Top Five Best Things About Summer

To follow up my Negative Nancy post about the things I hate most the summer, I’m bringing you my top five favorite things about this season.

***Flips Flops – who doesn’t love the fact that when the weather’s warm you can slide on a pair of cheap flip flops with a cute dress and you’re ready to go. No painful high heels or stuffy boots, just open freedom of the feet.

***Longer Days – I’m definitely one of those people that experiences the symptoms of Season Affective Disorder (SAD). As the days get colder and darker, so does my mood. That is why I love the long summer days when the sun stays out longer and lifts my mood!

***Barbecues – this season is a great time to get a big group of friends and family together for a cookout. Grab some hot dogs, burgers, bun and beer and you’ve got a great party in the making

***Beach time – I love the ocean and although I live four hours away from the closest beach I always make it a point to make at least two road trips every summer to beaches in Charleston, Hilton Head, St. Simon, etc. You just can’t beat the beach experience.

***Flowers – Take a walk around your neighborhood and enjoy all of the fresh greenery and flowers in bloom. The air even smells different during the summer because of all the delicious flowers.

Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues

Is this summer just flying by or is it just me? It’s already the middle of June! It’s Tuesday and I’m a little crabby so I’ve decided to compile a list of things related to summer and that agitate me. I don’t mean to be Negative Nancy but I’ve got to get this off my chest:


***Trying to drive after my car sits in the sun all day at work. How am I supposed to navigate the wheel when I can’t even touch it?

***My shirt being permanently stuck to my back. Now that’s hot I tell you.

***People (myself included) constantly saying, “Wow, it’s hot today.” Duh, it’s summer.

***The number of magazines with headlines touting, “Look great in that bikini!” or “Lose ten pounds in ten days for summer.”

***The fact that children are not in school yet I still have to go to work.

So there’s my top five things I hate about summer. That being said, this is my favorite time of year. I’ll follow up with my top five favorite things about the season later this week!