why summer is not my most favorite

the thing about not being a student is that summer is no longer a break to you. in fact, summer is really just the same as every other part of the year and you do all the same things, except that you sweat more while doing them. 

in fact, the only redeeming quality i ever ever found in summer was the very fact that it meant freedom. other than that, it makes me crotchety. sun burning my pale skin. suffocating in the heat-oven that is my car when i first get in. too broke for traveling. wearing less clothes. the pressure surrounding me to participate in summer-y sports such as swimming in a swimsuit and volleyball and other such horrid things. children everywhere. you know.

but now, while those around me make grand plans to do things such as travel to far away lands, get really tan, graduate, see family, and go the the beach, i have decided to not let my crotchetiness get the best of me. which is why i have made a list of things to do and accomplish this summer, so that i can enjoy it, too.

make a summer reading list (coming soon)

read that list

run a 5k

partake in lots of picnics

break out my bike, roxanne, and take her out on the town

get over fear of bike riding

enjoy a ferry ride and explore a nearby island

write poems

complete my sister's christmas afghan from last year

paint

work on my etsy shop

YARN BOMB

take lots of pictures

get my tattoo colored in

make lots of crafts

such as making some cute bunting, like the one in the picture 

bake and cook some new recipes

bake and cook anything at all, actually

stroll the farmers markets

practice asl

write letters to distant friends

play melodies on my ukulele, clementine

that should be a good start, anyhow. what are your summer plans? what are your favorite things to do in the summer time?