Drop The Books And The Barbecue: An Unusal List For Summer Fun
- leadevine
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min read
70's music. Dancing in a boot and surgical shoe. Slow breakfast. Is there anything better on a Sunday during the summer... maybe dancing with out the boot, but whatever. No more
"when can I call to make that doctor's appointment" and then the "now I have to make sub plans" eye roll (hence the surgical shoe for a broken toe and the ski boot for bone spurs and Planter's Facitis- 3 months walking around on bad feet because, aint nobody got time for the doctor). No more mask checks, hanitizer or 20 minutes of washing hands before lunch. But the number 1 benefit of summers? I have time to drink my coffee. My hot coffee does not become iced coffee or for that matter lost coffee.
This summer is particularly important for all educators. We have never needed a break like we do this year. I hope you didn't volunteer for summer school. I got suckered into a week by one of my closest co-workers, but that's it! I'm putting away my PD books (I usually read 2 or 3 in any given summer). With the exception of this blog, I'm putting away everything that reminds me that I am a teacher. I am going to spend this summer doing what most people think teachers do over the summer... nothing that has anything to do with school. This morning my workout instructor looked at me and said the words we hate the most, "so what exactly do teachers do over the summer?" I tried not to get offended and said, "what real people do during the rest of the year. " It got me thinking and as I am, if you are looking for out of the ordinary suggestions, take a peek below, you just might find something you like.
Taking a vacation where everyone does everything for you: I'm headed to an all-inclusive in Cancun with my sister/cousin. Take a vacay - even if it's just a stay-cation in a hotel near home. Just make it a nice one.
2. Chase a sunset. It's free. A national park, the roof top of a parking garage, in DC I go to the Jefferson Memorial. It's peaceful and beautiful, and even as an anti-racist educator, it helps me to reminds me of the hopes and ideals this nation was founded on.
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/where-to-catch-the-best-sunsets-in-the-us/ and if none of these work for you - just google "Best Sunsets Near Me", you'll find plenty of ideas!
3. Take yourself to dinner and a movie. Just you. But make sure you sit back and in the middle of the movie theater - it's where the picture and sound are the BEST! I just saw "In The Heights" and smiled and laughed the whole time. No mask - just popcorn, a big screen and big sound!
4. Take a lesson, or have fun in an outdoor sport you love, even if it's HOT, it's still fun. I hear Pickle Ball is in this season... that sure sounds interesting...maybe. I myself want to Kayak. Me and 2000 other DC area peeps.
5. When it's 100 degrees with 90 percent humidity turn
the AC to 68, curl up in a blanket and binge whatever - books, magazines, tv shows, movies, coloring books (they don't even have to be adult - I like a neatly colored Cinderella and her mice page), sleep, or maybe some true crime, nothing better than spending a day watching true crime! If you have kids and/or a partner - just tell them to get the hell out. They will understand.
Whatever you do, for God's sake, just enjoy yourself sans school. It's what the real world does in the summer.
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