As adults we often take ourselves, our family, friends and colleagues far too seriously. That’s why I’ve found that it’s good to occasionally just relax and let your silly side hang out for just a while. I dunno where this list came from (so thank you to the author) but here’s some starters to get you going if you are far too serious to find your own ideas…

• Give yourself a gold star for everything you do today.
• Grow a milk moustache.
• Open a pack of cupcakes and give one to a friend even though you wanted both of them for yourself.
• Have a staring contest with your cat.
• Kiss a frog just in case.
• Make a face the next time somebody tells you “no.”
• Ask “Why?” a lot.
• Believe in fairy tales.
• Have someone read you a story.
• Wear your favourite shirt with your favourite pants even if they don’t match.
• Do a cartwheel.
• Hide your vegetables under your napkin.
• Make a “slurpy” sound with your straw when you get to the bottom of a milkshake.
• Sit really still for as long as the dog (or cat) is asleep in your lap.
• Find some pretty stones and save them.
• Stick your head out the car window and moo if you see a cow.
• Walk barefoot in wet grass.
• Giggle at nude statues in a museum.
• Make cool screeching noises every time you turn.
• Count the colors in a rainbow.
• Fuss a little, then take a nap.
• Take a running jump over a big puddle.
• Giggle a lot for no real reason.
• Do that tap-someone-on-the-shoulder-while-you-stand-on-their-opposite-side-and-they-turn-around-and-no-one’s-there thing.
• Enjoy your all-time favorite chocolate bar. (Forget you’ve heard of calories!)
• Throw something and when it lands make a cool exploding bomb noise.
• Squish some mud between your toes.
• Buy yourself a helium balloon.
• Put an orange slice in your mouth, peel side out, and smile at people.
• Be a kid again…

I’m off to blow bubbles in my milkshake, but in the mean time do you have a strategy to share?