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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Go for an evening swim? Outdoors if it’s warm? Indoors if it’s chilly? Float around with a friend and relax in the sauna afterwards? Order a fancy tea instead of your usual coffee? Russian caravan? Infused chai? Raspberry vanilla? Try your hardest to eat four ginormous serves of vegetables today? Offer to brush someones hair? Get really, really excited about something really, really small? Like eating a Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Buy a label maker? Label everything in sight? Make sure every item has a home of its own? Do your shopping at your local asian grocer? Buy exotic greens? Delicious spices? Unusual sweets and snacks? Drink dandelion tea? Fill your home with plants? Make it resemble a rainforest? Always have perfectly groomed eyebrows? Wear earrings that match your ensemble? Tiny white button studs with a crisp white linen shirt? tu Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Buy yourself diamonds? A teeny pair of studs? A decadent tennis bracelet? A rough cut stone set in platinum? Propose to yourself? Keep delicious hand cream in your bathroom? Moisturise every time you wash your hands? Make yourself an extraodinary sandwich? With turkey? Cheese? Avocado? Pickles? Anything your heart desires? Keep a fish tank? Like when you were a little kid? Complete the Sunday paper crossword?  Wea Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Drink a giant glass of soda water? With heaps of ice and lime wedges? Have a Mexican night? With tacos, guacamole, corn chips, beans and sangria? Wear a boat necked striped tee? With perfectly fitting jeans and wood soled shoes? Continue reading “Why Don’t You…?” » Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
  Eat French style? Never eat in the car? Or on the run? Always eat sitting down? With your food on a plate? Have a grown up sleepover? Pack a gorgeous overnight bag and spend the evening at a girlfriend’s house? Wear your pyjamas? Give each other facials? Write yourself a message in a bottle? Send it out to sea? Let go of something that has been bothering you and send it on its way? Sign cards with a f Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…?

by Carly Jacobs
Make dessert? On a weeknight? A simple apple crumble? Pikelets with jam?   Try mulberry colored eyeshadow? Do your standard smoky eye but with dark red instead of grey?   Start your day with a mug of hot water? With fresh lemon juice?   Wear coral? Bring out the winter flush in your cheeks? Or the summer blush?   Braid your hair? A messy rope for ladies with longer locks? Small side plaits for Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
  Buy yourself one, perfect chocolate truffle from a chocolatier? Orange Fondant? Toffee Praline? Take a decadent bite right there at the counter? Lighten your load? Try carrying a clutch bag for a week? Wear a red beret? With sumptuous red lips? Eat your cake with a tiny fork? Travel by plane? To a nearby city? Just for the weekend? Carry only a neat overnight case, your handbag and a cashmere pashmina? Make Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…?

by Carly Jacobs
Have a giant bowl of natural yogurt? With frozen berries? Pretend that it’s summer?   Consider turquoise? Cocktail ring? Handbag? Fitted shift dress?   Buy the newspapers this weekend? Read them while eating French toast and drinking freshly brewed coffee?   Collect red books? Keep them messily stacked on a sleek white bookshelf?   Embrace the high neck? A lace Victorian blouse? A sleek m Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Let yellow into your life? A bunch of bright flowers on your dining room table? An amber coloured bangle pushed up high on your arm? A tall of glass of water full of lemon slices and ice? Wear a bright orange dress? With bright orange shoes? Collect blue buttons? Put them in a clear glass vase and stick chopsticks in there? Different shades of blue? Choose red? Earrings? Socks? Lace underwear? Wear pink blus Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You…?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Go for a winter evening jog? Wear leg warmers? Snazzy shorts over full length tights? Mittens? Ear muffs? Be an English Rose? Have a smooth clear complexion? Neat eyebrows? A sweep of pink blush? Wear a sweet ribbon tied in a bow at the top your head? Put your handbag essentials in your coat pocket? Phone, lipgloss, cards, cash and keys? Swing your arms with bagless abandon? Have a television free evening? L Read the rest!
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