I need some play time. I need to have some fun, try new things and have some adventures.
I’m finding that play needs to be planned as much as work. We are very good at planning our work. We have goals (either goals we choose or are given by our employer.) We begin with the end goal we want to accomplish and plan backwards. We decide what steps to take to make those goals happen.
If I want my play time to be more than eating take out and watching Netflix, I need to be intentional – I need to make my play time goals.
I decided I want to be a person who reads and set a goal of reading 4 books a month. (Yeah, I like to read.) That led to a Saturday morning relaxing in bed reading some fiction. For me, that was excellent play time.
I want to be a person who embraces winter. This is a struggle. But we are getting a break in the below zero temps so I made some plans with friends to go snowshoeing. And I have a dog walking schedule. It forces me to go out. I also took the time to get our fireplace fixed. I have a place I like to be when it’s cold.
I want to be a person who goes new places and tries new things. So, I look at magazines and websites that list festivals and community events. I try to be aware of new restaurants and look at recipes that would be fun to try with friends. When I’m paying attention, the ideas appear.
It’s a start.
