As an adult, fun tends to take a backseat to responsibility. That’s just life, but I decided recently that I wanted to be more intentional about actually enjoying my life. Not just being present in moments or being thoughtful in situations. I mean actually doing things I’ve either wanted to try in the past but never have, push myself to do things I wouldn’t normally do, or do some things I used to do as a kid.
The idea actually came from a lifetime bucket list I ran across online one day. I recently started bullet journaling and I was looking for yearly spread ideas. When I saw the bucket list spread I decided it was cool but way too big picture for me. It felt overwhelming and like I would probably ignore it if I put it in my bullet journal. So, I decided to reduce it to 50 smaller but fun or interesting things I could do in a year.
Do more fun things
In no particular order, here are my ideas to have more fun throughout the year. I intentionally made some really small, easy things to do and some are bigger commitments that would take some planning. That way, it won’t be too complicated to check everything off my list.
- HIKE TWELVE NEW TRAILS
- GO CAMPING
- WATCH THE SUNRISE FROM A MOUNTAINTOP
- GO HORSEBACK RIDING
- MAKE PIZZA FROM SCRATCH
- LEARN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
- HOST A PARTY
- BUILD A PIECE OF FURNITURE
- GROW SOMETHING I CAN EAT
- READ TWELVE BOOKS
- VOLUNTEER
- GO TO A GAME NIGHT
- GO TO A CONCERT
- DO SOMETHING SPOOKY (i.e. HAUNTED HOUSE)
- DO A PHOTOSHOOT
- BUY A KAYAK
- GO TO A DRIVE-IN MOVIE
- PLAY PAINTBALL
- SEE A PLAY OR MUSICAL
- TAKE A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE
- GO TO A MYSTERY DINNER
- GO ON A SCAVENGER HUNT
- FINISH A PUZZLE
- DO AN ESCAPE ROOM
- SEE A BIG CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY
- GO TO A MUSEUM
- TRY GEOCACHING
- LEARN TO DRAW
- TRY FRISBEE GOLF
- GO TO SIX NEW COFFEE SHOPS
- KEEP PLANTS ALIVE
- MAKE SOAP
- MAKE CANDLES
- GO SPELUNKING
- MAKE HOMEMADE BREAD
- TRY INDIAN FOOD
- DONATE BLOOD
- PLAY AN EPIC PRACTICAL JOKE
- HAVE A MONTHLY GAME NIGHT WITH HUBBY
- RUN A THEMED 5K
- GO ON A TOUR OF SOMETHING
- HAVE A SPA DAY
- SKATEBOARD
- GO TO A HOCKEY GAME
- DRIVE THE SUNNY SIDE TRAIL
- VISIT A LOCAL LANDMARK
- GO SLEDDING
- HAVE A YARD SALE
- LEARN TO JUGGLE
- GO TO THE MOVIES ALONE
As I typed out my list I realized that some of my ideas of fun might not sound very fun to some of you. 🙂 Even I started thinking I might be a little weird. So I would love to know what you would add to this list or even take away to make your year super fun! Tell me in the comments!
