Wanton Randomness

Welcome! Eva here! Thanks for stumbling onto my Tumblr. Among my random entries, there will be some #asmileaday posts, which is a pet project of mine, where I mention positive things around the world, just to bring a smile to your face.

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22 Pictures That Prove The World Isn't A Gigantic Steaming Pile Of Crap

Trust me!

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away. 

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I created my #asmileaday project in 2013 to try to bring some positivity to people in a world which seemed to focus on negativity.

Since then, friends have come to me with weblinks they thought I could post under the #asmileaday hashtag, others have shared their own personal stories under the #asmileaday tag, and someone else wrote a really moving reply back to a gratitude letter I sent her . Yesterday, a friend told me how her sister gave her a notebook a few years ago, and now when she has the time, she'll write down all the positive things happening in her life at the time. This was inspired by my #asmileaday project.

Thank you to everyone who has taken part and joined in my #asmileaday project, it really means a lot to me :')

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33 Wholesome Tattoo Stories That Are Guaranteed To Make You Cry

Is someone chopping onions in here?

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A shelter made online dating profiles for 22 animals. The results are adorable.

The experiment is new, but it's showing a lot of promise.

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away. 

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Credit: Soul Pancake, 0-100. 

What Place on Earth Matters Most to You?

For me, it’s not really a concrete place but wherever my partner is, i guess? 

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away. 

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22 Heartwarming Stories About The Kindness Of Teachers

What did we do to deserve them?

To all you beautiful teachers out there (:

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away

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World War II veteran aged 90 comes out as transgender

A World War Two veteran has begun the process of transition into a woman – at the age of 90. Patricia Davies, who was born as Peter, has spent her whole life as a man, despite knowing since the age of three that she was female. Ms Davies, a retired industrial photographer from Leicestershire, said she feared living openly as a woman because she grew up at a time when transgender people were ostracised and she feared the electric shock ‘therapy’ that some were subjected to.

I read this article a couple of days ago, but thought it'd be appropriate to share it as an #asmileaday post today as it's also #transdayofvisability today. It's never too late to be who you want to be (:

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away

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International Day of Happiness

Apparently it's International Day of Happiness today! I hope you all did something that makes you, and those around you, happy! (: A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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Some casual self-promotion of my personal project to spread smiles by sharing good memories, positive news, good experiences, etc (:

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What makes you happy?

For me, a small list (in no particular order):

- Spending time with friends and family - Achieving something, even if it's really small - Finding a good book/film/anime/manga and fangirling about it - Being outside and enjoying the great outdoors - Learning new, interesting things - Helping others/making people happy

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away. 

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17 People Tell Us How They Treat Themselves After A Really Bad Day

Because caring for myself is not self-indulgence.

Some nice ideas here! Some of which I have done! 

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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Cancer Research Winter Run 2017

Yesterday, I did a 5k run for the Cancer Research Winter Run in Manchester in approximately 31.40 minutes. Apparently I came 122th out of 266 (in the top 50%)! This is actually my personal best and something I'm pretty proud of, especially since I haven't trained for it and haven't ran for a loong time! Though my legs were super achey afterwards T_____T

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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'Love Line': People calling someone they had lost touch with.

I literally did this on New Year's Eve!! Well, technically, I texted, rather than called, but same difference! Excuse me while I break down in happy tears :')

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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A doctor did surgery on a boy's stuffed animal. The response from other parents was sweet.

Dr. Travis Groth's kind deed went viral for all the right reasons.

Cute! :3 

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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How beautiful is this! The street that I live on has a 'Loving Wall' (where you can write any messages of love on it) and a 'Listening Wall' (where you can write letters of grief/loss/fear/anger for a stranger to read).

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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Americans raise over $800k in one day to rebuild mosque burned down in Texas

People have raised over $800,000 (£638,000) in the space of a day for a Muslim community in Texas to help rebuild their mosque after the building was destroyed by a fire on Saturday. The blaze was discovered at the Islamic Centre of Victoria at around 2:00am on Saturday by a clerk at a convenience store, who called the fire department. It took around four hours to extinguish the fire and no injuries were reported.

Some nice support during dark times. 

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.

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Boy Scouts, Reversing Century-Old Stance, Will Allow Transgender Boys

The Boy Scouts of America said that the group would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application.

Nice bit of news to share on my #asmileaday project (:

A smile a day. Keeps the doctor away.