I have a summer to do list, do you? I’ve just discovered the joys of making lists. I know, right?! What took me so long? I just never saw the need before, then I procreated and lost all memory skills as soon as my first child was born (perhaps, memory passes with the placenta). Now lists are my default memory. I write things down, cross them off, and feel so accomplished.
My favorite list so far is my Summer To Do List. It’s an ongoing list that is all about fun and family bonding. It’s a joy to cross things off things to do with my family and it’s even fun to add things to the list. Check it out, it’s a work in progress so some things have been crossed off:
Pretend our backyard is a resort in the Mexican Riviera.
- Roll down a grassy knoll.
Let the kids stay up way past their bedtime.- Take an unscheduled tangled family nap together.
- Laugh until our sides hurt.
Go to a fair.
- Have ice cream for dinner (one time won’t kill us).
- Come home exhausted smelling of salt, sand, and sun.
- Take long walks without a destination in mind.
Walk hand in hand, blocking the entire sidewalk, giggling, and taking up more room than we are entitled to.- Start going on family jogs with this baby (we’re anxiously waiting for our new Bob Stroller Strides Duallie to arrive):
- Watch a bad movie together.
- Watch a great movie together.
- Invite friends over for a BBQ.
- Visit family in Sacramento.
- Sit around a fire at night and snuggle.
Make a wish on a dandelion.
Any suggestions to add to this list? What are you up to this summer?
This is a sponsored post as a Britax Latina Advisory Board Member and Blogger. As always, all opinions, ideas, and stories stated here are clearly my own. Photo of Duallie courtesy of BOB, a BRITAX product.
I always lose my lists!!! Or Forget where I put them which goes to your point about losing your memory when you have a child! I with you on that one sista!!! UMM… wait what were we talking about… oh yeah lists!!! I will use yours as a prototype for my own list!
Love your list!! I make mine and lose them. Every time.I’ve had four kids so I’m blaming them!
Great list! I haven’t made a to do list….mostly trying to spend as much time with my college bound girl as she will give me! Have a wonderful day!
I think I have been a list person all my life:)
Fantastic list! I’d love to take an unscheduled nap.
I love making lists too, and agree that my memory probably passed with that first placenta. Dang it! But that sense of accomplishment when I cross stuff off is priceless. Go Mom! The BOB double stroller looks amazing, by the way. Hope you enjoy it!
Make rice krispies treats, or jello jigglers. Love the list.
I’ll totally add the rice krispies to the list. I’ve never made them with the kids.
How about indulging in a savory dessert?
I don’t have a love for lists. But then I’ve never had a placenta. I’ve only seen them. They don’t look like brains. Anyway back to the list – I must have the wrong idea of the area you live in because I didn’t think you would be allowed to have fires at night or day. I would add “go to a park where campfires would be allowed and create one.” But if I’m wrong just built a campfire in your backyard looks like you have a pool of water just in case.
I love this list!
the stroller is the cat’s meow! they didn’t have such things when my guys were little! Lucky you!
Great list!
Add learning a few words in another language and cooking cuisine from somewhere that speaks it
My To-Do Lists are never this fun! You’ve got the right idea! I’m going to start mine tomorrow!
It is a great list! I ‘d love to eat ice cream for dinner too . I am just trying to survive my last weeks of pregnancy in this heat. Thanks for sharing
Pregnancy in hot weather…hang in there!
Fun list! Lists are my best friend. I cannot survive without them. I have a photographic memory, yet I write down things like “cut nails” and other mundane things I am very very sure I’ll cross off! 😀
Love your list. I can’t live without lists. That stroller is going to awesome.
Great list Claudya! I think the family BBQ is my favorite, but I can’t wait to see your little ones in the new stroller too! I almost got a BOB, but then…we don’t really jog much…lol. 😉
Whenever you’re ready for that bbq, let me know and I’ll totally bring the burgers.
It’s kind of a trek for you, but I’ll heat up the grill.