Vacation/Stay-cation

It's been coming for awhile. I've been dreaming…And now my dream is about to burst into a full vacation! Yes! I am really ready!

But wait… There is a problem. My bank account tells me I can't take a vacation. Harrumph! As I see it, I now have two options…

Doom & Gloom

OR

Rise and Surprise!

I will choose the latter. It sounds like more fun. I am tired of the doom and gloom. Today was just one of those days of being ready to escape. I don't really care too much about where I escape to. Of course I would love to run away to some far off place and have the time of my life, but since that is not an option, I have decided that I am going to have a little fun right here.

I mentioned a stay-cation to someone today. She thought it would be nice to take a vacation at home, work on projects that she isn't able to attend to during her normal schedule. Me? Nah. Work doesn't sound like vacation. Although, if there were some way to trick my family into believing that it could be fun, it might be tempting! …I could come up with a whole house make-over!

Since I don't think that is going to happen, I will plan this crazy stay-cation. Weird, I know. It is somewhat of a twisted idea. But I have to do something. Here are some of the things I am planning/considering:

Step 1: Change my name. Check! I am now Лиса Боскуез. Actually that is my real name translated to Serbian...not really sure how long I want to look at it in a foreign language. Hmmm…

Step 2: I wonder what Serbia is like…I checked into it a little on Wikipedia…not bad.

Step 3: Immerse myself in the culture…eat some Serbian food - or even just a Greek gyro! Find some art and music…surf the net a bit.

Step 4: Dream of a cruise down the almighty Danube River.

Step 5: Insert some real vacation traditions - "visit" far away friends! Yay!

Oh, I don't know…I think this all may be a little too weird even for me!

Dear reader, what suggestions do you have for me? How can I plan my stay-cation to be something fun without spending any money? How do you "get away from it all" without really leaving home?