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1. Busy day ahead of me;
2. Plenty of food in the fridge;
3. Not letting ‘little things’ get to me;
4. Sitting in my back garden;
5. All the silly thoughts that cross my mind while trying to complete this list.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. That feeling when you’re stretching that you always can stretch at least a little bit more;
2. Exciting changes to my schedule;
3. Being congratulated by colleagues;
4. Thoroughly enjoying the company of so many of the people I work with;
5. Having an assortment of quality antipasti to eat over the next few days.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Coming up with a recipe and turning it into a tasty dish;
2. Having a full fridge;
3. Exercising more than I planned;
4. People laughing at my puns and sarcasm;
5. NHS.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. I’m drinking out of a coffee mug that belonged to my parents;
2. I’ve been wearing some of my favourite comfortable clothes everyday for about a month;
3. Flannel;
4. My reading glasses;
5. Coming up with multiple options for a yummmy breakfast.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. On the Media;
2. Sunny mornings;
3. Finding stuff online that I didn’t think was available for purchase;
4. Getting my “five a day” in one meal;
5. Looking forward to my morning walk.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Halloumi burgers;
2. South Park;
3. Coffee;
4. Socialising on Zoom;
5. Getting lots of sleep but still waking up early in the morning.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Gradually starting back into doing yoga;
2. Scum by Napalm Death;
3. Listening to Napalm Death while doing yoga;
4. Realising that I’m probably the only person who purposely would choose to listen to Napalm Death while doing yoga (and thoroughly enjoy it);
5. Bananas.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Getting things off my chest in a constructive manner;
2. Sitting up in bed, drinking coffee and plotting out the day ahead;
3. Realising there’s some fun stuff for me to do today;
4. Scruffing the head of the neighbours’ cat;
5. Zoning out while listening to all the birds chirping and singing outside my window.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Payday!
2. Several hours of uninterrupted sleep;
3. Somewhat succesfully figuring out how to buy online all sorts of stuff;
4. Smoothies;
5. Better Call Saul.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. It’s another mild and sunny day;
2. It looks like this nice weather is going to hold at least until the end of the week;
3. I noticed I have a slight tan from going on my morning walks;
4. I’ve got designs on making an epic grilled cheese sandwich;
5. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Getting an early start on my to-do list for the day;
2. Thinking about bulk food orders I’ll make on my next payday (which is soon);
3. Realising I can make certain things from scratch (and that it could be fun to do so and the results might actually be better than the store-bought stuff I’d have normall bought for convenience);
4. Drinking coffee out of a mug that belonged to my parents;
5. The sound of my fingers tapping away on my keyboard to punch out this post.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Keeping to a schedule;
2. The buzzing of a bee seeming so loud;
3. Pizza and beer on a Saturday night;
4. Leftover pizza for breakfast;
5. Having my next payday in sight.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Waking up fully rested and earlier than I expected;
2. Thinking about what to have for breakfast;
3. Coming up with a tasty and easy roasted broccoli recipe for dinner;
4. Bluebells growing in the back garden;
5. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Hey, it’s Good Friday. That’s a good thing;
2. Accidentally typing “Goof Friday” in the line above;
3. Anticipating the continuation of a great conversation recently started but abruptly ended;
4. Having lots of stuff to keep me busy over the next week or so;
5. Planning how to announce a new project I’ve been working on.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Bernie Sanders;
2. Bumble bees;
3. An actual busy morning and afternoon ahead of me;
4. The waft of flower scented air when I opened my bedroom window this morning;
5. Flannel sheets.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Chocolate;
2. Coffee;
3. Chocolate and coffee together;
4. Some – but not too much – scheduled activity for today;
5. A recent episode of The Brian Lehrer Show featured an interview with the authors of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It. I was pleasantly surprised by how similar their thoughts were to my Five Good Things idea.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Murmur by REM;
2. Sleeping with my bedroom windows open;
3. Strawberries;
4. Coffee;
5. Looking forward to my walk in the sunshine.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. Seeing kindness and patience in others;
2. Discovering I can be more flexible than I realised;
3. Crossing a lot of things off my to-do list before breakfast;
4. Coming up with recipes for an early lunch;
5. The butt end of a crusty loaf of bread.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

