Summer!
Summer is upon us! And by “summer”, I mean, the time where there is no school. I’m not talking about the weather, because here in Florida, it will be hot and humid until… November, probably. Today (Friday) is the last day of regular school; next week is finals; and then we’re done. I’ve listened to several podcast lately about summer planning- Best of Both Worlds, Happier, Girl Next Door- and I was inspired to do my own summer planning. In the latest episode of Best Laid Plans, Sarah talked about Kendra Adachi’s seasonal playbooks, planning notebooks for each season. I was tempted to get the summer one, but then realized I have several blank notebooks. I could just make my own “summer planner.” On my day off, I sat down happily in Starbucks and put the months of June, July and August into my summer notebook. (Although- I’m in a quandary. Is August still summer??? School starts again on August 11. But my son will be home at that point until September. I’m confused. I then put all the things that I know for sure are happening into the calendar. You can see on July 12 I put “Round Top.” That day I’ll be in Round Top, Texas, for the last concert of Paul’s summer festival. Then, he and I will drive the three hours back to Waco, grab his stuff (which will be in storage) and… drive to Chicago!!! We’ll stay with my sister and BIL for a couple days, and then leave Paul’s car (and no doubt some boxes of his things) with them, and Paul and I will fly back to Florida. That will be my “big adventure” of the summer, but I haven’t bought plane tickets yet, so I didn’t want to put it in my planner until I’m sure of the dates. What else? Well, I’m going to make a summer reading list. And running-wise, it’s going to be my “summer of speed,” shorter runs but more speed work. (Of course, this is what I said LAST summer, and then wasted the whole summer battling a calf injury, so we’ll just see what happens). I’m also going to focus on better sleep (for real, this time) and… sigh…I’m going to do a TEMPORARY restrictive diet to fix the digestive problems I’ve been having. I’m not looking forward to that, but I AM looking forward to feeling better. I’ve done this diet before, so I know it works. Details on that coming up soon. You’ll notice there are no trips to the beach or barbecues planned. Summer isn’t an “outdoor” season in Florida. But, no school means I can sleep later- no lunches to pack- and no driving my daughter at 7 am. Woohoo! Bring on the South Florida summer. Are you doing anything to make the summer distinctive or special? Do you have any trips planned? Top photo by arty on Unsplash