this clever list belongs to sarah - posting here so that i can check things off the list :)

• smile at your own reflection every time you see it
• do something on your own
• send postcards; consider postcrossing
• leave an old book in a public place
• get eight hours sleep a night
• do one of those craft projects you've pinned or drooled over in a book
• play a board game
• try a new cafe or shop
• put the cheap chocolate down and buy the good stuff
• eat something you've never tried before
• set your camera to black and white and find a reason to use it
• cull your contacts lists; weed through your RSS feed
• that item of clothing you bought but are too scared to wear? wear it this week
• do something you weren't allowed to do as a child
• do something scary for Friday 13th
• eat at a table
• send flowers to a friend
• re-read your favourite childhood book
• bite back the negativity
• clear out your pockets or your handbag
• have a night out which isn't dinner, drinks or a movie
• bake something you're already good at; if there isn't anything, ask for a friend's favourite recipe instead
• clean the thing you usually ignore
• make plans with someone you haven't seen in a while
• paint something - it doesn't have to be a picture
• reproduce a childhood photo (think dear Photograph or young me now me)
• recommend three books to friends
• have a picnic
• make a feelgood mixtape
• play at tourists in your own town
• watch that silly film you think you're too grown up for
• send real mail
• clear out your toiletries and cosmetics stash; where necessary, replace
• overdress
• make that appointment you've been procrastinating about
• go on a trip with friends
• eat dessert
• get some fresh air
• write down one guilty secret and let it go
• do something you've never done before
• buy flowers for your home
• repair your clothes; clean out your wardrobe
• have cocktails
• book a day off work and do almost nothing with it
• drink more water
• have a DVD day. watch one old favourite, one comedy and one film you know nothing about
• pose for the camera
• do something you loved as a child
• wear or use that thing you save for best
• bake or cook something you've never tried before
• buy yourself a christmas present
• wander aimlessly; take photographs as you go
• fill your new diary with another 52 out of the ordinary moments