I recently came up with an idea for a way that my family and I could improve our lives and also help others in the process. I call it “Five a Day.” I feel like so often, we try to do so much at once to make positive changes in our lives, and then we get burnt out quickly. So I wanted to figure out a way that could benefit all of us here at home, without making drastic changes that are nearly impossible to maintain. I knew I wanted me and my family to start giving more, to be more productive, to spread kindness, to be healthier, and to make time for things that we all enjoy. So here’s what our Five a Day consists of:
1.) Get rid of one thing every day.
2.) Do one productive thing every day.
3.) Spread kindness at least one way every day.
4.) Do one thing you enjoy every day.
5.) Do one healthy thing every day.
We started this about a week ago, and it’s been going really good. The kids seem to be enjoying it, and we talk about all the things we’ve done over dinner every night. I think all of us are having fun finding things around the house that we know we no longer need. It’s been sort of like a scavenger hunt every day. And we plan to donate everything to a local charity once we accumulate enough stuff. Our pile is definitely growing, as you can see in the picture, and this is just one weeks’ worth of items we’ve collected. Anyway, I just wanted to share this idea with all of you because I know how overwhelming making healthy changes in our lives can often be, and I’ve found this to be a simple way to instill some positive changes in my own life and help my family develop some positive changes too. If you decide to implement the Five a Day routine into your own life, I’d love to hear how it works out for you. And if you have any other ideas for self-improvement, I’d love to hear about those as well.
Have a great week, everyone! ~M xo
What a great idea for the whole family!
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Thanks, Sheree we’re still going strong! 😉
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This is such a great idea. I feel everyone should do it every day. I am going to try.
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Thank you for sharing my post, and I’d love to hear how it goes for you. We’re still having fun doing this everyday. It just never gets old.
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It is a really great idea !
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What a great idea !
Everyone should follow t.
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This is brilliant. It’s sometimes easy to think that you’ve achieved nothing in your day but this gives you a bare minimum!
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Thanks, it really does. And it’s been fun having everyone here at home get involved.
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What a great idea. 👍
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Thank you, Sadje. 🙂
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You’re welcome. I tried to reblog your post but couldn’t find the reblog button.
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Hmmm… that’s strange it’s missing. Thanks for letting me know. 😉
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You’re welcome.
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I have shared your post with this comment;
A reblog from ~M of putting my feet in the dirt. Such a good way to face each day. I loved it so much.
Do these 5 things daily!
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Thanks for sharing this! 😉
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It’s a Pleasure.
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I like your list of ‘5’ M~, I’m definitely going to give it a try……xx
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Awesome! I hope you find it helpful. Let me know how you do with it. 😉
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Ok, …I’m going to start today, i’ve already copied your list…
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That great! I think you’ll find it to be simple, yet very rewarding to do.
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That’s great. 🙂 blessings
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Thanks Grumpy… hope you’re doing well. 🙂
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Yes, I’ve shed a lot of internal weight. I hope same for y’all. 😉
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That’s awesome… same here. What a relief! Lol… 😉
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Awesome. I wish I caught your poems on my feed more, when I catch them I’m always reminded how you weave humour and shadow through the heart. Cheers.
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Thank you… and that’s the same problem I have too because I follow several thousand blogs. Lol… I think we find each other’s words when we’re supposed to.
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love this very helpful
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Thanks! I was hoping someone might find it useful. 😉
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