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Hello

I hope that you're enjoying the good weather (sorry if I've jinxed it by saying that and it's now pouring with rain, or snowing or something totally unseasonal!)

Nice weather is just the opportunity you need to read something really good.  Yes, I know that you've probably seen the pattern developing here where I use any opportunity to tell you how great reading is - but what do you expect, it's in the job description!  Anyway, back to the point, reading can be a great mood enhancer and, depending on your choice of reading material obviously, make you feel really good.  So I just thought I'd share with you some of my favourite feel-good reads and get you to start thinking about some of your own.

1. Mr Men and Little Miss Books - take me back to my childhood and just make me smile every time I read one.
2. 1001 ways to relax - is full of (1001 obviously) little gems to calm you down and make you feel good about yourself - even if its something as simple as singing along to the radio, or collecting pebbles on the beach.
3. Spike Milligan's Silly verse for kids - I defy anyone not to smile whilst trying to recite "On the Ning Nang Nong" from memory.
4. A card that my best-friend sent to me when I was going through a really bad time - I re-read it when things are getting to me and it always makes me start to feel more positive.
5. My recipe for Gingerbread cookies - baking always cheers me up (maybe it's the fact that whilst I'm beating the mixture I can take out all my frustrations on it!)

There, that's some of my happy-reads, now it's time for you to think about yours...

Have a good weekend.

Suzanne