75 Simple Ways To Elevate Your Day

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1. Eat the last tiny strawberries of the season

2. Pay heed to flowering window boxes

3. Rescue a beautiful antique mirror at a flea market

4. Take a ferry ride to anywhere

5. Boldly claim an unclaimed cupcake

6. Play with a hot glue gun (careful!)

7.  Splurge on hand made paper

8.  Drop off a bag of clothes to the donation center

9.  Sleep naked

10. Watch it snow from under the covers

11. The next time you sing Happy Birthday- belt it out

12. Use an old basket to shop at the Farmer’s Market

13. Drink tea from the antique cup you’re afraid to use

14. Put nuts and seeds out for birds in bad weather

15. Organize old photographs and write who’s who on the backs

16. Season your favorite pan

17. Be the first one at work and have a quiet cup of coffee

18. Eat seasonal fruits and vegetables you think you don’t like

19. Practice making fluffy pancakes

20. Bring a bag to the beach to pick up trash

21. Better yet-organize a trash pick up at the beach

22. Go the beach just to watch seagulls

23. Eat raspberries in front of a winter fire

24. Make a talisman out of something you own. Carry it with you.

25. Ask a neighbor if they need anything from the market

26. Instead of a present for a child, create an experience

27. Find a painting that touches you and read about the artist

28. Try a new fresh herb or two

29. Frame that photo you love

30. Buy a pen you think is pretty

31. Spend some time at the library

32. Organize your books alphabetically

33. Sit in front of a window and write down what you see

34. Wear a piece of jewelry you have not worn in years

35. Pick a random topic and read about it for 15 minutes

36. Write a poem about your favorite flower

37. Give seeds as gifts

38. Write a letter to yourself to read when you are 100

39. Dress up and eat dinner in a restaurant alone

40. Sing a song into your phone and no judging

41. Donate clean old towels and bedding to an animal rescue

42. Go online and learn some new dance moves

43. Invite friends for dinner and make it a picnic- especially in winter

44. Sew vintage buttons onto a white blouse

45. Buy or pick single flowers and line them up in bud vase jars

46. Polish your seashells and display them

47. Move some of your wall art around so you really appreciate it

48. Get your shoes shined by a pro

49. Over tip at a restaurant and write a thank you note on the check

50. Write a gratitude list

51. Learn one good joke and practice it

52. Go to a department store and try on an evening gown- or two

53. Use a wine glass for your morning juice

54. Put a $5.00 bill in a book and forget about it

55. Practice your penmanship

56. Spend some time perusing a world map

57. Make a date with the full moon

58. Read a poem aloud to your pet in a fake accent

59. Make a dessert from scratch

60. Eat breakfast in bed- alone

61. Go for a photo shoot in your neighborhood with your phone

62. Call a friend and give them a good listen

63. Learn to make one origami animal really well

64. Spend two hours in a used book store

65. Make a lemon, salt and oil scrub for your elbows and toes

66. Spend an afternoon mixing and matching your clothes and take photos

67. Drop off your shampoo and cosmetic samples at a local shelter

68. Start a diary with “Dear Diary”

69. Watch a video on flower arranging-now try it

70. Go to an author’s reading at a bookstore or library

71. Volunteer to record out of print books on line

72. Change your light bulbs to energy savers

73. Start wearing hats for fun

74. Put an old brooch on your coat

75. Offer to walk a friend’s dog