his is my favourite regular segment on Smaggle. I write little lists of lovely things to do to brighten your week. It’s a tribute to the late great Diana Vreeland who had a column in Harper’s Bazaar called ‘Why don’t you…?’ where she’d write a decadent and beautiful list of life suggestions for her readers. We don’t usually take enough time to just do nice things for ourselves so here are 9 little things to do that are just bloody delightful…
Why don’t you…?
1. Blow up a balloon in the office? Make a rule that you have to keep it off the ground? Brighten up a dull afternoon with a playful little game?
2. Do something wild like ride on the back of a motorbike? Go rollerblading? Or snow boarding?
3. Buy a melon baller? Make beautiful watermelon and rockmelon fruit salads? Just because?
4. Keep a sweet blush compact in your handbag? For lunch time top ups? Keep that glow going all day long?
5. Wear your favourite party dress to work this week? Dressed down with boots and a cardigan?
6. Make vegetable bake for dinner? Layer mushrooms, eggplant and spinach in a dish? Cover it in cheese? Bake it and serve with sweet potato fries?
7. Replace your standard brown or black eyeliner this week for something a little more flash? Blue? Green? Purple?
8. Try aromathery? A few drops of lavender oil on your pillow to help you get to sleep? A deep breath of orange oil to get you kick started in the morning?
9. Pop on your favourite romantic comedy and tackle your ironing basket? Have a cupboard of beautifully pressed clothes for the coming week?
10. Eat cinnamon? Sprinkled on yogurt? Stirred into your tea? With a banana on toast?
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Do you have anything gorgeous planned this week?
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