918 - 925 Fun Things to Do!

218.  Read books in a series.  It's so fun to read the first book and know there are lots more books to come!   My sister, Barbara Hiney found and enjoyed the author, J. D. Robb and proceeded to get many of her friends and her niece, Maribeth Floyd hooked on the series.  Whenever a new book came out, she would rush to the nearest bookstore and grab about six copies to distribute to her buddies and niece, Maribeth.  When our beloved Barbara passed away, I told my daughter Maribeth that I would make sure she got the latest J. D. Robb always.  Maribeth has recently joined her friend Tina in a challenge to read the whole series, which is over 50 books!   The main character is Lieutenant Eve Dallas, who is in charge of the Homicide Division of the NYPSD (New York Police and Security Department).  Her husband is Roarke, who is a billionaire and wildly in love with Eve.  The series is set in the future - 2050s/2060s.

219.  Go to the grocery store and find a weird vegetable.  When you get home, you can look up how to prepare it.

220.  Watch the birds in your backyard and observe their activities.  Recently I was gazing out my kitchen window, and listening to classical music.  I noticed that the music coordinated with the birds on my feeders, and flying around.  Try it - you'll like it!

221.  Play solitaire with real cards!

222.   Make up a new joke.  Here is my latest - What kind of jewelry do cows wear?

mood rings!   (I love jokes kids would tell!)

223.  Pick a day as a holiday for yourself!  Do anything you want any time you want!

224.  Go to a Silent Reading Book Club online or in person.  It's a very companionable experience.  I started one at our local library recently and it is so much fun!  There are silent writing, crocheting, quilting, and more online via Zoom.  

225 - Take a flower arranging class.  This is a worthwhile and fun endeavor!

902 - 917 Fun Things to Do!

902 - I keep a phone calling list of people who need a check-in call, or those whom I call regularly, and I often add someone to the list that I haven't talked to in quite some time.  I take time during the day to enjoy a random phone call.

903 - If I am feeling a little low, I often call a close friend and just have a conversation without complaints.  Those conversations lift my spirits every time!

904.  Share your magazines.  My friend Linda makes wondrous collages so I give her magazines regularly.  You can also contribute them to local Little Free Libraries.

905 - Sing, hum, or whistle a happy tune!

906 - Visit a children's playground and swing, slide, climb!

907.  Take a horseback riding lesson.

908.  Enjoy a relaxing nap.

910.  Enjoy a long relaxing bubble bath.

911.  Create a spontaneous collage.  Gather some magazines, cardstock, and a glue stick.  Browse through the magazine and cut or tear images that appeal to you.  Glue them onto the cardstock willynilly or purposefully.  Contemplate your creation - it may have interesting messages for you.  Writing about your reaction to the collage is a fun and interesting thing to do.  You can paste your writing to the back of the collage.

912.  Take a photograph of the sunrise or sunset from the same spot for a week.  Enjoy your results!

913.  Take photographs of your garden every year.  This is a Passion Flower.  It looks like a flower from Mars!  The blooms only last one day, so I pay attention! They all look the same, but I am entranced with each one.  I even photograph them regularly.

914.  Re-read a book you loved as a child.  I loved my Nancy Drew books, and occasionally I read one again.  They're well-written and the mysteries are interesting.

915.  Gaze at the stars.  If you're lucky, you will be gazing with someone who knows a lot about astronomy and you can learn.  There are books that will make stargazing more informational.  Or you can just look up and enjoy!

916.  Lie down on the ground and cloud gaze.  Remember when you were a child and found images in the clouds?  Feel free to do it again!  A few years I ago, I was on a mission to photograph a heart shaped cloud.  It took about two weeks, but I finally found one.  If you decide to take a specific picture of a cloud, do not dillydally - they often change shape fast.

917.  String party lights around your porch or patio.  They look so fun and welcoming!