Sleep under the stars at least once this year

Idea 044 of 100

Sleep under the stars at least once this year

A garden counts. A roof rack counts. The point is waking up outside.

One night outdoors resets something that no amount of scrolling about the outdoors will touch.

It does not require gear or a wilderness. A back garden with the kids, a friend's field, a campsite forty minutes away.

Pick the date around a clear forecast and a new moon if you can, and keep it simple enough that you will do it again.

Sleep under the stars at least once this year, 1
Date it.
Sleep under the stars at least once this year, 2
Do it.
Sleep under the stars at least once this year, 3
Done it.

How to actually do it

  1. 01Choose the weekend and check the forecast on the Thursday.
  2. 02Borrow whatever gear you do not own.
  3. 03Set up before dark so the night is the fun part.

You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.

Date it in the app

Send it to whoever came to mind.

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