The world can be such a negative place at times. A place filled with illness, war, terrorism, hate and anger. It can be very easy to get caught up in this constant and consuming negativity. You really can't escape it, can you? Every time you go on Twitter or read the latest headlines we seem to be mourning the loss of hundreds of people or praying for another country.
It's really, really sickening to think the world can be such a horrible place at times yet so beautiful at the same time. It can be very easy to let this constant stream of negativity in the news damage your own personal life and even your mental health. This is not okay. Although I can't bring an end to terrorism, war or cancer, me and my best chummy Hannah from fluorescent photographer have come up with a new little project to spread a bit of positivity and happiness.
On the first Friday of each month, there will be a new post up on both mine and Hannah's blog for ' The Positivity Project' where we will be sharing all things positive, happy and fun to hopefully bring a smile to your face and brighten your day; even if it's just a little bit. We have got lots of ideas for the future but today we thought we would start with 50 things that make us happy! I hope you enjoy!
1. Getting a sweet DM on Twitter
2. The bee filter on Snapchat
3. Getting lovely and supportive comments on my blog posts
4. Blogging in general
5. Talking to and making new blogging friends through Twitter
6. 80's music
7. Discovering a new Blogger/ Youtuber and becoming obsessed with them
8. Seeing a blog post, I put a lot of effort in to do really well
9. Fish finger sandwiches
10. Seeing a decent piece of clothing in Primark that doesn't look like its from Primark
11. Getting that killer photograph
12. Unexpected discounts at the till
13. Tim Burton films
14. Making plans for the future
15. Harry Potter
16. Good hair days
17. When I make others laugh
18. When someone makes me laugh
19. Inside jokes
20. Unexpected compliments
21. Good mental health days
22. Positive feedback and encouragement
23. Spotify
24. Achieving a milestone in blogging
25. Rambling on Snapchat LOL
26. Looking back at old photos
27. Feelings of nostalgia
28. Finding people that you click with instantly
29. Good nights sleep
30. When your makeup is actually on point
31. Getting good grades
32. Staring at pretty lenses and photography equipment
33. Tiger
34. Pretty stationery and notebooks
35. When YOUR song comes on the radio
36. Friday night dinner ( The TV show)
37. Paperchase
38. When the sun is shining and your actually in a good mood
39. People who understand mental illness
40. Non-judgmental people
41. My bright yellow raincoat
42. Christmas songs
43. Sunsets
44. Going to the beach
45. Songs that instantly pick up your mood
46. Books that you just can't put down
47. Outfits that make you feel more confident
48. Disney songs
49. A good documentary
50. The fact that I have got my whole life ahead of me
I have a strong tendency not to be very positive on my blog or focus on particularly happy topics, so I am hoping this little project will allow me to inject some of this much-needed happiness and Positivity into my blog.
Make sure you check out Hannah's happy list and follow her, HERE so you don't miss any posts from the positivity project.
What makes you happy? I would love to know in the comments below!
Thank you for reading, as always X
For some reason I love it when I get emails, haha!
ReplyDeleteCloe X clxelouise.blogspot.com
haha! It depends what the email is about! :)
DeleteLovely way to start the series! 9, 16 and 44 are some of my favourite things, ever!! Is there a way we can get involved either by blogs or social media? ♡ Lily xx
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Umm.. I'm not sure! I will chat with Hannah and see if we can come up with anything x
DeleteThis was such a good post! 9, 11 and 20 are things that make me super happy too!
ReplyDeleteGrace xx
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aww! Yay!
DeleteThis is lovely Nicole! All of these make me go YES! So I can't really pick out any particular favourites 😂. I'm looking forward to reading more posts from this project!
ReplyDeleteJemima x
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aw yay! Hope you like the rest of the posts x
DeleteI have a post exactly the same as this in my drafts, 50 things that make me happy! How weird! This was a great post, it's definitely the little things that matter most :)
ReplyDeleteCharlotte / wonderfullybookish.co.uk x
oh I couldn't agree more! X
DeleteAw reading this post made me super happy Nicole (: I get happy when someone uses my name in texts (weird one?), when it's bonfire night, buying really cute birthday cards and hugs!!
