How To Have The BEST Summer
I often reminisce on childhood and how summer felt. The warm days, no school, and planning an epic summer just like Phineas and Ferb. Now with work, school, and friends being far and many other responsibilities, it’s not quite the same, but that doesn't mean it can't feel the same.
Ever since moving to Pennsylvania, I've really fallen in love with seasons and healthy change. The whole new beginnings mentality has been really healing for me and allowed me to grow so much as a person.
Growing up in Florida, there are no seasons, well aside from the rainy season and, of course, hurricane season. Moving to Pennsylvania in the middle of winter was quite a change but a beneficial and healthy one. Now it is finally spring; the grass is bright green, everything is blooming, and it is so refreshing; it feels like, and literally is, a new beginning all over again.
As it warms up, I can't help but think of how to truly have the best summer and make the most of it. I've decided to use my summer as a way to get back into the things I love and what makes me happy at my core.
I've created a summer reading list, Netflix must-watch list, set personal goals, and set a vision for what I want my summer to entail. I want my summer to be filled with walks throughout my peaceful little town, cooking new recipes, diving into new books or even past favorites, writing, spending time with my family, painting, creating, and falling in love all over again with spending time with myself.
Whether it’s planning a girls’ night with wine, Emily in Paris, and a lovely charcuterie board or creating a healthy schedule that ensures you get outside, enjoy the beautiful sun, and get your body moving, it will all create a wonderful summer.
When it really comes down to anything in life, it truly is all about the little things. Find the little things that make you happy, that matter most to you, and that inspire you, and use those elements to fuel your best summer yet.
Nights to Plan
Charcuterie Board + Wine Night
Emily in Paris binge featuring your favorite desserts
Bridgerton, bubble baths, and all the pasta you can eat
Dress up and head to a great restaurant; you deserve to treat yourself!
Activities to Plan
Painting
Picnic in a garden
Walk around downtown
Read your favorite book by the pool
Yoga with friends
Brunch
Coffee & bookstore date
Vision board craft night
Bucket list trip planning
Start a new workout class, Pilates, Orangetheory, F45
Scope out new breweries
Find a winery to enjoy with friends
Plan dinner nights such as taco night, an Italian summer pasta cook-off, baking night, etc.
At-home projects (I’m adding bookshelves for a mini library this summer!)
Summer Netflix Must-Watch Shows + Movies
Bridgerton
Emily in Paris
Love is Blind
Ginny & Georgia
Benchwarmers
Grown - Ups
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
To All The Boys I've Loved Before
The Crown
Eat Pray Love
Sweet Magnolias
Wine Country
Girls Trip
Summer Reading List
Under the Tuscan Sun
When Life Gives You Lululemon
Meeting in Positano
The Selection
One Italian Summer
White House by The Sea (Release is June 27th)
Happy Place
A Perfect Vintage (Release is June 2023)
Daisy Jones & the Six
The Codebreaker's Secret
Anne of Green Gables
Little Women
The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique
Meal of The Summer - Chopped Pasta Salad
Bow tie pasta
Cucumbers
Grape tomatoes
Pickled onions
Banana peppers
Pepperoni
Spicy Soppressata
Iceberg lettuce
Basil
Truffle Gouda
Dressing (mayo, apple cider vinegar, oregano, basil, red chili flakes, olive oil)
Drink of The Summer - Cream Soda Olipop
Breakfast of The Summer - Brown Sugar Banana Pancakes
Dessert of The Summer - Chocolate Covered Bananas
From rereads to new reads and old movies to new shows, I hope you found some things to add to your summer adventure list! Make this summer about investing in the person you want to become. Focus on your peace, live in the moment, and find time to do what makes you happy and what makes you feel full! Hope you enjoy the activities, recipes, books & movies as much as I do!
My vision board up close - filled with everything that is important to me and what I am pushing to become!🤎