Make the most of every day

I've heard this saying quite a bit over my life, but haven't really thought about it. I used to think it meant change your whole day around so something great would happen. But what I've come to realize, to me, it means do what you have to do during the day, don't do stupid things that don't matter, laugh a lot, and be on the lookout on ways of making every day out of the ordinary. I find if I focus on getting my work done, and actually focusing on things for others, it makes me feel like I've done so much more than I have. And hasn't that idea been around for a very long time?