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While the calendar says that the season is nearly over, I
know that here in Florida we have many more days—months, probably—of “summer”
left. But September is just a few days away, so I’m calling it on the Summer
Fun List. Let’s see how I did!
Summer fun list 2024
Rewatch the
movie Clue. I enjoyed the stage production so
much, I want to rewatch the movie. Done.
Beach weekend getaway
with my husband. We tried, but nope.
Playdates with
friends—as many can I manage! Whether it’s lunch, coffee, floating in the pool,
or a trip to iSmash (see below), I plan to spend some quality time with friends
this summer. Coffee, lunch, floating in the pool, thrifting, crafting—it
was great!
Ride “Dougie” (fellow
boarder’s horse I’ve been given permission to ride) while Tank enjoys his
well-deserved retirement. Done.
Go to the movies—if I
can find something I want to see. With my husband, with a friend, or even by
myself. Twisters...dumb, but entertaining.
Complete at least one
jigsaw puzzle. Done.
Watch the Summer
Olympics being held in Paris (ah, Paris!) on TV. Done.
Make key lime ice
cream. Bought the ingredients but never made the ice cream. I still hope to
do it.
Go to iSmash—I have some frustrations I’d like to work
out! Nope, and I’m losing interest in paying to smash things, as
therapeutic as that sounds.
Watch Black Cake on Hulu. I loved the
book. Done, and I loved the TV version, too.
Read by the pool. One
way to enjoy the outdoors in a Florida summer is to get yourself wet.
An afternoon spent reading and then dipping into the pool when I get hot sounds
appealing. I usually prefer to skip the “wet” and “outside” parts of a reading
afternoon, but I’m trying to shake up my routine a bit. Noooooo, who was I
kidding?!
Create and read from
a summer reading list (see below). Done.
Summer reading
Summer is prime
reading time since I’ll be trying to stay cool. Here are some possibilities for
my summer reading. Even though I’m a fast reader, there’s no way I’ll get to
all of them. The ones with an * are priorities (completed titles in red):
Library books:
The Lost
Bookshop, Evie Woods (already
on hold)
The
Husbands, Holly Gramazio
(already on hold)
*My Murder, Katie Williams
*In Praise
of Slowness, Carl Honore
Laziness Does Not
Exist, Devon Price (In
progress)
We Are All
Completely Beside Ourselves,
Karen Joy Fowler
Enchantment, Katherine May
*Sister Carrie, Theodore Dreiser. The Project
Gutenberg e-book version is here.
*Queen of Bebop: The
Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan,
Elaine M. Hayes
TBR shelf:
*Au Revoir, Mary Moody
*The Battle
of the Villa Fiorita, Rumer Godden
Touch Not
the Cat, Mary Stewart
Traveling While
Married, Mary-Lou
Weisman
*Draft No. 4, John McPhee
Drawing
from Life: The Journal as Art,
Jennifer New
August has been its usual difficult self. It’s been even more hot and humid than usual, Tank has been having a hard time with the heat, and as readers of the Happy Little Things newsletter know, we’re preparing to sell our house and move. Posting here on Catching Happiness may be erratic in the coming months, depending on what house-related shenanigans are taking place. I’m excited, but already feeling stressed and overwhelmed with the constantly growing list of tasks related to the move. I’ll do my best to continue to share simple pleasures and everyday adventures as we enter this new stage. Wish us luck!
How was your summer?
