Mommas, I am so guilty of not taking advantage of really cool places that are local to me. I think most of us are. We know it’s there so we just kinda push it off the to do list to do “another time”. Want some examples of how that looked in my own life? On the large scale, I lived my entire childhood an hour outside of Boston. I finally walked the Freedom Trail when I was 33. EEK! That’s… unforgivable! Then I lived in Indiana for FOURTEEN YEARS and never made it to any of the beaches in Lake Michigan. And when I did, it was delightful! In my current town, there’s a laser tag place my kids ask about all the time. I finally took them a couple weeks ago, after approximately six years of asking. GUILTY.
I’ve really been trying to be better about this. We’ve been trying out local restaurants more often and walking around down town and checking out the walking paths at our lovely city parks. But sometimes, I just don’t even know where to go or what to do. I was recently remind of Groupon, because I was looking for a deal on something for an upcoming trip. Then it clicked. Oh wait, I should be checking Groupon for LOCAL things to do, not just travel. DUH! We need to have fun learning experiences and adventures not just when we travel really for away, but also when we travel just down the road.
I’m working on a list of places we need to check out locally this summer. Small things, like an ice cream stand, a park we have never been to, etc. Groupon is a great place for ideas because honestly sometimes the places listing coupons there are places I didn’t even know existed. Score!
