Chez Moi
I can't imagine why you'd be here, but hello and welcome!
“I kick, I scream;
I stay silent, swollen with words”
- Denisa Vítová, from “Becoming Giselle: Poem in Two Acts”(via weltenwellen)
We should’ve known better. I thought there were still secret places. Hidden in the cracks and crevices of this world. Places we could make beautiful, peaceful, quiet, safe.
50 summer ideas
anybody else get bored during vacation? sure, two lazy months with no responsibilities sounds good, but it can get hard to fill your time without the structure of school/work. here are fifty ideas to keep you occupied this summer!
- Learn a new language
- Go mini-golfing
- Make snow cones
- Go on a hike
- Attend a concert
- Read books
- Volunteer with a museum
- Start a garden
- Build something new
- Make a summer playlist
- Repaint a room
- Go stargazing
- Hold a scavenger hunt
- See a movie
- Nap in a hammock
- Make a scrapbook
- Adopt a pet
- Donate old clothes
- Try a new workout
- Cook a healthy meal
- Take an online course
- Go camping
- Catch fireflies
- Build a sandcastle
- Eat watermelon
- Buy ice cream from the ice cream truck
- Sit in a porch swing
- Make lemonade from scratch
- Have a barbecue
- Watch the sunset
- Go biking
- Take a road trip
- Pick blueberries
- Make s’mores
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Go to a county fair
- Draw with sidewalk chalk
- Try a science experiment
- Listen to a new podcast
- Go for a run
- Paddle a kayak/canoe
- Blow bubbles
- Build a pillow fort
- Learn a new instrument
- Keep a journal
- See a play
- Make paper airplanes
- Go to a garage/yard sale
- Climb a tree
like this? check out my post on preparing for back-to-school!
ways to start feeling again
- sit in the sun without anything to do, feel the heat of the rays hit your skin, realize that this sunlight has travelled a very long way to reach you
- walk around barefoot and try to feel as much of the ground under your feet as you can, notice every rock and blade of grass
- sit quietly for a while and notice the touch of breath in your nostrils, feel how the air gets cooler as you inhale and warmer as you exhale
- drive around aimlessly and blast some of your favorite songs, scream/sing along to them and feel the vibrations of your favorite lyrics as they change the air in your throat and around you, feel that the music is healing you from the inside out
- stay away from alcohol or drugs for a few days, try to be as aware and present as you can in every moment, stop trying to numb or dull your senses
- eat a few meals without any distractions, notice every bite and taste every flavor that covers your tongue, be grateful for it all
- look up at the stars and the moon, understand how small we all are and how immense the universe is, realize what a miracle everything is, let your heart swell with amazement and admiration for life itself
