It feels like summer is almost over once we get into August, doesn't it? Our granddaughter will be going back to school next week, after all. Anyway . . . a perfect summer day is blue sky sunny and warm but not too hot. I'd say anywhere between 80ºF and 90ºF. There's a pleasant breeze to keep the air moving so it's not muggy. Now that we have perfect weather, the perfect day would be a vacation or weekend day so we're not at work, and we can get outside and enjoy that perfect weather doing something fun with family.
As it turns out, I think we did have a perfect day just a few days ago, on Friday. We were with the family staying at a vacation house in the Deep Creek area, and the weather was just beautiful, and perfect for a day hiking at Swallow Falls.
I wish I'd known that I didn't have to decide everything about what I wanted to do after high school by midway through my tenth grade year, and that a four-year university isn't the only path to success. As it turned out, I did take a gap year and then did not finish my degree, but I felt bad and embarrassed in a way that I wasn't headed straight to college after my high school grad. Less pressure on myself might have helped me feel more confident that I could take time to be sure what I wanted to do.
3. What's something that bothers you if it's not done perfectly?
When I handwrite something like a greeting card, a check or an address and I make a mistake or my penmanship isn't as even and clear as I'd like. I don't rewrite it if it's not perfect (I don't usually have that luxury when I sign a birthday or congratulations card, after all), but it really does bother me when my own handwriting is not perfect.
There are a lot of foods that I'm baffled how people could actually LIKE them. Raw oysters. Shrimp. Crawfish. Mushrooms. Yuck. Matcha tea is the trendy one that I find odd and overrated. It doesn't completely gross me out but I can't see why it's so popular when it looks and feels rather like you're drinking chalky pond water. Are people really enjoying it that much? Doesn't seem possible to me.
I don't even know what foods are trendy. And have I tried any of them? Sourdough bread seems to still be trending, even several years after grocery shortages compelled a lot of people to try their hand at it. I have always loved sourdough bread so I don't consider it overrated. It seems like hot honey is kind of a thing now and I really like that too. Oh I know! The bubble tea type drinks like the Sunny Skies drinks at Starbucks. Delicious and refreshing, and I love them!
I can make a case for needing both. I'll take the personal stylist.
I'll happily sing like nobody's listening. I kind of already do that!
Free pizza!
Books should be ordered by genre first, although I do like when my personal bookshelves look lined up by size too. When I buy book series from favorite authors, it annoys me when one is a different edition and doesn't match the rest of the set.
I only wish I could make a habit of ten minutes early. I know myself well enough to know that I'm usually closer to ten minutes late, to my great embarrassment.
Turns out this is a really short and interrupted work week for me. I had Monday off as it was the last week of our vacation. I was at work trying to get caught up on Tuesday and my husband texted me that I needed to find out if I could switch the time off I was requesting for his upcoming surgery to THIS week instead of next week. So that's what I did. His surgery was rescheduled so now I will be off Thursday and probably will need to go in a little late on Friday. Anyway, your good thoughts and prayers are appreciated for the surgery - he is having a melanoma removed from his ear.
Thinking about prayer gets me thinking about spiritual things, which is a nice lead-in for me to remind you about the Wednesday Quotes link-up. The current theme is "Spirituality" and you can find it here: WQ - Spiritual Life.
What do you think a perfect summer day looks like? Leave a comment and let me know!
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