{"id":2026,"date":"2019-06-07T06:50:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T10:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2019-06-07T02:53:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T06:53:41","slug":"week-247-summer-fun-lists-how-do-you-plan-to-have-fun-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2026","title":{"rendered":"Week #247 &#8211; Summer Fun Lists! (How do you plan to have FUN this summer?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961-1024x768.jpg?resize=625%2C469\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_7961.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption>The iconic Asbury Park (NJ) Boardwalk (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week #247 &#8211; Summer Fun Lists! (How do you plan to have FUN this summer?)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=512\">Every year about this time<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; I ask you to share your ideas and plans for FUN\u00a0over the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because for the next TWELVE WEEKS &#8212; while adults are usually busy planning their kids&#8217; summer fun &#8212; they often overlook their own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;I want to make sure&nbsp;YOU have fun again this summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll\u00a0say it again: I know you have things to do, to see, to get done. \u00a0Maybe you&#8217;re even planning things so that your kids\/family\/friends\/coworkers are sure to have\u00a0a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to make plans for YOU to have fun, too!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because as I said last year: the best way to teach others to have fun &#8212; is to have fun yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead:\u00a0How do you plan to have FUN this summer? \u00a0<\/strong>We have a full TWELVE WEEKS (thirteen Fridays) ahead of us before Labor Day! \u00a0And while I know some of you may groan at the reminder that summer is limited&#8230;the seasons serve to remind us that time is fleeting. \u00a0Not just with weather&#8230;but with life. \u00a0We never know what tomorrow, or next month, or next year will bring. \u00a0Don&#8217;t let it pass you by! \u00a0Make this the summer you take that trip, cross off that bucket list item, make that leap, try that thing, get serious about that project, or just get plain silly! \u00a0Start a list, brainstorm with the family, share it with friends! \u00a0And report back &#8212; because it&#8217;s no fun to keep all the fun to yourself! \u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=947\">37 random ideas<\/a> to get you started.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you plan to have FUN this summer?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spread Happyness \u2014 share your thoughts or ideas in the comments (or send me an email) and keep the list growing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>6\/7\/19\u00a0by Grace Church<br>\u00a9 Grace Church<br>grace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week #247 &#8211; Summer Fun Lists! 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