If you’ve ever had a friend show up unexpectedly and whisk you away for an afternoon of fun, you know how refreshed, exhilarated, and renewed that can make you feel. Why wait for your friends to get the idea that you need a break from the doldrums of your daily grind? Call them up and explain this is your plan to feel renewed. Maybe one or more of them also needs a break. Go wine-tasting or catch the latest artsy film at the local theater. Take a picnic lunch to the beach or pack up some sandwiches and water and head out to a farm to pick local produce. If crafting is your thing, ask your friends to sign up the group at a local pottery shop or take a beadmaking class together.
If you enjoy your day, why not make it a monthly foray into the unknown? Let each friend choose a secret destination and activity each month. To stimulate your creative imagination for other ideas of fun outings, put on some happy music. Get out a notebook. Jot down your name along with your friends’. Beneath each one, list activities you know they love to do.