ReplyDeleteLauren xx
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aww! haha, I know what you mean! It's so cute x
DeleteI love the idea of the positivity project, and this post certainly worked! I had a smile on my face reading through your list and agree with every last point. Great post Nicole, and keep smiling ☺️
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aww! Thank you! That's so nice to hear x
DeleteI LOVE THIS POST. I'd really like to do one similar :) it made me feel happy just reading yours haha aw! xx
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haha! aww! That's so cute xx
DeleteTaking a good photo and having a bath makes me happy! Lovely list Nicole, I feel all happy now xx
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aww! Yes! getting good photos makes me so happy x
DeleteGetting post, being outside, my dog, tea and good books!
ReplyDeleteaww yes, great choices!
DeleteA good cup of tea and drawing, I love to draw!
ReplyDeleteA lovely post, nice insight to see what makes you smile :)
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drawing can be so much fun x
DeleteLovely post! You've made me start craving a fish finger sandwich now omg. Btw I love your rambles on Snap chat xx
ReplyDeleteLauren | itslaurenvictoria.blogspot.co.uk
haha! I'm glad someone does x
Delete10, 29, and 44 stand out to me! Xx
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DeleteI feel like I've been incredibly negative as of late, and totally agree that encountering frequent negativity online can add to it. That being said, I've been really trying to make a change to be more positive, so this was a fab read. Unexpected discounts at the till is SUCH a good one! I always forget about this, but when I've found something I love and then it's discounted, it's a definite fist pump moment! :-)
ReplyDeleteHAHA! yes! It is definitely a fist pump moment! Thank you lovely x
DeleteI'm so excited about this project! :) I really love these things that make me happy posts - it can be so easy to forget about all the little things so it's great to have a reminder from time to time. For me, everything that has to do with blogging & books adds the most happiness to my life x
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aw yes I agree! I hope you like the rest of the series x
DeleteI always love these kinds of posts! Sweet DM's always make my day too :)
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They are so cute aren't they? x
DeleteI love this post! I've really been trying to be more positive lately and this made me smile. I look forward to seeing what else you do with this project :)
ReplyDeleteMinerva http://nerdwordblog.blogspot.com/
aw yay! Hope you like it xx
DeleteI love this idea, it's so positive! I love stationery and TK Maxx/TJ Maxx is a really good spot to get some notebooks at a good price, I have gotten some lovely ones for €5/£4.
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You shouldn't have told me that because now I want to go to TK Maxx and I really don't need anymore notebooks x
DeleteI wrote a blog post like this a year ago and this made me so happy that I might have to write another one! xo
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oh you should x
DeleteSuch a lovely post! I posted a Happy List on my blog as well last year. It's really important to spread some happy & warm feelings at times like these I think. Oh and I love your yellow raincoat as well, do you mind me asking where you got it? :) xx
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My Happy List: 50 Things That Make Me Happy
Thank you so much! I got my rain coat from Boohoo, a couple of months back x
DeleteSuch a lovely post. Things that make me happy are; cold weather and hot chocolate!x
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ohh I love the cold weather too xx
DeleteAw this is such a sweet idea :) I worry I am too negative on my blog too haha, but I'm just not one of those "positivity and light" kind of people. I like to think I'm quite realistic haha :P
ReplyDeleteI used to write a weekly happy list but life got a bit too unhappy so I couldn't actually think of anything to put on it. I was in a dark place. I might try and bring it back soon, although I'm feeling all sorts of lost and crappy and super anxious at the moment. I'm scared if I'm not doing something meaningful and productive I'll fail at life or something. I think its such a British thing - that to be successful you gotta be busy busy busy and stressed. When I worked in France for a couple of months it was sooo different! Everyone was happy! They focus more on family time and having fun! Good food and good drink. The UK feels like a dark hole at the moment.
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oh I really understand where you are coming from! I'm the same, I worry about talking about mental health a lot on my blog is a negative but I guess just talking about the topic is a positive so I try and look at it from that perspective x
DeleteWhat a brilliant idea! And some lovely points you've made - the bee filter is one of my faves on snapchat (and the one that makes your face look like a piece of toast! haha) I also love fish finger sandwiches and Harry Potter! I'd also add seeing new places, a cup of tea and digestives and cuddles with my cat!!
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aww cute!!!!
DeleteI've been seeing this around Twitter and now I understand why it got started. Some things I like are - getting positive feedback on Instagram (bc people can be mean about photos), "meeting" fellow bloggers, getting funny texts, getting a project turned in a work, and feeling like I did one good thing during the day.
ReplyDeleteaw yes! I love lot's of those things too xx
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