By the sea

Nearly every summer we spend a few days by the ocean just taking a rest from the the world and breathing in the salty air. We pack up a bunch of black and white movies, at least five books per person,  a couple of knitting projects, and a bag of watercolor paints. We look forward to those beautiful calm days all year, and never want to leave once we are there. We always get home wondering what we can do to make Life more like our seaside days, and this year we are trying even harder to figure it out.  I think we have started getting the beginnings of a plan...

1. Make time for art every day, even if it's just a couple of minutes, and what ever come out of it doesn't look anything like how you wanted it to.
2. Read more actual, paper and ink, hold in you hand, page turning books. Kindles only sometimes count.
3. Watch TV and movies together, even if it's not something you particularly like. It might still make you laugh :)
4. Go outside deliberately,  not just in order to get somewhere, but simply to be outside. To look at the flowers, watch the sunrise,  and find bird tracks in the sand.
5. That tea can help every situation!

Given,  that last one isn't exactly news, but it's good to be reminded of the important things!
I hope everyone's summers are going beautifully,  and I'll see if I can learn how to write more then one blog post per season!