My Summer Solstice Resolutions

My sound track to this blog is Summer Time sung by the one and only Billie Holiday - just to get you in the mood.

I love this time of year, not only is it my birthday in June but it really reminds me that any time is a good time to rejuvenate and re motivate.

I’ve decided to set myself some goals for the summer but these ones will be all about enjoying the moment, cherishing each hour of each day and literally holding on to summer.

Summer is so short, last year was a good one but I think we still only had about 40 days of nice weather, tops, that’s out of 365!

I recently wrote about getting up early simply to have more summertime. The hours from 5 to 7 in the morning are some of the sparkliest and most vivid, I can strongly recommend an early morning walk, may be once a week or fortnight just so you don’t miss this really special season. Or if you’re more of a night owl staying up late to see the new dawn is priceless.

Next on my goals list is family. I wish I lived closer to my sisters and now my eldest daughter lives abroad I miss her too. So I need to actively carve out time to see them all. Fortunately my eldest sister has just bought a holiday house in Cornwall and my family is going to be amongst the first guests, so I’ve invited my sis to join us for the first few days of our holiday.

As for going to Amsterdam, I’ve earmarked some dates and I have my eye on flights. Fe-line trip to Amsterdam anyone?

Personal fitness, I have two challenges in the diary sandwiching summer, one is next weekend where I will be walking from the coast to the border of Wales, 42 miles in one day. I did it last year and although exhausting it was such a brilliant experience. And I will be with my youngest sister Helen. The next challenge is mid September so I will have to keep up my fitness levels. I’ll be doing a half marathon off road and the route is very hilly. The event is called Beauty and the Beast and is in West Wycombe. If any Fe-liners would like to sign up, the more girls the merrier as I think it’s going to be quite a testosterone charged day. I’ll also be raising money for the Ley Community.

Food is on the list too. I love summer salads but by September the weather’s getting cooler and summer food seems to lose it’s appeal all too quickly. I always feel I should have made more of the food only available in this short season. So I’m selecting 5 yummy ingredients to have a lot of each week. This week it’s asparagus, broad beans, baby carrots, spring onions, and seeds (I’ve gone mad on them).

I’m also looking to cook 2 new meals each week right through until September. This is going to be a challenge as most nights I’ve fallen into the rut of having barbequed chicken and salad.

Last on the list is out door theatre. I had a lovely night at Hall Barn out door theatre, Beaconsfield to see As You Like It. I took my mum, daughter Jo and son Tom who is only 7. Tom loved it and laughed his head off most of the way through to the delight of the older ladies sat in front and behind us. He definitely wants to go and see more Shakespeare. So if you know any good outdoor theatre events on this summer please leave a comment below.

Let me know what you are shoe-horning into your summer time!

Lots of love

 

 

 

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