As the summer holiday is drawing nigh, I have a list of things that you shouldn't miss. All these things are excellent ways to begin the summer holiday.
1. Start reading an old favorite book.
2. Go outside in the cool of the morning and pick fresh strawberries, eating every one.
3. Discard your shoes. Socks, too.
4. Go to Goodwill and buy a whole bagful of new summer clothes. Or, better yet, design and sew a whole new summer wardrobe for yourself.
5. Make milkshakes on a regular basis.
6. Lay in a hammock and stare at the sky. (It is not recommended to do this for a longer time that an hour for a minimum of once a week. This habit breeds laziness in an otherwise pleasant summer.)
7. Wade in a creek at least three times a week.
8. Take picnics - whether they are at a real park, or simply the more convenient back yard.
9. Start pressing flowers for their preservation. (You will appreciate this especially in the winter, when there is no flowers, or, if you don't really care for flowers that much anyway, you will be rewarded by all the compliments on how beautifully you press flowers.)
10. Wear flowers in your hair. (Not recommended for gentlemen, except in rare occurences)
11. Try to figure out how many birds you can listen to at once.
12. Lay on your back and inspect the clouds.
13. Lay on your stomach and inspect the ants on the ground.
14. Go to the library and read a few new books.
15. Take a moment to smell the flowers in the weedy flowerbed.
16. Learn how to drive a riding lawn-mower.
17. Practice balancing yourself, lying on your back, on a surfboard sailing down a smooth creek.
18. Take a ride on the back of your uncle's motorcycle. Your cousin's motorcycle is also an acceptable option.
19. Write extra long letters to all your friends.
20. Take your cello for walks.
21. Make up recipes for exotic new dishes, such as BBQ Bananas, horseradish meatballs, strawberry chocolate bread and oatmeal onion cookies.
22. Go out and play in the rain. It is recommended to go barefoot and get very muddy.
23. Play musical chairs with a stereo playing at the highest volume.
Now those are my suggestions to begin your holiday. You may pick any or all of those things to enjoy, but make sure you don't miss out on enjoying yourself this summer!
Milkshakes. This is a brilliant notion. I must locate the blender.
ReplyDeleteTen and twenty made me laugh.
Number thirteen is significantly less pleasurable to carry out in fire ant country.
Seventeen sounds like great fun.
Nineteen reminds me of all those letters I have to write. Now, to locate my stationery and colored gel pens.
Strawberry chocolate bread sounds delicious. I think I'll pass on the oatmeal onion cookies, however.
Ooh, now I want to play musical chairs!
Nell