{"id":10495,"date":"2012-07-15T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=10495"},"modified":"2012-07-14T10:37:46","modified_gmt":"2012-07-14T14:37:46","slug":"still-so-much-to-accomplish-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=10495","title":{"rendered":"Still so much to accomplish this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just because we’re in the lazy days of summer, doesn’t mean there aren’t things to do still<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I can\u2019t help feeling that once \u00a04th<\/sup> of July hits the summer slowly seeps away.\u00a0 Fall is right around the corner!\u00a0 School bags and supplies are making their way to the front of the stores.<\/p>\n

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!<\/p>\n

As much as I look forward to getting back into the routine of the school year (and, I am CERTAINLY growing tired of \u201cWe\u2019re BORED\u201d or \u201cThere\u2019s NOTHING to do!\u201d\u00a0 like a relentless, tormenting mantra), there are still SO many things that I would like to accomplish before Labor Day.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Such as:<\/p>\n

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  1. Learning how to french braid my hair.\u00a0 Why am I still struggling to master this? I am convinced that it will solve every bad hair day that I have. EVERY SINGLE ONE. \u00a0(How na\u00efve am I?)<\/li>\n
  2. Spicing it up with my fashion choices.\u00a0 I feel that summertime calls for a relaxed and carefree wardrobe.\u00a0 I need to be more experimental with mixing prints (ie: stripes with florals or polka dots and stripes or floral and polka dots\u2026.you catch my drift?)<\/li>\n
  3. Perfecting a \u201ccat eye\u201d with liner and pairing it with a nude lip.\u00a0 Very Bridget Bardot-ish.<\/li>\n
  4. Making coffee ice cubes to put in iced coffee drinks (so as not to dilute them with water!)\u00a0 Genius? Right?\u00a0 And, seems simple enough to accomplish by the beginning of September (although, 100 bucks says that I won\u2019t).<\/li>\n
  5. Making a signature cocktail.\u00a0 Again, sounds REALLY cool. \u00a0It\u2019ll never happen.<\/li>\n
  6. Finding a pretty straw hat that will prevent the ever-increasing amount of sun damage to my face, yet, NOT make me look like Huck Finn.\u00a0 (This one is harder than it sounds)<\/li>\n
  7. Finishing the \u201cHunger Games\u201d trilogy of books.\u00a0 It is embarrassing how quickly my 11 year old plowed through it\u2026you\u2019ll find Book 2 in the dark recesses of my pool bag\u2026<\/li>\n
  8. Removing the carpet runner on my steps and painting them with a chevron stripe.\u00a0 I WILL do this.\u00a0 I\u2019ll post pictures when I am finished 3 days before Christmas.<\/li>\n
  9. Making some neon friendship bracelets.\u00a0 I know that I am 40 (OK, 41! Good grief.)\u00a0 But, I love to reminisce about my teenage summers with a pile of embroidery string.<\/li>\n
  10. Arranging a gallery picture wall of our photos from our family vacation to Wyoming.\u00a0 (I have a terrible habit of NEVER getting pictures developed)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As these lazy, hazy sultry days slip away, what are YOUR plans to hang on to summer for as long as possible?<\/p>\n

    Make a list and do it!<\/p>\n

    Happy Weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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