Ditch "Date Night"

Stop being restricted by the classic "date night" and do whatever you please with whoever you want. It's time to romanticize your life now! This is the one chance you got at living - might as well do things you love or have always wanted to try.

Listed below are some fun and simple ideas you can do to spice up your life - with or without a 'special someone.' (some are social distancing safe options)

• Make a homemade pizza - grab the ingredients at the store and put whatever you want on it!

• Blindfolded Night - Go to a store and randomly pick out items with your eyes closed and that is your night - food, drink, movie, toy, game...

• Find a snug corner in Barnes & Noble or your local bookstore and read a new book at the store - or sit down in the middle of an aisle with a bunch of books surrounding you while blocking traffic like I do

• Cook a new dinner - grab the ingredients, recipe, and goooo - if I can cook, then so can you

• Bake a yummy treat or 10

• Have a picnic at a park or on the water - get all your favorite items and a blanket

• Hiking somewhere new (personal fav) - don't forget bug spray!

• Have a photoshoot - Dress up and be the model or craft your photography skills

• Drive-in Theater

• Watch the Sunrise or Sunset over a pretty destination (lake, mountain, field)

• Go to breakfast or brunch at a local place or old-fashioned dinner

• Pick fruit!

• Have a romantic candlelight dinner

• Have a bonfire and, of course, s'mores

• Go bowling (even if you suck like me)

• Try to paddleboat or kayak - without sinking

• Stargaze - so easy you can do it anywhere

• Take a trip to the zoo

• Go to a historical or art museum

• Try Yoga or another fitness activity like Zumba or Pilates

• Amusement Park!!!

• Water Park

• Shopping Day - binge at a mall or browse around the boutiques on the street

• Find some local music (very easy in Nashville for me)

• Swimming - pool, lake, river, ocean

• Camping

• Dancing - take a class or just turn some music on and go at it

• Pick out each others' clothes

• Power out - go back to the pre-power days - maybe a board game

• Drive around and say what you'd change about houses (my mom and my favorite hobby)

• Go to a farmer's market

• Self-Care Spa Day - face masks, hair masks, nails, massage

• See a play, musical, or comedy show

• Play tour guide

Yes, you can still do coffee, movie, and dinner -- but there are so many other options listed here and even more!

Treat yourself and do something fun. right. now.

Comment below your favorite activity to do alone, with your loved one, or friends!