National Have Fun at work Day

by admin on January 27, 2012

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Apparently today is have fun at work day. Hopefully where ever you work, you have fun no matter what day it is. I think it’s funny we have a day for almost everything. Actually tomorrow (which is Saturday) is the real day. But who works on Saturday. Saturday should be a fun day - especially if you get to stay at home. If you’re at home then you should definitely be having fun.

Below we’ll have some links for some fun things you can do today.

One thing you may be able to do is to tell your boss they need to treat you for lunch. After all it is a “national holiday” of sorts and you’re having to work… maybe that will work and maybe it won’t work.

http://www.playfair.com/fun.htm

By the way there is an international, have fun at work day, so if you want you can celebrate both days.

Some of the ideas I like from that page include:

Bring your dog to work - as long as it isn’t too big and you’ve trained it not to poo on your desk.
Everyone brings a photo of your pet and you try to decide which pet goes with which owner.

More ideas can be found on this page - http://behindtheleasingdesk.com/2010/01/25/national-have-fun-at-work-day.aspx

Nerf is always fun no matter where you are or what you do… so I really like that idea of having a nerf battle in your office.

Now it’s time for me to have some fun at work - hope you have a wonderful day!

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Free Day at the National Parks

by admin on January 11, 2012

Just wanted to remind everyone this weekend you get free admission to the National Parks.

Details about the free admission can be found here -

http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

Some other good news there are a bunch of other dates as well for the free admission.

January 14-16
Martin Luther King Jr. weekend

April 21-29
National Park Week

June 9
Get Outdoors Day

September 29
National Public Lands Day

November 10-12
Veterans Day weekend

One of the recommendations we have if you’re thinking about spending the weekend, if you have family nearby why not stay with them.

It saves on the hotel bill (the kids probably won’t like not having a swimming pool) and your relatives will be happy to see you.
When I was younger most of our vacations revolved around staying with relatives and we still do that as well. My daughter has a ton
of fun as she gets to do some things she can’t do at home - like drive a Rhino through a corn field.

Enjoy your day.

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