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    #ShareThePositive

    When I press publish on my 5 Positive Things To Do This Week posts, I sometimes hear back from readers letting me know when they have done something from the list. Whether it’s calling a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while, signing a petition or simply buying a bunch of flowers; it seems doing something positive, productive and good is something we all like to do. So my friends, I’d really love, love, love it if you could capture the…

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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 #127

    1. Go roller skating (so much FUN!) 2. Book tickets for a summer festival 3. Sponsor someone doing something for charity 4. Change your dinner plans and meet your OH (or buddy) after work for a bag of chips and a lazy walk in the late evening sunshine 5. Book a day off before or after the May bank holiday; 4 day weekends are the best! 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 #126

    1. Pick a wild flower (be careful not to pick endangered ones). 2. Read your kids or yourself a bedtime story. 3. Cook a meal together with your OH. 4. Write a list of all the books you want to read and leave it in your purse. When you next go to a charity shop, use your list! 5. Go cloud-spotting. 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 #122

    1. Doodle. 2. Plant some herbs for your kitchen windowsill. 3. Give your bedside table/area a clean and tidy up. Then refresh with flowers. 4. Make a list of all the simple things that make you happy. Then make sure you do at least one of them every single day. My list coming soon! 5. Make one thing this month. For inspiration read 25 New and Beautiful DIYs for Spring via Poppytalk. Brew up and see more 5 Positive Things To…

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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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    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 #111

    Buy yourself some Chai tea to put you in the festive mood Write a list of all the things you need to do this Christmas to avoid a stressful month Play your favourite Christmas song; mine is a close call between Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Christmas at The Zoo by The Flaming Lips Double check that you have all the addresses you need for sending Christmas cards. If not send a few text messages this week. Print out…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #110

    Invite your neighbours around for festive drinks Get a takeaway tonight (something to look forward to tonight!) Take a different route to work Have a night watching Disney films Plant your Spring bulbs now! Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #107

    Paint your front door a cheery colour to see you through Winter Have a fireworks night with friends and serve up hot chocolate and mulled wine Spend one evening sorting through your clothes and create new outfits. Pass on any clothes you no longer wear Buy yourself a box of naughty cereal for those days when nothing else will do. Send someone a compliments card – see my tutorial on Wednesday (papercraft DIY’s are back!) Brew up and see my…

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    5 Positive Things To Do This Week #105

    High five someone every day this week. Make a big batch of soup. Give someone a piggyback ride (and ask for one too). Go for an early morning walk by yourself. Find a photo booth and get your picture taken with someone special Brew up and see my previous 5 Positive Things To Do posts here. ♥