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Tiffany Writes's avatar

I am 100% off to get a commonplace book!!! I literally have 1000’s of thoughts, quotes & things I love stored in my phone all begging to be written out & recorded in some kind of order. What a fab idea 🧡

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Aimée Francis's avatar

I've never done it before either but going to give it a go this year!

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Ina Fox's avatar

Love this! What a great way to start a new year, especially when the weather likes to play games 😊. Sinking into the chair, clenching a freshly made cup of coffee while reading with anticipation what the next thing on the list will be 🥰

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Aimée Francis's avatar

It's so rainy here - such a cosy start to the year, I think :D x

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Reiko Megan's avatar

What a lovely, refreshing reminder to love ourselves on a day when our feeds are overwhelmed by goals and how to be "better". Love the idea of a Commonplace book! Thank you for the beautiful post!

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Aimée Francis's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to read it 😊

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Carmen Luisa's avatar

Love this list!, 100% agree there’s no need to rush into January.

I actually love the tales about how January 1st became the start of the year and how that’s based on strategic war decisions, not nature. I wrote about it in more detail again this year as it was one of my most read posts last year.

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Aimée Francis's avatar

Ooooh, I just read yours, and it resonates with me so deeply. Loved it x

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Liza Debevec's avatar

This is absolutely delightful, I love just about everything on this list. And am getting a commonplace book now!

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Aimée Francis's avatar

2025 is the year of the commonplace books! hoorayy!

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Helen Poore's avatar

I’m definitely up for carbs today- sprout and cream cheese pasta is on the menu for dinner. I began my commonplace book yesterday, I’ve taken my vit D this morning and I’ll go out for a walk later. So far, so good!

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Aimée Francis's avatar

Top marks for you 😄 I want that recipe for sprout and cream cheese pasta right now! 🤤 Happy new year x

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Helen Poore's avatar

I can’t add a picture to my reply so I’ll put it in a note and tag you!

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Megan Moran's avatar

Such a beautiful list Aimee!✨ I love the suggestions instead of the shoulds- a beautiful invitation as we start the new year 💕

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Aimée Francis's avatar

Thanks for reading ❤️x

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Amie Elizabeth White's avatar

Aimee, I love this! And once again I am noting them down to check off my list. Happy New Year to you xx

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Aimée Francis's avatar

Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed your flying solo evening xx

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Tracey's avatar

Absolutely love this. Thank You

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Graham Saxby's avatar

Love the idea of a Could-do list.

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Rachel Goddard's avatar

Thank you, such a lovely gentle list. And, I've learnt the baker for something I do! I recently restarted writing in the book of quotations I collected as a teenager! Didn't know it actually had a name.

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Piata Wormald's avatar

15. Write a letter to yourself to read at the end of the year. I've just completed this and I’ll look forward to reading this on 1st January 2026 🙀

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Amy Jae's avatar

Your "could do" lists are always so magical!! 🥰

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David Barton's avatar

Lots of lovely suggestions here 🌿✨

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Dr. Róisín Ní Giolla Bhríde's avatar

You'd be better to save whiskey for Paddy's Day.. Burn's Night is for whisky ;). As an irishwoman who lives in the Highlands, IT MATTERS!!!

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Holly A Brown's avatar

Love love love as always, Aimée! I really feel the need for healing in January, so your suggestion of writing a letter to the one who broke our hearts hit right where I am just now. As did selecting a guiding word for the year: I love doing that! Thank you for sharing these ‘could-do’ lists each month 🥰

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