Cats Are The Best Cure | The Positivity Diaries

Hello ! 

How are you ? I really hope you're doing well :) This week has been a little tricky but I found it very helpful every night to add to my positivity diary to restore my focus on the good things in life. So this week has served as a reminder that there is always good, just sometimes you have to look a little harder for it ! In the comments I'd love to hear three good things from your week in the comments ! I'm also adding a new section to The Positivity Diary series that focus's on what I'm looking forward to in the coming week to create a sense of optimism for the future !

Monday : I discovered the boots meal deal ! They do the best pasta, I'm obsessed !

Tuesday : I went to an interview to volunteer at a local hospice, I think it went well :)

Wednesday : My girlfriend and her cat cheered me up after a rough afternoon .

Thursday : I spent some time in the garden with my cat trying to get used to my camera and improve my photography skills ! I was pretty proud of the pictures I took but if any of you guys have some tips for blogging photography then I'd love to hear them in the comments :)

Friday : I bought a new shirt and had this super yummy` lemon cooler !

Saturday : Me and my girlfriend did the make up tag ( I saw Kim's husband do this tag on her blog and it was hilarious so I decided to do it with my girlfriend to see how much attention she pays ) and oh my gosh her answers were ... well you can see them for yourself in Thursdays post ... just be prepared for the worst ;)

Sunday : I choose to walk to the shops instead of getting driven , I feel like my activity tracker is really encouraging me to make positive health choices

What I'm looking forward to next week : I'm going to be starting work experience shadowing an educational psychologist !

So let me know in the comments, 3 good things from this past week and one thing you're looking forward to next week !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

lots of love, Marianne xxx

For The Steps | The Positivity Diaries

Hello honey ! 

How's your week been ? I hope it's been great but if not, I'm certain you can find something good in there somewhere because there is always something no matter how hard it is to find ! During exams I struggled to keep up with my positivity diary but now I' ve started focusing on it again I've noticed an immediate difference in how I feel ! It's amazing what focusing on the good can do :) So in the comments I'd love to hear 3 good things from your week , lets get this communal positivity diary running again . I'll go first  !

Monday : My sister bought me an "UP Move" activity tracker and oh my gosh I love it so much ! I'm genuinely walking up and down the street whilst waiting for my bus just for the steps to increase my. activity ! If you'd like to see a whole post on this just let me know in the comments.

Tuesday : Me and my girlfriend went to see Me Before You and ahhh it was so goood ! I laughed ( a lot ) , I cried ( a lot, a lot ) and I would happily recommend it to anybody :)

Wednesday : Cuddled up on the sofa me and my girlfriend spent the night watching " Pride" , if you're interested I wrote a review that you can read here.

Thursday : I had a brilliant singing lesson. We started doing " I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Mis and have started working towards my grade 6 in musical theatre !

Friday : Season 4 of Orange Is The New Black came out !!! Need I say anything else ?

Saturday : I had some REALLY nice chocolate ice cream , yummmyyyyyy !

Sunday : We had a Car Boot Sale this morning and I had a really great time because I lovely chatting to people and a really sweet woman was saying how lovely my optimism was and how I should never let anybody ruin it and that just really made me smile :)

So I've had a pretty great week when I look back on all the little things ! Let me know in the comments what's been good in your week !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Sunsets By The River | The Positivity Diaries

Hey there ! 

This week I've been off college and I've had such a lovely week ( well.. afternoons, I've been revising for exams in the morning hehe ) and it's been so good ! So it wasn't too difficult to find things to pop into my positivity diary this week :) What's been good in your week ? I can't wait to hear all about it in our little communal positivity diary in the comments !

Monday : I started putting together a 31 day self love challenge for a post I'm planning for you guys that I'm really excited about !

Tuesday : I watched the new " Bake Off: Creme de la Creme"  it wasn't as good as normal Bake Off but they made some pretty impressive stuff.

Wednesday : My girlfriend took me down to a river near her house that she likes and we sat on the riverbank and it was so beautiful ... very windy but sunny and peaceful and beautiful :) In some of the pictures we  took the sun was so bright you could see the rays in the photo !

