National Travel & Tourism Week is coming
You still have time to make this year one for the books.
If you have the following text messages: "We really need to take that trip." "This summer, for sure." "Once things slow down." — Its time to make a plan. There's never a perfect time and we don't want to get to the end of the year with no trips or adventures to talk about.
Here's the hard truth: Someday is not a day of the week.
Start with 6 Mini Adventures
That 5K you've been eyeing? Sign up for it today. The art class, the surf lesson? Book the date. Dinner with your college friend? Text them. Choose a restaurant.
Pick a place and commit. When you make plans you normally wouldn't, you have something to look forward to. It breaks your routine and makes the year feel alive and memorable.
Your Life Resume. Are You Building It?
We spend so much time building our careers, our schedules, and our inboxes. And not nearly enough time building the life we want to remember.
If you've been wondering how to travel more without quitting your job or winning the lottery, keep reading.
It's May. You Still Have Time
National Travel & Tourism Week is the perfect excuse to book that trip that's going to shift your whole energy.
New experiences make you more interesting, more present, more alive. The more you experience, the more you have to offer.
Here's the best news: you don't need to go to Bali or the Amalfi Coast (though hey, if you're going, go big). It's about breaking your own pattern. Turning your travel plans from a voice note into a day on your calendar.
Mini Adventure Ideas for Spring & Summer
Not sure where to start? Here's your summer bucket list:
- Camping trip with your loved ones
- Drive to the coast for a weekend
- Find a trail you've never hiked...and go
- Road trip with no destination, just your best friend and a full tank
- Buy tickets to an outdoor concert or festival
- Spend a weekend in a city you've never explored
- Try something new...kayaking, paddleboarding, surf lessons
- Rent a cabin with the friends you keep saying you'll plan "soon"
- Solo overnight trip to reconnect with your wild self
At The Big Ass Calendar Company, we call these Kevin's Rule trips. Our friend Kevin taught us the framework: put 6 things on your calendar that you normally wouldn't do... one mini adventure per month. Easy to follow. Hard to regret.
Book the trip. Say yes before you talk yourself out of it
In 10 years, you won't remember the weekend you stayed home. But you'll remember the one where you drove four hours on a whim and ended up at a tiny roadside diner in a town you'd never heard of.
That's your Life Resume talking. Go fill it.
Ready to make it official? Block it. Put it somewhere you can see it. Because if it's not on the calendar, it's just a wish. Shop The Big A## Calendar
