One Of My Top Priorities for 2016 Is … Having Fun?

I’ve made a decision. In 2016, FUN, in all caps, will be on the agenda. I’m going to have a good time in the coming year. I’m serious. Fun is going on my calendar. I’m planning for fun. For the record, I am in full agreement that the previous four or five sentences sound like the most un-fun think you can do. The truth is, though, 2015 wasn’t much fun. Neither was 2014 and 2013 was an epic suck of a year. There has been job stress, family stress, living my life stress and for a lot of that time, it felt like fun had gone into hiding. Plus, I think we can agree, these are not enjoyable times. The world is dealing with terrorism, racism, sexism, injustice and stupidity. I have found myself angry quite a bit lately. Now, don’t get me wrong, anger has its uses, but there needs to be some balance. There needs to be some fun, so it’s going on the calendar. I’m hoping that if I keep reaching for it that it will come out of hiding and I won’t need to put it on the calendar. Who knows, maybe I’ll even be a more centered person at the end of 2016. Now, for the hard part. What’s fun anymore? I guess it’s time to figure that out.