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Listen
Don’t just stop to smell the roses—listen to them as well. In fact, take a few minutes today to go on a “listening tour” of your world. Stop right now. What do you hear? Laughter of your children? A bird singing? The refrigerator running? Weeping? Music? Every sound that touches your ears is a miracle. Take time for a miracle today.
Impersonate Elvis
You may have to educate your children on exactly who Elvis was and why people impersonate him, but once you’ve got that out of the way, grab a broom (for the stand-up microphone), spin “Jailhouse Rock” or “Heartbreak Hotel” on the CD, and transform yourselves into the First Family of Elvises (sideburns and sequins optional!). (Warning: Do NOT videotape this event, unless you want decades of ribbing from friends who accidentally view the tape!)
Laugh for No Reason
After all, you don’t want to forget how! Practice chuckles, snorts, giggles, guffaws, belly-laughs, chortles, snickers, sniggers, titters, tee-hees, cackles, roars, and Santa-style ho-ho-hos. For extra entertainment, try to make your friends laugh for no reason too. (Laughing is contagious, you know!)
Draw a Self-Portrait
Make it a big one, too! Spread a large sheet of paper on the table or the floor (white shelf paper works great for this), spill out all your favorite markers or crayons (or both!), set a mirror nearby and get to work recreating your face for the canvas. (If you’re particularly artistic, draw portraits of your parents too!)
Rate the Best Milkshakes in Your Community
This will take...um...extensive research. Make a list of all the fast-food milkshake-makers in your community, then one by one visit each establishment and try their wares. Rate each milkshake on a scale of one to 10 (with 10 being “perfect”). Be sure to take into account things like fluidity, overall flavor, variety of choices, serving size, and so on. (Note: Testing may require more than one sample from each entry!)
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