LaCrosse, WI - Guadalupe Shrine, Scenery, Meal

Weekend in La Crosse, WI

Weekend Project Ideas Blog

This is a great blog that has all kinds of kits that you can do in a weekend.

http://blog.weekendkits.com/

Elizabeth
www.bluefizzure.com

Create a Vision Board

Start collecting magazines. A LOT. Do not limit the types. You can find them at rummage sales, friends (make sure they do not want them back), library book sales, and just in general, ask people you know if you can have their old ones. Once you have a lot, go through and clip out photos that speak to you. Buy a poster board (the below author suggests the matte one from Target) and some good glue. Check out the below website for more specifics. I have to admit, I have not done this yet. Sounds like fun, and go along with the "Law of Attraction" so what you put on you will bring into your life.

http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-make-a-vision-board/

--Elizabeth
www.bluefizzure.com

The Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago, Wisconsin

I visited a local farm store, that has fresh and frozen produce and meats, plus hot food, plants for sale, and other things. I went right before Easter, and there were baby chicks on display, and mammothly-huge rabbits. Check out the bunny in the picture above. He liked to lay on his back, and have his nose rub.

--Elizabeth

http://www.bluefizzure.com/

EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

I visited the EAA museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin a couple of years ago. I was one of the few people there, as I went early in the morning, the day after Thanksgiving, while most people were still in bed from stuffing themselves with food, or were hitting the stores for bargains. There were a ton of cool planes, and their gift shop had neat things as well. My favorite display is in the photo above, the Spirit of St. Louis, in which Charles Lindberg made his solo, non-stop flight from the U.S. to Paris.

--Elizabeth

http://www.bluefizzure.com/

Door County, Wisconsin

I visited Door County in April of 2007, I believe. It was 75 degrees fahrenheit! I stayed at a small golf course in Sturgeon Bay, off the beaten path. The rates were unbelievable, included a round of golf per night stay, and was quiet. It had a restaurant there too, which had a fabulous Sunday Brunch. The photo above is from a park that had dunes down the road. You can stand above on the rocks, and hear the water making loud, deep "glug" sounds as the waves went in and out of caves below the rocks.

Also, a place has a Friday night art making event, and you can make anything, including painting a t-shirt, wine glass, or tile, or many other things. Door County is the ultimate getaway, especially when it's not-quite "season time". I go either in the beginning of November or middle to late April. Not everything is open, but enough is to beat the tourists and still have fun and have many restaurants to choose from. Or, you can pick up some nice groceries and stay at a place that has a small kitchen and stay in. I did this at a resort-type place in Sturgeon Bay, in November.

--Elizabeth

www.bluefizzure.com

A Visit to Doctor's Park

I visited Doctor's Park, in Foxpoint, Wisconsin, along Lake Michigan. It was very beautiful. Lots of cool rocks to collect, sand to walk in, and shady spots to stop and rest in. Built a neat zen pile of flat, black rocks like you see in those photos of someone having a hot stone massage. You can take your lighter-colored, flat rocks home and paint, color, etc. And put them around the base of your plants you have in containers.

--Elizabeth

http://www.bluefizzure.com/

A Visit To Chinatown in Chicago

I visited Chinatown for the first time a few years ago. It was really cool, like stepping into another country for a few hours. I had bubble tea (tea with large black tapioca pearls), got to see lots of cute Japanese toys, beautiful art, and ate dim sum. One shop had lots of smaller treasures that were reasonably priced. I also sampled some cake from a bakery, very light and fluffy, like and very airy.

--Elizabeth

www.bluefizzure.com

A Walk by the Lake

I live near a lake. It's so large that it feels like an ocean, because you cannot see across it (Lake Michigan). I visited around noon on a weekday, and it was perfect. Just a few people near the parking lot, but once I journeyed further, there was no one. It gave me the feeling i've always wanted to have, to live on my own private island. I pretended I was all alone, and I looked for cool stones and beach glass. Above is a picture of some of my treasures that I found.

