5 Things to Do Today is a London and Surrey lifestyle blog with a simple format. Every post gives you five reasons, tips, or picks on a single topic. Theatre, restaurants, family days out, and hotels all get the same quick treatment.
The site also runs an events calendar for shows, exhibitions, and seasonal markets. You will find:
- Christmas guides and school half-term ideas
- Short summaries of popular books
- Guest lists where musicians share their own five picks
Venues and event organizers can submit listings directly. That keeps the calendar stocked with local openings across London and Surrey.
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Bob has posted on I Should Be Laughing almost every day since November 2008. This LGBTQ+ political humor blog mixes progressive commentary, equality news, and plenty of snark. His husband, Carlos, and their pets often appear in the more personal posts.
Regular features give the week its rhythm:
- Architecture Wednesday, a look at notable modern homes
- Bobservations, short notes from daily life
- I Didn't Say It, a roundup of quotes from public figures
- Meme Dump and The Funny Papers for lighter days
The tone is blunt and opinionated. A long blogroll of fellow writers sits in the sidebar.
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My Brain's Not Broken is a personal blog about mental health from writer Nathan Smith. He started it in 2017 to make sense of his own anxiety and depression.
Posts cover therapy, setbacks, and grounding tools such as the 3-3-3 rule. You will also find interviews with other writers and Mental Health Awareness Month roundups. Nathan writes as someone living with these conditions, not as a clinician.
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Moving from technical expert to team leader is the thread running through Coffee Journeys. Piotr Zagorowski writes about that shift and about becoming a father along the way. He asks whether parenting skills help at work, and the reverse.
Other posts cover productivity and hands-on tech projects, like a home lab for local AI. A podcast, a Substack newsletter, and a job-search checklist round out the site.
Zodiac Daters is an astrology dating blog written by Sophia, a Sagittarius. A friend's advice got her into astrology, and the site grew from there. Posts cover sign compatibility, breakups, and which zodiac man you might have a crush on. She focuses on helping women sidestep common dating and relationship pitfalls.
From Cape May, New Jersey, journalist David Todd McCarty writes personal essays. His topics range across culture, philosophy, history, science, and travel, told with dry humor.
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The Resilient Blueprint is an abuse recovery blog by survivor and writer Nadine Brown. It serves people who are safe now but still anxious, sleepless, or on edge. Her tools and resources work alongside therapy, not in place of it.