{"id":11123,"date":"2017-02-03T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T18:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=11123"},"modified":"2019-12-19T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T20:13:20","slug":"today-dream-find-time-get-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/today-dream-find-time-get-outside","title":{"rendered":"(To)day Dream: Find Time to Get Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psst. Hey you.<\/p>\n

Yeah. It’s me.<\/p>\n

I’m the desktop photo you daydream about.<\/p>\n

You seem busy. Me too. We’re all busy now. You are, I am. Hell, your kids are probably busy.<\/p>\n

Guess what? It’s not going away. It’s the new reality.<\/p>\n

Ever feel like your whole life is scheduled, just like your job? Been awhile since you made an appointment with nature, hasn’t it?<\/p>\n

Well, it’s time. Because this is important too.<\/p>\n

Find an empty spot on your calendar and schedule some time to find an empty spot on the map. Doesn’t matter if it’s a half day long, or a month long\u2014if you go far enough in the future, you’ll find a place for it. Let the waters of busy flow right around it.<\/p>\n

Don’t put it off, like you do with your dentist appointment or cleaning the gutters. You’re not gonna magically find time somewhere to get to a place like here.<\/p>\n

Invite a friend, make a packing list and enjoy the feeling of anticipation, which is far more satisfying than procrastination.<\/p>\n

Take a deep breath. Steer down that big bad schedule of yours, and say, #@&% busy!<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

From the original writing of Brendan Leonard<\/a>\u00a0and from the creative minds of\u00a0Duct Tape Then Beer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additional footage provided by VisitTheUSA.com<\/a> from the film \u201cNational Park Adventure<\/a>\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0Talweg Creative<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Psst. Hey you. Yeah. It’s me. I’m the desktop photo you daydream about. You seem busy. Me too. We’re all busy now. You are, I am. Hell, your kids are probably busy. Guess what? It’s not going away. It’s the new reality. Ever feel like your whole life is scheduled, just like your job? Been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":11134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[388],"tags":[619],"internal-tag":[515,600],"class_list":["post-11123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-semi-rad","post_format-post-format-video","internal-tag-brendan-leonard","internal-tag-fitz-cahall"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/travel\/today-dream-find-time-get-outside","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"(To)day Dream: Find Time to Get Outside","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/today-dream-find-time-get-outside","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/today-dream-find-time-get-outside"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CLC-051616-38907.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/CLC-051616-38907.jpg?fit=5472%2C3648"},"articleSection":"Travel","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Flandreau"}],"creator":["Michelle Flandreau"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["semi-rad"],"dateCreated":"2017-02-03T18:43:26Z","datePublished":"2017-02-03T18:43:26Z","dateModified":"2019-12-19T20:13:20Z"},"rendered":"