Hello summer! Let the days of finding sand in places you shouldn't, eating too many burgers and drinking too many mojitos commence! With summer fun also comes responsibility. A kind of responsibility I should not be in charge of, like it should be left to an adultier-adult. However, here I am, living at my parents house, working 50 hours a week and pretending this summer is full of fun (it isn't) and pretending my FOMO isn't as bad as it actually is. I've compiled a list of things I should probably do this summer and more than likely will not actually do. Who has self control anyway, right?
1. Eat healthier.
Okay, easier said than done. I should probably choose water over soda at the BBQ, only eat one burger and pair it with salad or fruit, not chips and extra bacon. It's not necessarily a "summer body" attempt, because lets face it that's not happening, it's more of I need to feel better about myself and treat my body a little better/should stop buying sour gummy worms on my way home from work.
2. Go to bed earlier.
WHY DO I STAY UP UNTIL 2:00 a.m.? It's probably because I hate myself. In any case, I should go to bed earlier so I'm not burnt out the next day and so I'm not chugging more than one Red Bull. But hey, Supernatural is better than sleep, right?
3. Spend more time with my family.
Yes summer is busy and there's a lot of people to see and only so many hours in the day, but I should probably go home after work every once and awhile and hang out with my family. (I mean what's better than a free home cooked meal made by mom?)
4. RELAX.
Just because it's summer I don't have to be busy every second of the day. There's this idea that you have to be productive the whole summer and always doing something, but every once and awhile I should take some time for myself, take a bath, take the dog on a walk or just soak in the last few minutes in bed before my alarm goes off.
5. Spend less time being jealous of everyone else's summer and make the best of mine.
The FOMO is real. While I'm working all summer it feels like everyone else gets to sit around and do nothing or go on fabulous vacations and I rejoice when I get a day off. I need to get over it and make the best of what I have and just relish in the fact that this time next year I will be in Greece in a floppy hat drinking wine because I worked my ass off all summer to pay for it.
