“Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”~ Mark Twain
Thought for Today
Top 10 Staycation Ideas #7
Think you can’t afford a vacation this year? This is one of my top ten ideas for fun and relaxation close to home
Enjoy local fairs, festivals and seasonal celebrations.
Most cities and even small towns have at least one. Whether a holiday celebration, flower, harvest or music festival, event honoring a local historical figure, Renaissance Faire or chicken festival these can be quite fun.
Some offer free admission while others charge. If you going outside prepare for weather conditions and don’t forget sunscreen. Take the family, leave the phone at home. Have fun, you are on vacation!
Thought for Today
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale
Top 10 Staycation Ideas #8
Think you can’t afford a vacation this year? This is one of my top ten ideas for fun and relaxation close to home.
Visit your local college or university.
If you haven’t you may be missing:
* Your state natural history museum
* The Planetarium
* An arboretum or beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens
* Historic architecture
* Art gallery or museum
* Concerts, plays, athletic events and other activities.
Check out what your local college or university has to offer the public. Even community colleges have public activities. You might be surprised.
Thought for Today
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert Frost
Top Ten Staycation Ideas #9
Think you can’t afford a vacation this year? This is one of my top ten ideas for fun and relaxation close to home.
Have you own film festival at home in the family room.
* Rent or check out DVD’s from your local library and watch movies together.
* Provide healthy snacks and drinks and allow time for family interaction and discussion between movies.
* If you really want to have fun with this set up a red carpet and take turns “interviewing” each other. The kids will love it.
Thought for Today
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” —–Lily Tomlin
Top Ten Staycation Ideas #10
Think you can’t afford a vacation this year? This is one of my top ten ideas for fun and relaxation close to home.
Hike or Bike on local trails.
* Get a good trail map of your area and start exploring.
* If hiking in an unfamiliar area, start with a beginner’s trail, whether you think you are a beginner or not.
* Take along water, appropriate food and sunscreen.
* Be sure you allow plenty of time to finish your hike or ride and get off the trail by sunset.
Thought for Today
” And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln
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