{"product_id":"a-year-of-living-happily-lois-blyth","title":"A Year of Living Happily by Lois Blyth | Wellbeing Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eHappiness gets written about endlessly and defined rarely, which is part of why it can feel so slippery. Lois Blyth starts by saying plainly what it is and what it is not, then spends the rest of the book on what you might actually do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Year of Living Happily\u003c\/strong\u003e is structured as fifty-two weekly prompts and activities, one for each week of the year, illustrated throughout with around a hundred colour artworks across 192 pages. Blyth draws on research into wellbeing, including how habits of attention and connection shape mood over time, and turns it into small practical exercises rather than abstract advice. The weekly format is the useful part. It asks for a little attention at a time instead of a wholesale change of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDo I have to start in January?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The weeks are not tied to dates, so you can begin whenever the book arrives and simply work through in order. Plenty of people dip in and out rather than following it strictly, which works perfectly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs it a journal or a book to read?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloser to a workbook. There is reading in it, but the activities are the substance, and it suits someone who wants something to do rather than something to think about. If you would prefer a pure writing space alongside it, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/olive-page-hold-the-moments-journal\"\u003eHold The Moments Journal\u003c\/a\u003e pairs well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a smaller price point than most of our books it makes an easy thoughtful gift, particularly for someone starting a new year, a new job, or simply a new chapter. It sits within our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/gift-ideas-for-the-health-guru\"\u003ewellbeing gift range\u003c\/a\u003e and the wider \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/books\"\u003eBooks collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifty-two weekly prompts and activities, one for each week\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround one hundred colour artworks across 192 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrounded in wellbeing research rather than platitudes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart any time of year and work through at your own pace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn accessible price for a considered gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Use It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it somewhere you will see it at the same time each week, a bedside table or a kitchen shelf, and treat one prompt as the whole commitment. A pen tucked into the flap makes it far more likely to be used. As a paperback with flaps it is lighter than most of our books, so it travels well and suits a bag as readily as a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54110907007294,"sku":"9781782494775","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0149\/files\/9781782494775.jpg?v=1787716710","url":"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/a-year-of-living-happily-lois-blyth","provider":"Flux Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}