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By: Tracey Herriot

Ever get tired of doing the same activities day after day? Well here is your chance to "spice up your life" a little. Here are ways to make your life a little more interesting and make fresh starts to what seems to get tedious and boring. It's not always your job, your boyfriend, the weather, or your finances making you feel less motivated. Here are a few tips to help your motivation levels and create new inspirations. New experiences will create more variety in your life making you feel more satisfied.

1) Instead of listening to your favorite list on your ipod, try listening to the radio, or a radio channel you would normally pass by. You will be more informed to what other types of music is out there and hear new topics.

2) Always end up reading the same genre of books? Go to a good friend or family member with different views than you. Ask to borrow his/her favorite book.

3) Buy foods you've never tried and find new recipes you have never cooked before. Exotic fruits and vegetables often have a number of vitamins and nutrients that are great for your body, and keeps you out of the routine of always eating the same dish.

4) Buy a pair of pumps in a fun pattern. Try florals, sequins, or animal prints. Whether you are edgy conservative, office, or the jeans and tee kind of girl they can add a little glam to your everyday look.

5) Try a new scent. Fruit, floral, spicy, vanilla and much more. Go to your local supplier and ask for samples. Scents have a great impact on the type of mood you are in. This way you go to feeling sexy, sweet, girl, or fun, depending upon which scent you choose that day.

6) Rent a movie outside of the ordinary sections you usually choose from. Foreign films, classics, or drama genres can be a fun way to try something new. Grab the first that seems to grab your attention.

7)Call a friend you haven't hung out with in a while. Ask her to bring some of her favorite picks, and ask her what's new in her life.

8) Spend some time with a family member you never find the time to see. Spend the day with your grandmother, or great aunt.

9) change the look in your apartment. Move around the furniture to give it a fresh and new look.

10) When you go out on a dinner date ask your boyfriend to order a dish for you and you order a dish for him.

11) Go shopping with a good friend and pick out new outfits for each other rather than always shopping just for yourself.

12) Eat lunch in a new location. If you usually eat at the corner restaurant or the staff room, try the park, or a another restaurant in the area.

12) Swap apartments with your best friend for the weekend. A change of environment for the weekend makes your apartment feel fresh when go back home.

13) Try a new hairstyle that you've never tried before. Go to the salon and tell your hairstylist to give you a new look.