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New for 2019!

Jan 1, 2019Jan 3, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Happy new year! We're back! Welcome to 2019 on the blog. I can't quite believe we're now starting the fifth year of this little corner of the web. Today's first blog of the year is a special one, as we're giving you our guide to our new weekly schedule of posts for 2019 - with … Continue reading New for 2019!

#ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 4

Jan 22, 2018Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone! It's time for the fourth and final installment for this year of #ProjectHappyJanuary. Over the last month, we've been bringing you daily activities and tips to make the start of your 2018 a much brighter, happier one. Now, just 10 days of January remain - but we've got some great stuff still left … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 4

#ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 3

Jan 14, 2018Jan 13, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hello one and all, it's time for the third week of #ProjectHappyJanuary! This is our series of blogs where we give you some daily, cost-free fun activities and ideas of things to do to make the start of your new year a little lighter and brighter. So let's not waste any more time - here … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 3

#ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 2

Jan 7, 2018Dec 27, 2023 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to Week 2 of #ProjectHappyJanuary! This is the second part of our month long series of blogs to start your new year feeling good and feeling positive through some little daily mood boosting tips for every day of January. It's delighted to me see so many people following along with the first blog I … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 2

#ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 1

Jan 1, 2018Jan 23, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

And a very warm welcome to you, and to our first blog of 2018! And this year, we are once again starting your year right with our month long series of blogs called #ProjectHappyJanuary. Our mission? To make January one of the happiest months possible, to banish away winter/post-Christmas blues whilst the weather's still dark, … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary 2018: Week 1

#ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 3/4 (and an apology)…

Jan 22, 2017Jan 22, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Now. A small thing we need to address. The eagle eyed amongst you may notice that this is now the penultimate week of our little New Year happiness initiative, #ProjectHappyJanuary. And that last week, by and large, should have been week 3. But, for several reasons, week 3 went otherwise awol, which I shall explain … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 3/4 (and an apology)…

#ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 2

Jan 9, 2017Jan 8, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

So we're now on week two of a new year, and thus on the second week of this here blog's new initiative, #ProjectHappyJanuary. If you missed it last week, this is our one man/blogger mission to make the first month of a new year suitably awesome. Last week was all about bringing a bit of … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 2

#ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 1

Jan 2, 2017Jan 2, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

I have a very strong feeling it may have been Bridget Jones, the comic creation of Helen Fielding who once said January was awful, just by virtue of the fact everyone is expected to snap back into a normal harsh existence like lean greyhounds after a season of warmth and merriment. Not to mention the … Continue reading #ProjectHappyJanuary: Week 1

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