Try something new each week

Didn’t go on the owl prowl because we got our occupancy permit on our lake house and decided to spend our first night there….this is my 2nd planned “new thing” that I’ve had to blow off. That makes me feel awful. So I’m going to lower the bar and see how I do @ try something new each month. I should be able to try 12 new things between now and the end of the year. Right?

Mass Audubon is sponsoring an Owl Prowl next Saturday night! Even if we don’t see any real owls, we’ll still learn lots about them. Worth a try.

Ok, this wasn’t quite what I had in mind when I started this goal. But going to this Bible study is really outside my comfort zone. I’ve gone to church on & off my whole life, and even taught Sunday School for a bunch of years. But never really studied the Bible. My husband convinced me to go. Its going to take a LONG time for me to feel confortable with this group, but its all good.

So, this was my new thing for this week.

Didn’t get to hike around the lake on New Years Day like I’d wanted—it was pouring.

.....it was amazingly beautiful. This art museum in our own backyard (well 20 minutes away) is a gem. It was cold out, but we brought hot chocolate. Once we were sufficiently cold, rather than leaving, we did pay the admission fee to go inside and warm up and wander the indoor gallery. To my surprise my 5 year old (boy) was the most interested (kept wanting to see the map of the gardens, wanted to know the names of the artwork, interested in all of it). We had to leave before we got tired of looking. Tonight at dinner we circled all of the sculptures we saw and narrowed down what we missed so we can go back again. It was a wonderful outing.

Next week….find the hiking trail around “our” lake. We’ve never done it and it, too, is in our backyard. Planning to do that New Year’s Day.

I’d like to experience more of it. I’d like to try something new (or go someplace new) each week either by myself or with my family.

This week I’d like to go to a sculpture park at a local museum. I’ve lived here 13 years and never been there. Plus admission is free! I think I’ll take the kids tomorrow. Its cold, but we’ll bring hot chocolate. Easy and fun. Just takes a little bit of planning.

Next week—who knows?