Be a tourist.
See all the historic sights,
go whale watching,
do the museums,
see the aquarium.
Be a regular at a great coffee shop.
Master public transportation.
Get a library card and use it!
Volunteer as a shelf-reader, or some other mindless library task.
Get a summer internship in a Young Adult Services position.
Go running around Jamaica Pond
(The perfect .5 mile warm-up walk, 1.5 mile run, .5 mile walk home)
Take a bus to NYC for a weekend.
Go to the beach!
Find a writing critique group for YA writers
Institute a weekly Cheap Date Night.
Decorate my apartment,
and then lure as many of my friends to visit as I can.
Conquer living-on-a-budget
Babysit (if needed)
Save up $300 and buy into a produce co-op for the season
Be adventurous.
Get home when I can.
Soak it up.
