... day trips from their home to area attractions,” the staycation is here to stay. Literally. The word was added to the 2009 Merriam- ... and bustle of daily life. More recent personal staycation activities have included, in no particular order: Visiting a local apple ... pot with friends. CLICK HERE for more great stay-cation ideas from Ashley after the jump! (more…) Design*Sponge, 2009. ...

... â‹…ferâ‹…ence -noun 1. a meeting or discussion about ideas pertaining to the business of everyday business in the business world. ... away feeling rejuvenated and ready to work, and if the exchange of ideas didn't help that, maybe the grab bag of "goodies to ... morning commute time, thus transforming said conference into a "staycation" of sorts (a more complete definition brought to ...

... on Sunday). You could call that work...but I lean towards that being play with benefits. Get to be a part of Turkeyfest tomorrow, and watch Ohio State beat that team up north later on... Backyard football and hanging with our small group, so there will be stretching out and diagraming plays...   But I'm still looking for great ideas for late November in Cincinnati. Ideas?

... sense to me to spend that much time and gasoline driving to Pittsburgh for a weekend, and if I went earlier, I would be just sitting around their house. I can do that for free here. She bounced some ideas off me, and although Rehoboth has its appeal (although I don't know what would be open in a beach town in late October), the fact is that I have two choices: either I can be bored, lonely, ...

... , my whole family (Husband, self and 3 year old son) are all off for Thanksgiving. We are taking a staycation and need some kid friendly ideas of stuff to do that will be open. If my kiddo has the patience, we *may* line up for the parade, but that's a maybe. What else could we do that won't be flooded with tourists? Extra bonus points if it ...

I have a little notebook with a half dozen ideas for blog posts. I have had the entire week off. I have accomplished almost nothing. I have a hard time being productive when I have time ... on the other hand I kind of loathe myself at the end of the day. Also, I hate the word staycation and I can't believe I stooped to using it in a blog post. And now I have to get Mr. Rose up and going. There&# ...