Whether solo or with a friend, summer invites you to get out and see what you haven’t had the chance to explore. Our groups, which sometimes meet on the telephone, all agreed, that two days of getting out of town, lifted their spirits while in a transition. They laughed at how some decisions are easy, like getting out of town, and others feel spin them into exhaustion.
Here is a short list of what they have been doing:
1. Local gardens
2. Kayaking
3. Luxury hotel night
4. Always food and wine where the locals eat
5. Golf courses
6. Lakes and beaches
7. Games on the lawn like Apple to Apple or horse shoes
8. Train rides
9. Reading in hammocks
10. Dancing
11. Outside concerts
12. Rooftop bars with twinkle lights
13. Farmer’s markets
14. Summer sales
15. Photographing
16. Hiking
17. Sleeping outside
18. Meditating on a rock by water
19. Yoga on the beach
20.and what have you been doing for summer fun?
You aren’t the only one who forgets to give yourself PERMISSION to HAVE FUN, which might be, oh guilt oh guilt, watching tv in the day and eating popcorn in bed.
Your practice, this week, could be to plan a fun day with yourself and another day with one person. Do you think you will? Leave the guilt voice back home and turn up the giggle. Most of us are so productive and generous with others, we forget our own mirror.
HAPPY SUMMER,
Natalie
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Thanks Natalie for reading my blog! I was so surprised to see your comment… I thought… I know that name! LOL!
This is about the time of year I found your blog… a little over five years ago! Thank you for being there! I know this is a hard time for moms! I am proof! I was probably one of the text book Empty Nester cases out there! LOL. I am here to say it is survivable. But it helps when you have a place like this to land!
xoxo
Five years later… you are still appreciaated!
xoxo