10 on Tuesday: 10 Ways To Feel Like a Kid Again
I suppose there is no other season as well suited to feeling like a kid again than summer. The heat and smoke are getting to me so it’ll be good to dream a bit and think about the more positive aspects of summer!
1. The first thing that comes to mind is getting around on two wheels! I didn’t have an easy time biking as a kid, growing up on a gravel road. But it was my means of transport to/from VBS, babysitting jobs and to visit with my nearest cousin and best friend growing up. It also gave me the freedom to do a little bit of grocery shopping for the family before I got my driver’s license when the little co-op store nearby was still open. Man, did that make me feel like an adult!
2. Multi-day marathons of board games - especially Monopoly!
3. Picking fruit straight off the tree/vine/bush and straight into my belly!
4. Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea marathons - at least once a summer for many years my cousin and I had one of these and I haven’t watched them in several years. I really should rectify that!
5. Playing in the straw! It always takes me back to helping (or trying to anyway) with getting the hay and straw up before it rained and running frozen treats and cold drinks to the men helping.
6. Hanging out wherever I could find a cool spot and reading as much as I possibly could. Including the not so cool hiding under the covers with a flashlight reading way past my bedtime, LOL!
7. Enjoying frozen treats, especially ice cream! Growing up we only had homemade ice cream a few times, but darn was the good! Especially when we had it at my aunt and uncle’s lake cabin!
8. Along the frozen treat line, I must indulge in a root beer float at some point this summer. Nothing is as quintesentially summer as that!
9. Playing with cats and kittens! While I’m not a huge cat fan these days due to allergies, I still adore them - especially the kittens. Or course any favorite furry animal of any age will do :-) Especially if they get you to laugh out loud!
10. I think the key of childhood was being in the moment and enjoying it for all it had to offer, no matter what you were doing. I think that is something we loose as we age. We are always anticipating the next thing on the to-do list or worrying about this and that. That is one thing I want to work at doing more.
What things make you fee like a kid again? Are they specifically summer related?
