Thursday 5 April 2018

Ten Ways To Increase Light Through April's Windows

1. Chase The Light In Each Day


Extend your day
 and cut your stress levels.


Get up as soon as the birds start singing one or two days a week.

Watch dawn light up your April sky as you power through your 'to do' list.

Free from noise and domestic distractions, you may find yourself getting twice as much done. Many company directors call it their 'golden hour'! Chase the light. Chase the  dream.





2. Light Up an Old Friend's Day

Sometimes it's hard to contact someone you've lost touch with. What better time than Easter! Give meaning to the season and give new life to old contacts. Why not send homemade Easter card sent to all the contacts in your address book? Light up an old contact and renew the friendship.









3. Enlighten Yourself About Your Own Locality 

Pick an abbey, castle or stately home you've not visited that is about an hour's drive away. Make Easter 2018 memorable in some way! Instead of just posting a few selfies on Facebook think of another way to commemorate  your day. Light up  the historian and artist  within.




4. Shed Some Light On Your Ancestry

Maybe your visit as prompted you to shed some fresh light on your own ancestral trail? There's many companies out there to help you in your quest; such as  23 and Me, Ancestry.com.
Light up your own ancestral trail and  make new friends.

5.Trip The Light Fantastic


This phrase evolved through a series of usages and references. The phrase is  attributed to Milton's  1645 poem L'Allegro, which includes the lines:
Com, and trip it as ye go,
On the light fantastick toe.
Celebrate the warmer evenings by enjoying a night out dancing. Folk, ballroom, modern whatever takes your fancy. Lessons or just a night out with friends? Enjoy the longer hours of daylight! Skip, hop and leap into spring.

6. Enjoy the Lights of a Good Show

 April sunshine encourages us to get out and get real. Replace an  evening of virtual entertainment  with a real live show.Check out the programme of your local theatre or cinema. Find something to light up both your evening  and your mood.




7. Lighten And Brighten Your Bedroom


What better way to celebrate the colours of spring than to buy some new bedding! This year designers everywhere are celebrating the spring meadow in their bedding designs. There's no better time to freshen up your linens. Enjoy the colours of spring indoors and out!






8.  Enlighten Yourself  To 2017's Best Sellers


You turn your face towards the sun. You can now feel the sun's warm on your skin. Summer's round the corner. What better time to  research your summer reading  and donate  unwanted books to a local charity! Start lighting the path to your summer holiday.






9. Show Yourself In a New Light


The flower shops are brimming with an ever- increasing colours. Be inspired to try some new colours yourself! Spring -clean your make-up bag and buy some new shades.  Consider a new highlights or lowlights in your hair. Stride out this spring with a new confidence and spring in your step. 






10. Seek Out New Sources Of  Light

Bring something new into your life that will lighten your daily burden. Consider the daily task you hate most. Ironing? Shopping for groceries? Washing up? What could you introduce to ease the burden? Paid help? A new gadget? Delegating? Ensure that you'll have more time to enjoy this summer when it comes .






So it's over to you, now!




Share the brightest way you've brought new light to shine through April's windows

Together let's make it our best April yet!


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