Leah petting horse at petting zoo
Tired of hearing, “Mom, I’m bored?” Or maybe you’re the one who’s bored! Here are some tips to enjoy your summer:
- Go swimming at a lake or pool; rent a paddle boat, ski, or try a wave runner
- Go to a nature reserve, amusement park, petting zoo or zoo with your kids or grandkids
- Have an “ice cream Friday” day of the week for fun with your family
- Take up a new sport – hiking, biking, skating, horseback riding, tennis, skydiving, rock climbing
- Take advantage of your local library and go with your kids to the library to check out good books
- Invite friends over for grilled chicken, cheeseburgers, hotdogs or ribs, or cold sandwiches, chips, pickles, olives, fresh veggies and watermelon after church on Sundays
- Go to the movie matinee specials with your husband/wife for an inexpensive, fun date
- Find an online deal to fly somewhere inexpensively for a weekend – a much needed getaway!
- Take a road trip somewhere new and spend the night in quaint Bed and Breakfast Inns; explore the intriguing history of a new city, state or country
- Have a spa day – get a makeover, pedicure or facial
- Get a massage or ask your spouse for one
- Invite your child’s friend(s) over for pizza and a movie
- Play rounds of pool or golf
- Sign up for college part-time in one or two classes or some CEU’s for your career/business
- Go to a writers’ or speakers’ training or conference; never stop learning
- Start writing your book – the one you keep saying you’ll write one day!
- Record fun videos of you, family, and friends; have a funny “movie” night watching them
- Catch up on all your scrapbooking or photo albums
- Buy some new clothes – a new suit; a colorful, fun sundress; some flip flops; some Hawaiian shirts or shorts; some comfy pj’s; sharp, well-made clothes for church or business – you deserve it and it will make you feel like a new person who you and others take seriously.
- Go on a picnic at the park with your family or a friend
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