inspired by, but mostly stolen from, Gala's 50 Things To Do Before Summer Ends

• Buy a stack of old magazines from a second-hand bookshop or from the library bookstore & read them in the sun
• Take lots of photos of myself & my friends enjoying the weather
• Make at least one new friend
• Lie in bed in the morning, with the windows open & good music playing loudly
• Take an outdoor yoga class
• Eat black cherries
• Flirt with someone
• Trust your intuition
• Explore a new area — even if it’s just another neighbourhood
• Kiss someone new
• Choose a project to start working on over winter
• Buy a hula-hoop & start using it!
• Make a point of wearing all of my favourite summer dresses
• Go to the beach & build a sand-castle
• Stock up on jangly bracelets at a flea market
• Start a journal
• Have a slumber party with a friend & go out for breakfast in the morning
• Learn some sentences in another language
• Make some choices which make me nervous
• Go for a bike ride with my best friend
• Buy a fabulous sun-hat
• Visit the tourist attractions in your own city
• Go bare-legged as often as possible
• Hack up an old pair of jeans into shorts
• Learn to appreciate good guitar players
• Do something that your parents or friends disapprove of
• Take an art class
• Start to believe that you can truly have whatever you want
• Try every different bottled iced tea at your local shop
• Lie around in the grass with your sunglasses & a pair of headphones on
• Take a flower-arranging class
• Keep a secret
• Reconnect with your old friends