As I chill, do laundry, and do something “holiday festive,” I am finally able to appreciate summer. Yep. That sounded weird, I know! But I’ve been working summer school for the past 4 WEEKS! Now I’m ready to have some affordable fun! Oh how I wish that I could travel once more, but my funds are telling me no ma’am *lol* Oh well! I’ll admit that summer is my 2nd favorite season and I find it a lot better than my birthday *LBVS* 😊
Outside of Church duties and helping out friends, here’s my summer goals. I may not get to all of them, but the idea is to keep myself busy with fun things to do.
- SLEEP! Enough said.
- READ! In a world filled with eBooks, where are my old school readers at? If you read my last blog post, I’m still on the hunt for a great book on money and finances. I don’t want it to be boring at all, but an engagingly effective book. Other than that, I wanna walk through a book store and get inspired. I imagine myself sitting in there with a cup of hot tea and reading the first chapter of the book… and then buying it afterwards of course. I also have a few books I already own that I wanna read. Hmm… I just might listen to an audio book while I crochet…
- Attend outdoor fairs and festivals! My mom and I attend the Macy’s Music Festival almost every year and this year will not be any different. I also wanna go to the State Fair and any other festivals that catch my interest.
- Crochet! If you read my last blog, I was working on color pooling and summer tops. Ummm… I have like… maybe 6 unfinished personal projects. I don’t wanna go beyond 10, so I am determined to finish them all. Also, I wanna show you all what I come up with.
- Day Trip! I’m thinking cost-effective… like Columbus, Cincinnati, or Indianapolis. Ever since I drove to Memphis, I feel like I can handle any road trip *lol*
- Practice my guitar! I’ll be honest and say that I have neglected my guitar for a few years now. I am going to aim for practicing once a week… or at least biweekly.
- Work out more. I was doing so good until this past May when I found out that I had bursitis in my knee and a small foot pain. It’s been a mental and physical struggle, but I’m yet pressing on with caution!
- Self-Teach Myself Calligraphy or Fancy Writing! I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now!
- Do mind exercises at least twice this summer break. Don’t judge me! Okay, this might sound weird to some people. I’m talking word search, sudoku, math problems… YES THIS IS A GOAL!
- Research alternative ways to deal with physical pain. I hate pills. Getting me to take pills is like pulling teeth. Other than ibuprofen for a headache, I don’t take pills. When pain comes up, I wanna look for organic ways to deal with them (e.g., food, oils, exercise, etc.)
- Creative Writing! I bought a journal from Meijer that has writing prompts on each page. I use to LOVE writing stories and poems, so hopefully I can get to this one.
- Binge watch Netflix and Eventually get to the Stars app! So far I have two shows in mind. Anything else I need to watch?! Let me know in the comments below!
I hope you all enjoy the summer! Make it better than the last. If that’s difficult for you, just remember to try.
~Live Laugh Love~