Out of the Ordinary Moments

It's a new year (I'm sure you've heard), and most of us are the proud owners of pristine new diaries, journals and calendars. We need something to put in them!

Rather than continue with Why Don't You...? in its old format - which sometimes meant bombarding you with suggestions you couldn't make time for - I thought I would publish this year's full list of ideas today. Scribble them in your diary; add them to your calendar; jiggle them around to fit your schedule but plan for an out of the ordinary moment every week of the year.

2nd Jan	Smile at your own reflection every time you see it
9th Jan	Do something on your own
16th Jan	Send postcards; consider Postcrossing
23rd Jan	Leave an old book in a public place
30th Jan	Get eight hours sleep a night
6th Feb	Do one of those craft projects you've pinned or drooled over in a book
13th Feb	Play a board game
20th Feb	Try a new cafe or shop
27th Feb	Put the cheap chocolate down and buy the good stuff
5th Mar	Eat something you've never tried before
12th Mar	Set your camera to black and white and find a reason to use it
19th Mar	Cull your contacts lists; weed through your RSS feed
26th Mar	That item of clothing you bought but are too scared to wear? Wear it this week
2nd Apr	Do something you weren't allowed to do as a child
9th Apr	Do something scary for Friday 13th
16th Apr	Eat at a table
23rd Apr	Send flowers to a friend
30th Apr	Re-read your favourite childhood book
7th May	Bite back the negativity
14th May	Clear out your pockets or your handbag
21st May	Have a night out which isn't dinner, drinks or a movie
28th May	Bake something you're already good at; if there isn't anything, ask for a friend's favourite recipe instead
4th June	Clean the thing you usually ignore
11th June	Make plans with someone you haven't seen in a while
18th June	Paint something - it doesn't have to be a picture
25th June	Reproduce a childhood photo (think Dear Photograph or Young Me Now Me)
2nd July	Recommend three books to friends
9th July	Have a picnic
16th July	Make a feelgood mixtape
23rd July	Play at tourists in your own town
30th July	Watch that silly film you think you're too grown up for
6th Aug	Send real mail
13th Aug	Clear out your toiletries and cosmetics stash; where necessary, replace
20th Aug	Overdress
27th Aug	Make that appointment you've been procrastinating about
3rd Sept	Go on a trip with friends
10th Sept	Eat dessert
17th Sept	Get some fresh air
24th Sept	Write down one guilty secret and let it go
1st Oct	Do something you've never done before
8th Oct	Buy flowers for your home
15th Oct	Repair your clothes; clean out your wardrobe
22nd Oct	Have cocktails
29th Oct	Book a day off work and do almost nothing with it
5th Nov	Drink more water
12th Nov	Have a DVD day. Watch one old favourite, one comedy and one film you know nothing about
19th Nov	Pose for the camera
26th Nov	Do something you loved as a child
3rd Dec	Wear or use that thing you save for best
10th Dec	Bake or cook something you've never tried before
17th Dec	Buy yourself a Christmas present
24th Dec	Wander aimlessly; take photographs as you go
31st Dec	Fill your new diary with another 52 out of the ordinary moments