Summer Manifesto

Hmm, reading through all the fun stuff everyone will be doing over summer has me jealous! I think I might make a list for winter here, and have stuff like movie nights snuggled in on the lounge, trying some new soups and slow cooker meals and I'm not sure what else... Will talk to my partner over the weekend for ideas! :)

Ali - I've gotten some of your digital brushes for my PL and am LOVING using them on my photos. Question - I really want some school ones, you have some, but most of the ones in each file wouldn't work for us, we home school. Any way that you would ever consider making some brushes geared towards us who school at home?! Thanks for all your work and thank you even more for sharing it with us!!

Love this idea! Memorial Day Weekend seems like the perfect time to stop and jot it down. Can't wait to get started.

[...] she posted her Summer Manifesto! I LOVED reading it. And, she then challenged us to make our own…and that is just what I am [...]

Back with my list! The word "alot" is what Amy emphasized most!

Watch ALOT of episodes of The Big Bang Theory!

Go to the beach ALOT! Rent a small beach house for a couple of nights.

Morning trips to Dunkin' Donuts for Amy's favorite Chocolate Frosted Cake donuts ALOT!

Go in our pool every day! Swim when it's raining!

Scrapbook our Taylor Swift concert photos together.

Have Amy's cousin over for a long weekend of girl time.

Walk barefoot most of the time.

Go to a concert.

Go to the Science Center.

Play with Whiskers (our cat) ALOT!

Go strawberry picking.

Read ALOT of Harry Potter (again.)

Join the church we've been wanting to become a part of and hopefully the youth group. (Mom's really hoping most of all for this one, Amy is worried about her sensory issues during the service and timid about joining a group. Saying a little prayer we can make this happen after
several failed attempts.)

Listen to ALOT of music together.

Go on ALOT of crazy lady rides (Amy's name for late night aimless drives.)

Go out to dinner at a few new restaurants (mom & dad's wish, Amy hates eating out.)

Watch Grandma get ALOT healthier as her radiation treatments progress.

Laugh and hug ALOT!

Ali, I shared the bits about Simon's comments with my hubby and we both smiled. We had a similar reaction from my son about summer (without him admitting the video games part because he knows better than to go there - Alex is an Aspie.) Like you said, if we keep it balanced we stay balanced and that means everyone should be satisfied in some way over the course of the summer. Thanks for sharing your list!

My daughter and hubby and I are making our list. At the top of the list is to visit the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Last time in North America. Can't wait to see this!

I need to remember to do number 8 a lot more too! Thanks for the reminder.

Thanks for the push to get our summer list together. We did one last year and the boys loved it. This year we kept it short and sweet.

[...] Will you create a summer manifesto? (via Ali Edwards) [...]

[...] with summer manifestos. I started off reading about it on Sunny Side Up a few weeks back, then on Ali’s blog last night, and then again on Simplify 101 while at work today. Ali even has a link up on there [...]

[...] at Ali Edwards blog she talks about having a Summer Manifesto.  I thought (think) that is a pretty cool idea.  But [...]

I love this idea, and will get to my list...eventually. Making my list, will be first on my list.

But, I also wanted to say that I totally get Simon. Yes, I hope to get out and explore a lot this summer, but after 10 months of teaching, and the hustle and bustle of daily life, I am SO looking forward to just 'being,' inside my home. I love my home, my space, and getting to be here without rushing out each day, is one of the best things about summer vacation.

I love this idea! I'm a new Peace Corps volunteer in a rural part of Morocco, and there's not a whole lot going on this summer. Therefore, I know that for my emotional health and sanity I'm going to have to stay busy! I'll have to think about this some more...thanks for the inspiration.

i love this list... you have to try a cucumber cosmo, my new fav! happy almost summer, ali!

LOVE the summer manifesto idea...
ali, try a watermelon martini...DELISH!

Ali, your Summer Manifesto and today's Creative Lift about "Dreams" really hit home. Ironically, just this morning I pulled up my Bucket List. I think it has something to do with my intense week of cleaning house, getting ready for a big Memorial Day cookout and weeklong houseguests—-and not being able to scrapbook and take "Me Time" (in fact, putting away all my stuff for the time being). Now I'm really going to rethink the rest of my summer and build in some Dream Days. I love that concept as described by Tracey. Thanks for the nudge!!

Ali,

Love this! Just wanted to share that after reading it, I googled "summer manifesto" to see if I could get more ideas and this post was the first link out of almost 17 million on Google!

Hope your summer is everything you want it to be!

I love your list :) I have a few drinks on my blog you should try. They are great for summer!

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