Stop taking your town for granted. Check out the sights around you. If you live in or near a big city, hop on a tour bus and see it through a visitor's eyes. Even the smallest town has some history behind it; visit its oldest buildings, churches, synagogues and museums. Take a day trip to nearby destinations of interest, just as you'd hop the train to Versailles from Paris.
9. Same but different
If weekends usually find you biking with the kids, try a quiet walk one Saturday through some public gardens that you haven't explored (or at least not in ages), stopping to enjoy the sights and smells. Attend a different church in another part of town, too – perhaps one whose parishioners come from a different background than you. And while you're at it, unhook from that weekly trip to the local supermarket. Shop in another part of town at smaller food stores.
10. Let some things lie fallow
If your annual summer project is to redo a room or stain the deck furniture, skip it one time around. Are your flowerbeds and lawns dominating all your free time and spare cash from May to October? The time, energy and money that will be liberated from giving them up could benefit restaurant dining with friends, day trips, cabaret shows and live theatre.
11. Reroute
OK, so you have figured out the shortest possible commute from home to work. It's time to find a new, more scenic route and take it a couple of times a week. Even better, walk it. Take a commuter train or bus to the end of the line just for the heck of it and explore whatever neighbourhood you find there.
12. Trade spaces
If you're feeling ambitious, see if you can swap homes with someone for a few months. If you can't swing that, switch your bedroom to another part of the house or even move your bed to a new location in your room, so you wake up to a different view.
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