Still searching for ways to step outside the box?  As a mom, improving your perspective on life can be easier than you think.  Here are some more simple suggestions to help you experience new things in life:

1. Get together with a friend you have been meaning to get to know better
2. Check out a store you haven't been to before
3. Learn a new craft: knitting, sewing, scrapbooking, etc.
4. Organize a playdate with friends who don't know each other
5. Try cooking a new ethnic cuisine
6. Check out some travel DVDs at your library and learn about a new place
7. Write a letter to someone telling them how much they mean to you
8. Get a manicure or a pedicure (check out beauty schools for bargain prices)
9. Move your bed so that you wake up with a new view
10. Switch tasks with your husband for a night (i.e. he cooks while you mow the lawn)
11. Put your child's 'regular' toys away; get out ones he hasn't played with for long time
12. Resolve to quit complaining for an entire week
13. Invite a friend out to lunch at a place you don't normally go
14. Skip your "regular" TV shows in favor of new ones for a day
15. Buy new shades of makeup
16. Take the bus or a taxi somewhere
17. Hire a babysitter and do something for yourself for a couple of hours
18. Plan a date with your husband
19. Invite a neighbor over for dinner or coffee
20. In the car, listen to a different radio station
21. Buy a new trendy piece of clothing or accessory
22. Complete a home improvement project
23. Make the step to do something new professionally
24. Sign up for a fitness class like Yoga or Pilates
25. Go for a walk in a new neighborhood

 

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