NHS: 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/


British Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things?
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1. The smell of freshly cut grass;
2. Watching a white Westie run across a green field;
3. Noticing there are multiple bird nests in a tree I walk by nearly everyday;
4. Being reminded of music I love but haven’t listened to in years;
5. Digging through the cupboards to find forgotten treats.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Coffee in bed;
2. Listening to the On the Media podcast. Particularly noteworthy was a segment from the latest episode which featured a scathing (and hilarious) critique of celebrities “famesplaining” Covid-19;
3. Grilled sourdough toast drenched in garlic-infused olive oil;
4. The flowering tree in full blossom outside my bedroom window;
5. Still having a fairly easy time coming up with these Five Good Things lists.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Deep breaths;
2. Morning sunshine;
3. Having lots to read;
4. Starting a new project next week;
5. Drying laundry on a line outside in my back garden.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. I make a killer risotto;
2. Zoom (for social chats);
3. Getting an early start in the morning;
4. Receiving a delivery of lots of fresh fruit and veg, milk and a loaf of bread;
5. Red vermouth.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. The postman not quite blaring Could You be Loved by Bob Marley and the Wailers from his van while parked to make deliveries on my street;
2. A range of scheduled activities to keep me fairly busy today and tomorrow;
3. Bach: The Goldberg Variations, by Glenn Gould;
4. Watching Star Wars for the first time in a very long time;
5. Having my morning coffee while making this list.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Frost melting to dew in the bright morning sun;
2. I Against I by Bad Brains;
3. My one-size-too-big black hoodie;
4. Making phone dates with family and friends;
5. Thinking about what’s going into my smoothie this morning.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. The smell of rain on asphalt;
2. Being There by Wilco;
3. Losing my sense of time during an in depth conversation;
4. FiveThirtyEight Politcs podcast;
5. Sunlight streaming into my bathroom while I take a shower.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. The Ribman’s Holy F**k Hot Sauce;
2. Deliveroo;
3. Chats with family;
4. Whatsapp;
5. There’s a couple with two small children and a dog who tend to go to the same nearby field around the same time as when I go for my daily walks. They seem to be having a wonderful time. The kids (and the dog!) appear to be loving the opportunity to play with their parents.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Waking up from several hours of sound deep sleep;
2. Crisp sunny blue-skied morning;
3. Only sounds at this moment are me typing and a bird chirping outside my window;
4. Checking my phone to see kind messages from people I care about;
5. An opportunity to disengage and be bored … and reaquaint myself with my actual self!

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. There’s a really tall leafy tree that I can see from my bedroom window. I love the way it sways in the wind and how it seems to glow in the early morning light;
2. On the Media podcast;
3. Seeing how proactive some friends are about making the best use of their time and ensuring that others are safe and healthy;
4. I had a lovely and comforting conversation with a friend on the phone last night;
5. I think I might be regaining my attention span after decades of decline!

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Halloumi burgers;
2. A string of sunny days;
3. Damaged by Black Flag;
4. Keeping a routine;
5. Starting up this Five Good Things series! I think it really is helping me cope with being cooped up and feeling anxious.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Last night folks went out to the front of their houses and to their windows for a public round of applause for the NHS. I was impressed with how enthusiastically appreciative the folks on my street were;
2. Songbirds;
3. Spotify;
4. Kumquats;
5. Dreaming up new ideas for smoothies.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. Blueberries;
2. My Nutribullet 900;
3. Coffee;
4. How quiet the world seems this morning;
5. Saving money not commuting to work.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/

1. The Muppet Movie;
2. My phone is ringing more often than usual with friendly non work related calls;
3. I make a mean risotto;
4. The tree just outside my bedroom window is flowering;
5. It is so quiet in my house right now.

Please stay in touch, consider creating your own lists of five (or more) positive things, and look after your health and that of your loved ones and neighbours as never before.

Love,
Chris

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/uk-emergency-response/coronavirus

What is Five Good Things? https://tikichris.com/2020/03/21/5goodthings/