826 - Take photographs of signs you like. Here is a sign I saw at Mustard Seed in Highland Square. I was driving when I saw it, so I pulled over and took a photo. I am always on the lookout for interesting signs. One time I saw a sign for a restaurant that said, "My boss told me to change this sign so I did".
827 - Learn about the constellations in the sky, so you can point them out to someone when you are looking at the stars at night. This would especially be fun to share with children.
826 - Teach children how to make and fly paper airplanes. There are lots of books and leaflets with instructions you can follow. They can be as complicated or simple as you like.
827 - Design a family crest!! You can choose motifs that are meaningful to your family. You could even have the design transferred to T-shirts. This would be especially great for family reunions.
828 - Grab a friend and find a teeter totter. Children may, or may not, be involved!
829 - Take a cooking class and improve your culinary skills. I have taken classes where I was involved, and some where I just watched. Your friends and family will gladly reap the benefits.
830 - Go to a garden show in your area. You will get lots of great ideas, see some wonderful gardens, and find out lots of gardening and home improvement information.
831 - Find a Toastmasters Club locally. They are very friendly and helpful. You will find lots of mentors to improve your speaking and communication skills and lots of camaraderie.
832 - Make a big change in your life! Dye your hair blue, take up running, drive some place you've always wanted to see. Change can enrich your life and lift your spirits!
833 - Enjoy the many pleasures of a luxurious bubble bath with candles, soft music, and even a good book!!
834 - Keep paper and pen beside your bed. You might wake up in the middle of the night and want to record an interesting dream or some good ideas.
835 - Patronize a favorite small business regularly. It is hard for independently owned businesses to compete with retail chains and online sales. This is The Peanut Shoppe in downtown Akron. They have been a fixture on Main Street for many years. Should I mention chocolate covered potato chips? When you walk in the front door, it smells like paradise! It is such a delightful adventure to leave with little bags of this and that!
836 - If you have your own fireplace, enjoy it often. You could even have a s'mores party with marshmallows and chocolate.
837 - Bake bread - any kind you like. Knead it, punch it down, put it in the oven and then enjoy the wonderful aroma that will permeate your house. Ahh - a nice thick slice of homemade bread with butter, such a homey treat!
838 - Finish a project that has been on the back burner. SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) calls this the "joy of completion". You can make a list breaking down the various parts of the task, and then get going!!
839 - Learn how to play chess. Sharpen your skills by playing with other people. When you are feeling chess confident, or just want a challenge, enter a chess tournament!
840 - Check out a comedy club in your area. You might first want to find out if the comedians for that time are really "blue" (crude). Just for fun, put together some jokes and funny stories and practice them in front of a mirror. I bet you will have a new found appreciation for professional comedians.
841 - Take a self-defense course. It will be good for your overall well-being and you will be prepared to skillfully defend yourself.
842 - Try a creative writing course. There are all kinds at your local university, civic center, or online. Explore writing techniques for poetry, biography, fiction, non-fiction, or even memoir. You will probably not be graded, so jump right (write) in and have some fun!
843 - At the end of the day, write down one thing that happened that you really appreciated. Can you imagine looking at a book full of those memories ten years down the line? Hooray!
844 - Make a romantic candlelit dinner for someone you love. You can feature some of the wonderful recipes that you tried out in cooking classes!
846 - Take photographs of every house you've ever lived in and mat and frame the photos together in order of habitation. I did that for both my sisters one year, and they really enjoyed the result. Taking photographs of houses can be tricky because of lights and shadows which are different for every house. You might want to check out optimal times for photographing your project. I always knocked on the door of each house to let them know what I was doing.
