Stop acting your age. If you want to look
and feel younger-fast-put more thought into having fun. You become the person
you were before you had a mortgage to pay. You begin living in the moment,
which is what happiness is all about. To get you started, we've collected 25
opportunities to let loose in your life. Shut down that computer. We're
officially giving you permission to pursue pleasure.
1. Say yes to adventure: That, late-night drive, a spontaneous camping
trip, or even hopping a fence to see what’s on the other side could lead to the
most*fun you’ll have all year.
Say
yes to adventure
2. No one ever called Merlot “a vacation in a glass.” For a happier
happy hour, mix up a mojito instead. Rum is optional, but fresh mint and lime
are definitely required.
3.
Swing by Forever 21 with your closest pal and
treat each other to a few pairs of sparkly $3.80 earrings. Quality girlfriend
time + bling = an afternoon of delicious decadence.
4.
The secret to enjoying yourself at formal
functions like wed dings isn’t sticking close to the buffet; it’s getting out
on the dance floor. Leave your shoes-and inhibitions-under the table and twirl
with a partner or just rock out with a group of girlfriends.
5. Men-including your husband-like to be flirted with. (And doesn’t it
make you feel sexy?) Swat your spouse’s butt with a dish-towel, whisper in his
ear, or give him a lingering kiss when he comes home.
Swat
your spouse’s butt with a dish-towel, whisper in his ear, or give him a
lingering kiss when he comes home.
6. The eighties (and Alexis Carrington) are calling: Microwave some
popcorn, silence your phone, and queue up ai1 the old episodes of Dynasty,
Dallas, and Knots Landing flow available on Netflix.
7.
Who needs silver polish? You weren’t afraid to
invite friends afraid to dinner when you used milk crates as furniture. Don’t
overthink things now. Order a pizza, make a salad, and relax. People will
remember the laughter, not the candlesticks.
8.
Always keep a bottle of Prosecco in the fridge,
and you’ll never want for things to celebrate,
9.
Channel Dorothy and make ruby slippers (or a
crimson clutch) your go-to pop of color when you’re wearing your favorite LBD.
10. A “disco nap” is just as energizing on a Sunday afternoon as it is
at 10 P.M. Hit the couch and test it out.
11. Pick up a couple of wooden chairs and mismatched lamps at your
favorite flea market and give them a spray paint makeover. Instant quirky
charm.
Pick
up a couple of wooden chairs and mismatched lamps at your favorite flea market
and give them a spray paint makeover.
12. Getting ready can be just as much fun as going out, Give yourself
extra time to primp to your favorite music. Crank up the volume.
13. Offer to babysit for a friend with young kids. It’s nice of you.
sure, but think of it as an excuse to spend an afternoon devoted to the
squishy, messy awesomeness of finger painting.
14. It’s your kitchen: Throw spaghetti against the wall to see if it’s
done. (If t sticks, it is.) Did it work? Maybe not, but at least you smiled.
15. Shirk the dry cleaner and supermarket for a dark theater and a box
of Junior Mints, the adult version of playing hooky.
16. Everyone (even this model) feels self-conscious in a swimsuit. Don't
let that stop you from jumping in.
17. Next time you pass a playground, hop on a swing. Start pumping.
Doesn't it feel like flying?
18. Your accountant might not approve, but once in a blue moon it's OK
to spend lavishly on hemstitched Italian sheets.
Throw
spaghetti against the wall to see if it’s done.
19. Dive bars are filled with nostalgic gems-pinball, darts, a jukebox,
pool, and Ms. Pac-Man if you’re lucky. Fork over a few quarters and play to
win.
20. Make a new friend. Each time you bond with someone new, you’ll
experience the pleasure of those getting-to-know-you talks where you swap life
stories-complete with embarrassing moments and comic twists of fate. So
energizing.
21. I’ll have the usual should apply to coffee orders, not haircuts.
Keep your look fresh and fun-not frozen in time: Mix it up every so often with
layers, bangs, or brush-in color.
22. Twenty-something’s consider being tired a totally legit excuse for
getting out of plans. Take a page from their playbook and say, ‘I’d love to,
but I can’t’ the next time you get an invite you’re not wild about. The more
you practice, the easier it gets.
23. You’re an adult. Eat French fries for dinner if you like it.
24. Remember the St. Elmo’s Fire-style romance of going out as a group?
Trade your usual dinner- à-deux date night for a boisterous coed gathering of
couples and singles.
Eat
French fries for dinner if you like it.
25. Cut yourself e some slack. On Facebook, you are as young, thin, and
gorgeous as the most flattering photo you can dig up.
