Scattering Sunlight

Ah summer! The season for outdoor dining, flip flops, sea breezes, road trips, homemade ice cream, family gatherings, fresh vegetables and sunshine.

As Shakespeare put it,

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

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This first list is customized for me, but you could easily adapt it for your local area.

• go camping at the beach
• volunteer at the pregnancy center
• go to a vintage store or antique mall
• find a new taco truck
• buy cute sunglasses and flip flops
• have a sunrise breakfast
• make frozen yogurt
• visit a lavender farm
• plan a themed cooking night
• have a phone free day
• reread my favorite book
• catch fireflies when I’m in the Midwest
• plan our Europe trip
• redecorate my room
• doodle with chalk

• watch fireworks
• snap more pictures of everyday moments
• pick blackberries and make a cobbler
• day trip to Nevada City
• sit on the porch swing for supper
• visit Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
• go garage sale shopping
• plan to watch a meteor shower
• exercise daily
• go on a picnic with my Bible, credits to Shari for the picture and idea 🫶🏼

• paint a sunset
• eat as many peaches as possible
• brew sun tea
• have a water fight
• pick flowers for a bouquet and deliver it to someone
• take someone out for coffee
• eat sushi
• go thrifting in Sacramento
• make daisy chains

• save money by making my own drinks instead of buying Dutch Bros
• memorize a passage of scripture
• take a Polaroid photo once a week
• do one algebra equation per day
• take break to the working guys
• start a Bible study

more ideas for you

• create a vision board
• chase an ice cream truck
• try a new hobby
• go kayaking
• start a business or blog
• fly a kite
• start a dream journal
• go fishing
• make snow cones
• send a postcard to an old friend
• plant an herb garden
• keep a prayer journal
• make smoothie bowls
• bake treats for a new neighbor
• play backyard games

• host a painting party
• create a refreshing summer drink
• paint encouragement stones
• eat outside one meal a day
• go hiking
• nap in a hammock

• sit around a campfire and roast marshmallows
• make ice cream
• organize your closet
• have an at home spa day
• pick wildflowers
• spend the night on a truck bed
• ponder cloud shapes
• begin to learn a different language
• read under a tree
• be a tourist in your hometown
• dine on a rooftop
• cook a meal over an open fire
• save money with a staycation
• go to a flea market

Thanks to Veronica for her inspiration ☺️

Comment below if you have any more ideas

happy summer,

•charlotte alayna faith•