this summer, i will

(inspired by beautiful mollie and beautiful andrea)

i will go barefoot and run barefoot at least once

i will pick peas from the garden, ignoring the mosquitoes

i will watch movies with grace for the first time

i will intentionally play with the boys

i will play piano again and not care if it's badly

i will take more walks, evening, morning, daily

i will say a hearty yes to adventures, big and small

i will recognize grace everyday

i will watch the sunrise, watch the sunset, watch the skies

i will make more food, good food, and enjoy it

i will go to the farmer's market and let myself spend frivolously on produce

i will be free

i will eat more icecream

i will journal more and fill out one moleskine

i will listen to my gut

i will take up sketching again and not worry about being "bad"

i will drink more water

i will freckle

i will embrace spontaneity

i will shoot more photos and print more photos and do it for me

i will be unafraid to take chances

i will focus on being healthy, not skinny, and wear what i feel good in

i will s i m p l i f y

i will allow myself to spend lazy mornings dreaming about next year

i will go camping even if it's only in my backyard

i will roast s'mores even if it's only on the stove

i will go chilly swimming under the stars in the blackest of night

i will purposefully turn off screens

i will bike with chloe and grace to the library at least once

i will try five new things (starting now)

i will rest

i will go berry picking and come home stained red

i will focus on being true and brave

i will listen to and for stories and take time to be present

i will bake shortcake from scratch, whip the cream, and eat it with strawberries on the porch

i will