Thursday : We went to the park with my girlfriends two year old cousin who's extremely cute, I had a great day <3

Friday : I went to my yoga class and I'm really starting to get into yoga and I'm trying to do it at home in between sessions as well . However I'm not particularly good .... I got stuck on the floor all twisted up and had to roll across the floor James Bond style while the whole class laughed at me to get out !

Saturday : Today we looked after my girlfriends other cousin who's just under a year old and is so cute especially when she found a little tiara in her play box :) Even though she conveniently only stopped crying and fell asleep five minutes before her mum came home hehe !

Sunday : I got to wear my new cat ears I picked up the other week .

So what are three good things that happened in your week ? It's amazing how thinking of all the good things and only focusing on them can really change your outlook on the week ahead !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Crocodiles and Craft Fairs | The Positivity Diaries

Hello,

How has your week  been ? I hope it's been lovely and if not I hope next week is at least a little better for you :) Regardless of how it's been , I'm certain there has been a few good bits and I can't wait to hear all about them in the comments ! But for now , here's my positivity diary :

Monday : A little boy on the bus this morning was singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and got a little confused with the lyrics and he sung "up above the world so high, like a crocodile in the sky "  

Tuesday : I slept really well. 

Wednesday : I Picked up some new gel pens  

Thursday : My Hopeful Bag arrived ! I've been desperate to buy this bag from the hopeful shop and when it arrived I couldn't of been happier :) 

Friday : The promise ring I ordered for my girlfriend arrived ( Finally ) and I was very happy that she seemed to like it !

Saturday : Me and my girlfriend went to a Craft Show at the NEC and it was amazing , I might do a post all about it on Wednesday if you'd like to see that ? 

Sunday : Spending the morning cuddling and watching Outnumbered on Netflix is definitely the way to spend Sunday morning . 

So that was my week , I always feel so much more sparkly after thinking about all the absolutely wonderful parts of life that we so often disregard ! So how about you join me and share three good things from your week in the comments and we can make a lovely little communal positivity diary ! 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Crystals and Cuddles | The Positivity Diaries

Hello !

I'm having a wonderful day so I'm in the perfect mood for writing this post ! It's so important to think about all the good things especially when stuffs rough , but at times like this I like to note how happy I am somewhere that I can look back on them when I'm feeling a little less than fantastic :) I can't wait to hear the good things from your week in the comments ! I always love reading them <3

Monday : The bus driver smiled at me this morning which is nice because not many people bother to smile at you at 7am in the morning !

Tuesday : I went for a McDonalds ( And we'll pretend it wasn't my second of the week hehe )

Wednesday : Me and my girlfriend went swimming and had a brilliant time . Then to make it even better , when we got back her mum had made us a really lovely meal, seriously. Her sweet and sour chicken is to die for !

Thursday : I started learning " In My Life " from Les Mis at my singing lesson .

Friday : An elderly woman started talking to me while I was waiting for the bus and she was really sweet :)

Saturday : My girlfriend and me started making a few bits and bobs for our motivation board that we're putting together !

Sunday : I spent my morning researching some new crystals that my girlfriend suprised me with yesterday :) I've now got 3 and my 2 new ones are "Red Agate" and "Blue Lace Agate "

Please let me know in the comments, three good things from your week !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

A Trip To Build A Bear Workshop | The Positivity Diaries

Hello !

This weeks been brilliant and It was topped off with a really great weekend :) I can't wait to hear three good things from your weeks in the comments ! Until then, here's my positivity diary :)

Monday : I saw a sign on a carpet shop window that said " Our prices will floor you " and because I'm an idiot it made me laugh hehe :)

Tuesday : We started studying the poetry part of our English a level Which is my favourite bit !

