Graham John

Category: Make Life Special Challenges (page 1 of 9)

A space for our monthly ‘Make Life Special’ challenges — gentle prompts, reflections, and ideas to help you pause, reconnect, and bring more joy into everyday life.

A Touch of Autumn | October Make Life Special Challenge

Posted 3rd October 2026
A Touch of Autumn October rarely arrives all at once. It arrives quietly. A cooler door handle in the morning....

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Routine Reset: Two Switches, September’s Make Life Special Challenge

Posted 1st September 2026
September has always felt like a threshold to me.  The light changes. Mornings begin to feel different. Holidays give way...

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Morning sunlight filtering through fruit trees above garden chairs in a quiet corner.

My quiet corner. A place to pause, think and watch the day begin.

Quiet Corners: August’s Make Life Special Challenge

Posted 3rd August 2026
Quiet Corners August's Make Life Special Challenge I'm fortunate enough to have a garden and a small grove of fruit...

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July’s Make Life Special Challenge: The Open Door

Posted 7th July 2026
July seems to have arrived at remarkable speed. Perhaps it is the heat. Perhaps it is summer doing what summer...

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eggs cooking on a barbecue outdoors in summer garden

Make Life Special this June – back outside

Posted 30th May 2026
What a finish we had to May! The BBQ made an appearance earlier in previous years, now the weather has...

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Make Life Special — A May Challenge

Posted 1st May 2026
Celebrate Craftsmanship & Design Make Life Special — May 2026 Challenge May does something to us. The light changes. The...

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April’s Make Life Special Challenge: Five Miles from Home

Posted 2nd April 2026
There’s an assumption we rarely stop to question. That to feel different — refreshed, inspired, restored — we need to...

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Hands holding a fresh green leaf while photographing it outdoors — capturing the magic of spring.

March’s Make Life Special Challenge: The Green Hour Passport

Posted 2nd March 2026
We love to talk about the weather; it’s a very British thing to do — and we’ve certainly had plenty...

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Make Life Special Challenge: Cook the Six Nations in February 2026

Posted 29th January 2026
Celebrate the Six Nations by cooking something new! It's no secret that I love food and rarely need an excuse...

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