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Summer break has officially started for us. I love Summer and get slightly nervous for it as well. But when I sit down and list out all of things I love versus the things I don’t, the love list far outweighs the ugh! list. I don’t like the fighting that comes from boredom, the fact that the house seems to always be in a state of disarray, feeding the kids lunch and the quiet that goes out the window for this introvert is hard to handle some days. But I’m sure our list of the reasons we love summer probably looks really similar.
- Spending hours at friends houses, eating whatever we can piece together while the kids play
- Dinners outside
- Later bedtime
- Slow mornings with coffee in bed
- Kids getting their own breakfast and watching tv.
- Popsicles
- Campfires
- Beach Days
- Fishing
- Boat Days
- Summer Camps
- Gardening
- Reading outside with a good drink in hand
- Iced Coffee (my friend has the best recipe. I’ll post that soon.)
- String Lights
- Screen Doors Slamming
- Rocking Chairs
- Ohio
- 4th of July
- Slow pace
- The sun!
- Swimming at Grandma and Grandpa’s
What would you add or take away from the list? Are you more of a planner or fly by the seat of your pants type? If you’re somewhere in between like me and want some help with finding the balance between the two Kendra from The Lazy Genius has a summer series going on her podcast right now.
Another great summer resource : Lindsay Letters has a Here’s to Summer printable on her site that is on sale for $5. It is the perfect summer mantra and reminder to enjoy the simple things.