Wednesday : I had haribo strawbs while revising :)

Thursday : I had a great morning studying at home with my girlfriends cat cuddled up next to me

Friday : I finally bought a camera for all my blog photos

Saturday : Me and my girlfriend went to Build A Bear Workshop and made ourselves a bear... Meet Spot Richards :)

Sunday : My girlfriends dad gave me a copy of his War of the worlds Cd 

Let me know in the comments all about the good things in your week :) 

Stay strong <3 stay smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne

Cat Cake | The Positivity Diaries

So this weeks been extremely up and down but I'm hoping to make next week a lot better . Either way, there's always good bits so here they are !

Monday : I did lots of blog planning :)

Tuesday : I made some flashcards and they really helped me learn a lot of french vocabulary

Wednesday : Me and my girlfriend went out for hot chocolate in Costa on our lunch break !

Thursday: The majority of today was spent helping my girlfriend with her art project ... I say helping, I mean I'm no artist but she let me paint the sides of the canvas when she was running out of time to finish , so I'm gonna say I helped ;) I couldn't be prouder of how talented she is <3

Friday: Some of our classes got cancelled so we went home early, got a chippy and watched Into The Woods because I hadn't seen it and oh my gosh it was so good !

Saturday : Georgie and me made a cake in the shape of my cat Charlie for my mums boyfriend birthday ( He really loves Charlie )

Sunday : I've gone out without make up on for the first time in at least a year, maybe two !

In the comments let me know 3 good things that have happened to you this week so we can keep this communal positivity diary going !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Best Date Ever | The Positivity Diaries

Hello there !

I'm really sorry I couldn't post on Thursday, I have been feeling rather unwell the past week and needed to rest lots on Thursday so I would feel better for Friday because I was going on a date and didn't want to present myself as a tired, sniffing wreck and cough all over them ! But I'm much better now and the date went great ! So here's all the good bits of my week and I can't wait to read three good things from each of your weeks in the comments !

Monday : I FINALLY dropped maths. I'm not one for giving up but I was spending all my time that I should of been spending on my other subjects ( that I actually enjoy ) on maths and still failing and I'm already so so much happier :)

Tuesday : I had a refresher on that way to college . ( If you don't know what they are they're chewy, lemon flavoured sweets and the best things ever ! )

Wednesday : I've bought two new tops and love them both, ones a white blouse with blue/grey butterflies on and the other is a blouse with stripes on.

Thursday : I got my results back from my singing exam and have passed my grade five with a distinction !!!

Friday : I went on the best date ever ! We went out for lunch ( We had Chinese which is my favourite ) and while we were eating I was given a butterfly necklace that I'd said I wanted last time we went out. Then we went to the cinema and there was literally us and two other couples in there :) After that. we got the train home and there was this beautiful candle-lit picnic of all my favourite foods in my bedroom ! I couldn't be happier :)

Sorry about the quality of the pictures, it was dark and If you need telling then I'm the one in the cat ears... if you've been on this blog before then you probably don't need telling hehe :)

Saturday : I made some really yummy brownies with my sister.

Sunday : I finished a song I was writing :)

So my weeks been pretty great ! Let me know three good things from your week in the comments , no excuses ;)

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Strangers In Cafe's | The Positivity Diaries

Hello !

This week has been a little up and down but hey, that's how life's meant to be :) So here's the good bits ! I can't wait to hear about the good things in your week in the comments :)

Monday : A lovely man ( with rather eccentric dress sense) came up to me in a cafe this morning and started randomly talking to me about how his train was early and then he noticed that I was working on college work. I told him I was struggling with college work and he said " Persist, where there's a will there's a way ".  It really made my day an gave my determination a push :)

Tuesday : Me and Georgie had a McDonald's for lunch !

Wednesday : A stranger said " Bless you " when I sneezed this morning .

Thursday : I had chocolate milkshake.

Friday : I did loads of blog planning !

Saturday : I re-organised all my college work into pretty new folders so I'm feeling much less stressed about where all my work is :)

Sunday : I got to use my lush " I Love Juicy " shampoo and oh my gosh it smells SOOO good !

I can't wait to hear about what's been good in your week in the comments, just leave a small list ( Perhaps 3 things ) of good things from your week and then we can all share the positivity !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

It Snowed !!! | The Positivity Diaries

Hello there !

