’d like to begin. 4. Skype someone you haven’t spoken to for a while. 5. Keep some sun lotion in your handbag (I know it’s not exactly scorching out there, but you know what I mean). Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #128

    1. Have a cream tea picnic (I’m hoping for sunny weather this weekend). 2. Watch a classic film at the cinema. We’re seeing Blade Runner tomorrow! 3. Make a spring playlist on Spotify. 4. Have a blossom fight. 5. Pick up a college/studio brochure for courses and workshops in your local area. Learning something new is the best feeling! Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #125

    1. Plan a star-gazing night 2. Cash in your penny jar and treat yourself to a little something 3. Make someone smile 4. Look through old photographs with a glass of wine and bar of your favourite chocolate 5. Watch a favourite childhood film Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #121

    1. Go for a weekly walk with a good friend (or as often as you can). 2. Have a black and white movie night curled up with your favourite person. I recommend The Last Picture Show and Roman Holiday. 3. Surround yourself with shiny happy people with good attitudes. It makes all the difference. 4. Treat yourself to some Fairtrade chocolate this week to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight (23 February – 8 March). 5. Plan a party at home. Just because.…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #115

    1) Print out precious photographs from last year. Pop them on your walls, stick them on your fridge door, keep them close in your diary or purse and send them as an added extra in a handwritten letter (see no.4!). 2) Slow down (this is more a reminder to myself). 3) Go for a winter walk with friends. Don’t forget flasks filled with your favourite tipple. 4) Write Christmas thank you notes/letters…it’s never too late! 5) Give out lots of compliments…

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    10 Positive Things To Do This Christmas Week #114

    Happy Monday everyone! Here are 10 positive things to do this Christmas week, including some of my favourites featured over the past couple of years. Spend a little time reading all of the Christmas cards you have received and be grateful for all the people in your life. If possible give your home/room a good clean tonight so it is sparkly and tidy for Christmas. Don’t forget a Christmas soundtrack (ideas below)! Check your rubbish/recycling collection times for the Christmas…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #112

    Hit the charity shops for stocking fillers. Sit and write your Christmas cards, with a little music (and a sherry). Top up on batteries for the house so you don’t run out over Christmas (remote controls and fire alarms). Tell a joke! List 3 great things that you are looking forward to this week. I’m super excited to see my friends in Nottingham, watching Peter Hook & The Light play Closer and Unknown Pleasures and making my first festive bake of the…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #109

    Fill each room in your house with flowers (one bouquet split into small vases) Be a tourist in your own town Buy a 2015 diary/planner Find a great view. Up a tall building, a hill…wherever you like. Make Christmas cards. See my first Christmas card DIY this week! Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