Happy summer! This year, I finally decided to do something with my free time and thought I should share some of my favorite summer things with you all. Here’s a list of the things and activities that really made me smile this season, and I’ll be adding to it in the future as the summer progresses. Print this list out and check things off as you go to make your summer a little more interesting, and especially don’t be afraid to try something new. I’m having a blast doing just that!
-Find a view you cannot live without
-Facetime with a CCBFA (Crazy Cool Best Friend Always) and spend hours chatting and laughing over absolutely nothing.
-Bowl with some of your favorite people, where hanging out is more important than a perfect score … Thank goodness!
-Watch a summer sunset
-Get a caffeine buzz from Joe Macchiato’s caramel macchiato. Ah, dearest Joe (whose real name shall remain a secret!), your macchiatos are the carameliest. *Sigh*
-Write in a journal for hours with a trusty feather quill and purple ink. You make life more beautiful, Mr. Quill.
-Try a new summer food
-Iced coffee in the afternoon on the veranda … or backyard.
-Discover a new book series.
-Go to the movie theater with your favorite people.
It’s a girl’s prerogotive.
-Eat gobs of chocolate dishes—chocolate chip cookies, cold chocolate silk pie, chocolate peanut butter frosting. Yummm.
-Evening strolls with trusty companion—dog or iguana, whichever behaves on a leash.
-Stalk newly-discovered authors on Goodreads and read every book and novel of theirs.
-Brainstorm. Doesn’t matter for what.
-Read non-stop
-Write a blog ~__^
-Read at Starbucks over a delicious latte or macchiato.
-Wander used bookstore
-Discover new favorite cupcake shop next to said bookstore, and try the mint chocolate cupcake from the Cupcake in Santee. A-mazing!
-Search the Internet for pictures of the “cast” of favorite new book (yesterday I selected the cast for “Rising Shadows” and have them on my Pinterest, townsendideas. So fun!)
-Listen to music and create playlists for your favorite books
-Clean out your closest. It feels so good, and you might also discover forgotten cash.
-Classic movie night with the girls (Emma was last night)
-Master the art of wax sealing to add a “special” touch to hand-written letters.
-Give an old childhood activity a try—hula-hooping, hopscotch, freeze tag, etc.
-Watch a Jane Austen flick at night on a laptop with your sister/friend. Eat a bowl of cherries and popcorn, drink tea from china teacups, light a delicious smelling candle, and enjoy the show. (Developing English accents for the entire evening is optional.)
-Belt out a very popular new tune on the radio with the car windows rolled down at a STOP sign. Ignore strange looks you receive. Proceed.
-Don’t sweat the little things
-Spin in circles and dance in the rain, regardless of whether or not people can see you. Just enjoy the moment.
-Stop, Breathe, Relax, Smile, Move Along.
-Repeat