I've been having a great week and am in an excellent mood because I just woke up to a tonne ( well maybe I'm exaggerating a lil bit , but still ) of snow !!! So here's my positivity diary for this week and I can't wait to hear yours :)

Monday : I had a really good drums lesson, it's crazy how much more I enjoy playing now that I don't bother with exams !

Tuesday : It was really cold and dark on the bus home and a lady smiled  at me and it just cheered me up.

Wednesday : I had a great piano lesson and then my dad got me a chippy for dinner ( Love you dad ! )

Thursday : I go to sleep in for an extra hour because I stayed at my best friends house which is a lot closer to college .

Friday : The man who served me breakfast in the cafe this morning offered to bring my crumpets over to my table because he could see how much work I had to get through :)

Saturday : Me and my best friend started making a motivation board... there was ALOT of sparkles involved !

Sunday : IT SNOWWWWEDDDDDDDD !!!!!!!!

I can't wait to read all the good things that have happened in your week in the comments, I love reading all your highlights, it;s like reading a newspaper that's made just to document the good things . Maybe I should start one of those hehe :)

Have a great week !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Do What Makes You Happy | The Positivity Diaries

I really hope you're all doing good and have had brilliant weeks. Even if they haven't been brilliant I hope that you managed to see all the tiny little good things that I promise were still there ! Here's my positivity diary for this week :)

Monday : Me and my best friend went to the cinema and I had such a brilliant time ! I haven't been this happy in ages and the film was brilliant ! If you get the chance to go see " Daddy's Home " then go, it's an hilarious comedy .

Tuesday : I got an my results back for my psychology mock exams and got an A !

Wednesday : I decided to make the changes necessary to make my life something that makes me happy by getting rid of everything that makes me miserable. So today instead of doing to debating after college I went to the new creative writing enrichment and had a great time and even made a few new friends , which was one of my goals for the new year so wooo.

Thursday : We started discussing the next book we're studying in English Literature , I always love hearing how even interpreted the book. At the minute we're studying Atonement and It's such an interesting book, I'd recommend it to anyone !

Friday : I spent a couple of hours with my best friend re-watching episodes of Orange Is The New Black :)

Saturday : I've cleared out loads of my stuff to send to the charity shop and have finally got a moving date !

Sunday : Finished off making the smartie filled cupcakes me and my best friend started making yesterday , the taste SOOOOO good .

This week I've really focused on getting rid of the things in my life that just don't make me happy because I've realised that I ( and everyone else ) deserves to live life feeling happy, strong and determined but most of all, full of enthusiasm . I'd love to hear all about the good things that have happened to you this week in the comments ! I really enjoyed reading through our little communal positivity diary in the comments of last weeks post :)

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Feeling More Sparkly | The Positivity Diaries

This is the first post in a new series I'm starting called " The Positivity Diaries ". Every Sunday I'll be posting my weeks entries into my positivity diary ( One good thing that happened each day , no matter how bad the day ) and I'd really love for some of you to start your own positivity diaries and then in the comments each week share your with me and together we'll make a sort of communal positivity diary ! So I'll start shall I ?

Monday : I got to wear my new sparkly bracelet and ring that my best friend bought for me .

Tuesday : I made an Eminem cake for my best friends birthday and filled it with M&M's so when she cuts into it tomorrow they'll all fall out ... even if I was the only one who thought that pun was funny ;)

Wednesday : It was my best friends birthday and she really like the cake I made her .

I'm interrupting the post here to give a shout out to Georgie , I hope you had a great day baby because you really deserve it. You're the best and I really don't know what I'd do without you . I love you lots <3 

Thursday : I had a great time celebrating new years eve .

Friday : I spent half hour this afternoon playing with my friends cat, Murtle, who is so so so cute !

Saturday : I nearly finished the book for my English lit course, 20 pages to go !!!

Sunday : I finally started going back to the gym :)

So Let me know in the comments what good things have happened to you this week, I don't mind how big or small, everything counts as long as its positive !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx