any moons ago I had a segment on Smaggle where I wrote little lists of lovely things to do to brighten your week. It was a tribute to the late great Diana Vreeland who had a column in Harperβs Bazaar called βWhy donβt youβ¦?β where sheβd write a decadent and beautiful list of life suggestions for her readers. I stopped doing them because no one seemed to read them but they remain my most requested posts to this day so I thought I’d give them another crack…
Why donβt youβ¦?
1. Keep a dish of old fashioned-cellophane wrapped candies on your coffee table?
2. Wear a sophisticated nude lip? With a subtle smokey eye?
3. Dab a little vanilla essence on a clean cloth and dust your shelves with it? Leave your home smelling like cake?
4. Dunk something in something else? A chocolate biscuit in your tea? A chunk of bread in your soup? A cracker into sour cream dip?
5. Eat kids food? Chicken nuggets? Cocktail frankfurts? Pop rocks?
6. Wear feathers? In your hair? As earrings? Hanging from a chain around your neck?
7. Have an in-between appointments visit with your hairdresser? Just for a deep conditioning treatment and a professional blow dry?
8. Make a spring wish list of things to do when the weather gets warmer? Have a night time picnic? Play football in the park? Go bike riding?
9. Plant herbs in anything but pot plants? Old shoes? Milk cartons? Vases? Tea cups?
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What lovely things are you getting up to this week? Any dinner parties? Tea dates?
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31 Comments
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Yay! Love these posts. I did number 9 in the weekend. Teacups in my garden. I also popped a succulent cutoff into a vase for some photos a few weeks ago – and its growing like a boss. Hence why my whole garden is packed with succulents! I think I can garden. Really it’s the succulents doing it for me! ?
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Oh lovely! I adore little tea cup gardens. I only have a balcony at the moment but my wish when I won my own house is to fill it with gorgeous plants so it’s like I’m living in an indoor rainforrest!
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Love this list
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Yay! Hope they made your week a bit brighter!
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Hi Carly, number 7 is my favourite on the list because I often neglect the hairdressers and I always regret it. It’s so relaxing and refreshing when someone else does your hair! This week I’m headed out for a drink with a company that I currently admire to discuss guest posting and although that is business i’m considering it a lovely thing because I am really looking forward to it. Second lovely thing is I have scheduled in is an adventure date with a new found friend tomorrow. We are going (rookie) skateboarding so it should be a good laugh! Kate, Wondrous x
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Oh that sounds so lovely! I hope it went well. Making friends as an adult is super special. x
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LOVE idea #3 – that’s brilliant!
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I do this every time I clean my house! π
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YAY THESE POSTS ARE BACK WOO!
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Ha! I think they just needed a re-brand and a shake up! x
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I missed these lists!
I am doing no. 10, my tax return, tomorrow.
Might need to have a calming beverage after. Maybe in a fancy teacup rather than a vino glass.-
Oh tea is perfect. I adore a calming cup of tea.
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I’ve ticked off number 4 already. Indian for lunch today meant dunking delicious cheese naan bread into an even better chicken korma. Going to give number 3 a try the next time I dust as well. I love the smell of vanilla.
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Dunking food is the bomb. I dunked a cracker in pate dip on the weekend. It was rad.
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Yay for these posts! Number five is my favourite!
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That just reminded of this time I ate pop rock chocolate and didn’t know it was pop rock chocolate and it scared the shit out of me. π
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Oh I love the vanilla essence tip. Definitely going to try that one. Thanks!
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It just makes everything clean smell so much cleaner!
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I like this very much. Some cute ideas and now you have me craving those old nanna boiled lollies!!! x
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I love nanna style boiled sweets! Like the ones you get from old fashioned lolly shops.
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Love this post! Please, please, please have this as a regular again π I love #5 can’t go past cocktail franks or pop rocks.
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It’s so funny because I try to bring them back, every loves the first few but then people get bored with them and stop reading/commenting on them. I’ll give it a red hot got to keep them alive!
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Popping candy, nom nom π I’ll be having some tomorrow when dear daughter is back at school and I get my mid week day off back to myself…bad parenting 101
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Oh not at all! It’s always relief to get your life back when your kid goes back to school!
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I love No. 8! When we finally find ourselves with ‘spare time’, we never know what to do with it. No more glorious carefree days being wasted here!
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I can’t wait for spring! It’s my favourite season. I love drinking beer in the park and playing cards! π
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I LOVE this post…I hope you don’t mind that I shared it on my blog…(as I started writing a little post about the winter Blah’s then saw this)…you also reminded me that my shelves need dusting :0
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Of course not! Share away!
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I must try making my house smell like cake! Genius! And I love so many things on this list! I need to bookmark it and then post to IG when I do them!
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Love! Although being in Texas, it’s Summer, so I think I’ll make a wish list of things to do before winter comes!
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