Short answer: meh.
Longer answer: It depends on how you look at it. Out of eight things on my list (see original post here), I checked off four. With only one more week left of the summer season, I doubt I’ll check any more off the list.
When I made a simple Summer Fun List back in July, even that
scaled down list was a stretch. I’m just in a season of my life (har) when “having
fun” is not the primary focus. Which doesn’t mean that making a fun list is a
mistake, or that fun isn’t possible. If you don’t plan fun things, you’ll be
even less likely to have fun.
Why I bother to make a fun list
For me, the point of making a Summer Fun List is to have fun
things to look forward to during my least favorite season: Reasons to get out
of my house and have everyday adventures. Gifts for my remembering self instead
of a blank stretch of dull, sweaty days. I also believe:
- Fun lists are a nice change of pace from our typical to-do lists.
- Fun lists help us enjoy the unique simple pleasures of each season.
- Fun lists help expand our interests and horizons, and sometimes even get us out of our comfort zones in a pleasant way.
What I did
I went to an immersive Van Gogh experience, and it was
lovely (see photo at the top of this post).
I worked two beautiful jigsaw puzzles. (This one and this one.)
I ate ALL the summer fruit, enjoying many servings of
cherries, peaches, grapes, plums, and watermelon.
I read from my summer reading list. I only made a tiny
amount of progress on Mark Twain (not the “dent” I hoped for), but I did read Paris to the Moon, The Swimmers, and The Lost
Apothecary (and many other enjoyable books).
What didn’t happen
I didn’t go to the movies with my husband, but that’s
something we haven’t given up on.
I didn’t get my Chik Fil A peach shake but not for lack of
trying. The shake machine at the location near me has been broken for at least
a month!
I didn’t go shopping for fun.
I didn’t restart my sketching/art journaling practice, but
again, I’m not giving up on this one.
The good news is it’s September and fall is, if not just around the corner, at least within a few blocks. I’m dreaming of a Fall Fun List…
Did you make
a Summer Fun List? How did you do?