Positively Eleanor

40 Journal Prompts To Practise Gratitude

One of my favourite ways of expressing gratitude is by journaling. I try to write in my gratitude journal daily and it really helps me to feel like there’s some good in this world even though everything is more challenging these days. Practising gratitude has such a positive impact on your health and well-being as…
Bookish Instagram Story Templates

Instagram is a great way of connecting with other readers and getting more book recommendations. Not that we need more recommendations with our ever-growing tbr lists. One of my favourite things about Instagram is posting bookish content on my stories. A great way to do that is by sharing templates. They work as a great…
Book Review: By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison

“Three tiny, ancient beings – Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World – wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside and…
The Rory Gilmore Reading List

Any Gilmore Girls fan knows that Rory is the inspiration for living our bookish lives. She always had a book with her and inspired many watchers to start reading. Throughout the show, Rory references many different books and authors. In honour of it being Autumn now and we all know that Autumn is Gilmore Girls…
Is Decluttering A Waste Of Money?

One of the comments that I often get on my decluttering posts is “throwing things away is a waste of money” or “how do I not feel like I’m wasting money?” and honestly, I get it. When I first started my decluttering journey, I wanted to keep hold of anything that cost a lot of…
How To Simplify Your Calendar and Be Intentional With Your Time

Intentional living is all about making purposeful and deliberate choices that allow you to focus on what you want and work towards that. It means investing your resources into the things that matter to you the most. One of the most important resources we have in this life is time. So, here are a few…
Raise The Stakes With These Minigames From Big Console Releases

Video games fall into two categories: those that are focused on a sole objective or mission and those with other things to see and do aside from the mission. For example, in the New Pokémon Snap game, players are tasked with taking photos of Pokémon to learn more about them, thereby having a sole objective.…
6 Questions To Ask Yourself While Decluttering

Decluttering isn’t easy. If you don’t know where to start, it can feel like a huge challenge that no one really wants to start. The goal of decluttering is to only surround yourself with items that bring you happiness or provide a service to your life. If you find your life is full of chaos…
Classic Book Recommendations And Where To Start With Classic Literature

Reading the classics is something that I’ve always wanted to do but I didn’t know where to start. I didn’t feel smart enough and I wasn’t really sure I’d even enjoy them. That was until I decided to bite the bullet and give the classics a try. Back in 2021, I decided to start reading…
How to Do a Brain Dump to Declutter Your Mind

Decluttering has become quite the discussed topic here on my blog but something that I don’t talk about as much is decluttering your mind. In my opinion, decluttering your mind and your mental space is just as important as decluttering the physical items in your life. One of the best ways to declutter your mind…