All the small things | Group Tour Magazine Blog
All the small things | Group Tour Magazine Blog
All the small things
This blog by Senior Staff Writer Amanda Black ponders the benefits of thinking small
Time passes too quickly. I suspect I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. While I can’t do anything about the march of time, I’ve decided to do something about wasting so much time.
I was thinking back to last summer and couldn’t come up with much that I did—besides a nice vacation t oBowling Green, Ky.
I live 10 miles from Lake Michigan, and the only time I saw the lake was in September when my mom came to visit.
This weekend, I was talking to my mom, and I told her about my plan to make the most of the summer. Her reply was that it’s not summer yet. But I explained, for those of us who live in the frozen north, summer means any time there’s not snow on the ground.
I’m not going to let so much time pass without doing something exciting. But, gas costs a million dollars a gallon, I’m busy, I have a bad knee and I suffer from a distinct lack of imagination.
My solution? Start small. I’m not going to let a weekend go by without doing something special.
The first weekend after I decided this, I was down with a nasty virus, and I slept 40 hours in three days.
But that is history. This weekend, I was able to get started. And I started when I visited a lovely petting zoo, The Critter Barn, and had a picnic on the park the next day. Cost to me? Nothing.
Time passes too quickly. I suspect I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. While I can’t do anything about the march of time, I’ve decided to do something about wasting so much time.
I was thinking back to last summer and couldn’t come up with much that I did—besides a nice vacation t oBowling Green, Ky.
I live 10 miles from Lake Michigan, and the only time I saw the lake was in September when my mom came to visit.
This weekend, I was talking to my mom, and I told her about my plan to make the most of the summer. Her reply was that it’s not summer yet. But I explained, for those of us who live in the frozen north, summer means any time there’s not snow on the ground.
I’m not going to let so much time pass without doing something exciting. But, gas costs a million dollars a gallon, I’m busy, I have a bad knee and I suffer from a distinct lack of imagination.
My solution? Start small. I’m not going to let a weekend go by without doing something special.
The first weekend after I decided this, I was down with a nasty virus, and I slept 40 hours in three days.
But that is history. This weekend, I was able to get started. And I started when I visited a lovely petting zoo, The Critter Barn, and had a picnic on the park the next day. Cost to me? Nothing.
| Photo: Amanda Black Some day, this crazy goat hair will be turned into a sumptuous fiber ready for knitting. | ||
The Critter Barn is located about a mile from my house. I heard on the news they were open for spring break and weren’t even charging for a visit. After I wrapped up work on Friday, I headed straight to the barn and found my way to the rabbits. Mr. Rumple wasn’t as thrilled with arrangement as I was, but it was rather relaxing to spend some time snuggling.
My question to you is … how are you thinking small? Would that be a shorter tour closer to home? Adding more free attractions to the itinerary? What about adding a kid-themed attraction even if no one in the group is a kid?
Use your imagination and you just may find that small things make the tour.
Amanda Black has spent the last 10 years with Group Tour Magazine uncovering the best attractions and tours for groups. She lives in Holland, Mich., with a lovely view of a meadow and duck pond. Amanda is big fan of pretentious food and TV dramas as well as all things cute.
My question to you is … how are you thinking small? Would that be a shorter tour closer to home? Adding more free attractions to the itinerary? What about adding a kid-themed attraction even if no one in the group is a kid?
Use your imagination and you just may find that small things make the tour.
Amanda Black has spent the last 10 years with Group Tour Magazine uncovering the best attractions and tours for groups. She lives in Holland, Mich., with a lovely view of a meadow and duck pond. Amanda is big fan of pretentious food and TV dramas as well as all things cute.
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