--Elizabeth

http://www.bluefizzure.com/

A Walk in a Nearby Park

On my last adventure, I drove a short distance to a botanical gardens. I didn't actually go into it, but I walked near it, as there were many trails. After my walk, I stopped in the main building (free to go in) and got to check out displays and information on local wildflowers, composting, rain gardens, and other things. Their gift shop was open, so I meandered through there as well. I thought it was neat, as they had seed packets you could buy of local wildflowers (purple coneflower, etc). The above picture was of some flowers in front of the main building.

--Elizabeth

http://www.bluefizzure.com/

My Adventures by Myself

In case you're wondering, I really do adventures by myself. :)

I try to do them twice a week, sometimes more, and if life gets in the way, sometimes I only get to do once a week.

I have a bunch more ideas to post, but i'm afraid that maybe they might be overlapping each others.

So, I had an idea. I will post my own adventures here and there, and also post a picture from it as well. Pictures are always nice, right?

Thanks for reading.

--Elizabeth
www.bluefizzure.com

Try Out a Jung Typology Test

A month ago I visited the college from my undergrad, and found out that I could take a free Myers-Briggs Type Indicator evaluation. There weren't a ton of questions, so it didn't take too long. I then scheduled a meeting to go over my results. The person gave me some additional questions to clarify my answers, as some choices were very close in total to others.

I found the below fun online test, a Jung Typology Test. You might find it fun to see what type you are. You could borrow a book from your library on explaining the different types. My person gave me hard copies of my type, so I took them to a nice tree in the woods and read through them.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

By the way, i'm an ISTJ (that was what was on my Myers-Briggs result, as well as the one above, so it looks to be pretty consistent).

--Elizabeth
www.bluefizzure.com

Visit a Bead Store

Check out a bead store in the area. If you've already done that, visit one you've never been to before. Or take a class. Explore all of the different shapes, colors, and sizes of beads. If you get inspired, ask for a "bead board" to borrow while you're in the store, and pick out ones to make a simple bracelet, necklace, or earrings.

--Elizabeth
www.bluefizzure.com

Visit an Observatory or Planetarium

Find a local observatory or planetarium, and check to see when it is open, or has a show that sounds interesting. Pretend like you are James Dean, in "Rebel Without a Cause" when his class goes to a planetarium. They are very cool. There is an observatory near my hometown that is absolutely beautiful, with ornate sea creatures on the outside, and it has a small gift shop and gallery, as well as a tour every Saturday morning.

Color in a Coloring Book

Go to a local art or toy store, and purchase a coloring book that "speaks" to you and looks fun and interesting. Buy the crayons if you don't have any. Go home, or in a park, or by a lake, and just color. Laugh. Have fun. You can also find tons of coloring books, and pages, online. One cool one is a mandala that you can print out. Since they are highly detailed, you'll need to use some nice colored pencils that are sharp.

100 Things that make you Happy

Write down one hundred things that make you happy. Mentally think of things, that one a scale of one to ten, that are a seven or higher. Keep adding to it, you do not need to stop at one hundred.

A Day of Silence

Many years ago, I discovered a cable/satellite station that had "A Day of Nothing" that played all day, usually on holidays like Christmas Day, etc. It had a scene and it played like you were there, and had some quotes that came up. For Christmas, it showed a cute little snow vehicle, plowing the wonderful streets in Switzerland. For another holiday, it had scenes from several beaches, that they taped, but did not change for at least 1/2 an hour. So you could watch like you were there, see people walking by, the waves lapping, and read the fun quotes. Quotes were things like, "you deserve to relax today" or had fun activities to do, like go and build a sandcastle.

A fun idea is to do your own "day of silence". Get unplugged. No technology (no phone, cell, blackberry, iPod, internet, computer, nothing with circuits or electricity). It's challenging at first, but oh so freeing.

Find a Fun Blog to Read

Do a search for fun, creative blogs, or any subject that you are interested in, or love. Read it, and find other ones that fill your creativity, bookmarking them in your Favorites.

100 Things You Love About Yourself

Grab a notebook, beautiful paper, or your sketchbook. Write down one hundred things that you love about yourself. Take your time. Embellish it if you wrote them on pretty paper or in your sketchbook. This is a great thing to do when you're feeling down or at a crossroads in your life. Re-read when you need a pick-me-up.