7 Things to do before summer is over
My girls start school next week. We just finished back to school shopping today and I can’t believe summer is already over. Then I remembered that it isn’t technically over. As of today, we still have about 5 more weeks before summer is officially over.
That is plenty of time to do the last minute things that I didn’t get around to. In fact, our beach trip isn’t even until September and to me ending the beach trip feels more like the official end of summer.
If you feel like you’ve spent most of your summer working or if you didn’t accomplish the things that you initially planned, you still have some time left!
Here are 7 things to do before summer officially ends
1.Read summer books
If you haven’t had the time to sit down with a good summer book, don’t worry! There are plenty of amazing books that you can finish in just a couple of days. Books will keep you in the summer mindset while taking you through an incredible story.
I’m still reading through the last of my summer books and I am loving them so far! If you need some inspiration on what to read, I have post with all of my favorite summer books.
2.Spend a night away
Anywhere. A cabin, camping, a bed and breakfast or an air bnb. It doesn’t have to be an elaborate and far away trip. Do something within a couple of hours from your house just to get away one last time before summer is over. Bonus points if you can make it a girls trip!
3.Have a summer picnic
There are few things I like more than a good picnic. Especially if it is by a river or a stream. Eating with the sound of running water in the background is magical to me and makes me feel like I live in a fairytale.
If packing a picnic feels overwhelming, grab the nearest takeout and eat it at your favorite place. The change of scenery will be refreshing.
4.Spend some more time with the people you love the most.
You know when you are spending time with someone and you say ‘let’s get together again soon’ knowing that it won’t happen? We are all guilty of it, but I encourage you to take some time this summer to spend time with the people you really care about but aren’t seeing often. Grandparents perhaps?
Take some time to nourish those relationships. It will make everyone much happier.
5.Catch a sunset
Near my house there is a mountain and in just a short walk we can on beautiful rocks and watch the sunset. People bring their pets, families, and even their guitars to play music and admire the sunset. If you haven’t had a good sunset yet this summer I recommend you add it to your to do list!
6.Host an ice cream social
We have had an unusually hot summer with temperatures hitting 100 degrees! We also had very little rain and many states are in a drought. What better way to end the summer by staying inside and eating ice cream?
Grab some different flavors of ice creams and toppings and have your friends over to socialize. You can also make it a movie night or even cook food and make it into a barbecue.
7.Play tennis or pickleball
I got into tennis about 2 years ago. I am terrible at it, but it is a great workout and really fun to do on summer evenings. It is still warm outside but not too hot and our community tennis courts have lights that will stay on all night. I look forward to playing every year.
Pickleball is becoming very popular. I have never played it, but I’ve heard that it is a lot of fun!
Saying goodbye to summer…
Finish out the summer with some journaling and reflecting on the things you did over the summer and perhaps make some intentions for next summer.
