Category: things to do
Uncover things to do when you’re bored, or on a rainy day or stuck at home. We’ve also got ideas for things to bake/cook and places to go.
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Take a Mid-Week Trip to the Taronga Zoo
Sneaking off to the zoo isn’t exactly an easy (or feasible) way to spend your lunch break, especially when that zoo happens to be in Sydney, Australia — requiring, at the very least, a boat ride to get to the Taronga Zoo, if you live in the city. Or, if you’re like me and live…
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The Two-Month Novel-Writing Challenge
Confession: For the past four years that I’ve been writing down my annual goals, “complete a novel” has been one of the first things listed. Yet I’ve never actually completed one. I’ve come close, sure, but I always let other projects (or work, or binge-watching Netflix) get in the way, and before long, I’ve lost…
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How I Spent 30ish Hours in Nashville, TN
Some cities are great to visit, and you can’t wait to go back again and again. Certain cities, though, make you come alive. They’re places you could see yourself living in one day; or at the very least, regularly vacationing to. You just feel good there, like you belong; like this place gets you. At…
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A Fun Way to See the Most Popular Halloween Costumes Near You
At this point, you’ve probably guessed that we get really into Halloween. Really into it. Even if we don’t have particular plans for the holiday, we’ll come up with some…just because we (or, okay, maybe just I) love any excuse to dress up ridiculously for a day. The downside? When half the people at the…
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Meet Rigby the Red Panda!
Sometimes, more than an “Aha!” moment, you need an “aww” moment. Just something beyond adorable to boost your mood. This is that something. While at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, Nate and I found the red panda exhibit, and met one pudgy little red panda who couldn’t decide whether he was hungry or sleepy.…
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8 Things You Can Do to Push Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone
It’s all too easy to get caught in routines, especially when it comes to the school/work/weekday grind. The repetition makes our lives easier, but it can also make waking up each morning just a little more “meh.” Sometimes you just need to wildly disrupt the same old, same old to truly feel alive and regain…
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Pretend It’s Someone’s Birthday Today
Two years ago, my cousin Shania (then 11), pulled one delicious, delicious prank: She discretely whispered to our server that it was my mom’s birthday, and at the end of our meal, half a dozen waiters plopped a chocolate fudge cake in front of us and serenaded Mom with a rousing rendition of “Happy birthday.”…
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5 Things You Must Know About Taylor Swift’s 1989 Tour
Whether your tickets are booked for an upcoming show — or you’re just curious to see what all the fuss is about — we’ve got you. Here are the top moments from Taylor Swift‘s 1989 tour (specifically, the New Jersey stop, but it’s applicable to the whole shebang), and takeaways to keep in mind if…
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A Workout That Tricks You Into Exercising
I’ll be real: I like the idea of exercising way, way more than actually sweating it out at the gym. Over the years, I’ve tried group classes, exercise DVDs, P90X, jogging, even a Bollywood Boot Camp — and while they were varying degrees of fun, there weren’t any I really looked forward to. It was…
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You’ve Got to Check Out St. Petersburg’s Street Art Scene
As a kid, the words “St. Petersburg” made me cringe. That’s largely because any time they were mentioned, it meant my brother, sister and I would be tagging along with my mom as she spent hours in a government building filing permits for work. Blecch. And, at the time, that was all downtown St. Pete…
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21 Things to Do This Summer
Memorial Day weekend may not be the official start of summer, but it might as well be. (That, or the day when school gets out.) To make the most of every sun-soaked day, we started compiling a bucket list of things to do:
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6 YouTube Cooking Shows You Need in Your Life
Whether you want to take your culinary skills to the next level — or just enjoy some food-focused entertainment — you’ve got to subscribe to these YouTube creators’ channels. The One You Can Geek Out With Nerdy Nummies, Rosanna Pansino Her face has been plastered on billboards everywhere for a reason — this YouTube star…
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