Sum, Sum, Summertime
By Lisa Scottoline
Who doesn`t love summer?
It is our reward for three seasons of going full-speed, twenty-four seven, in a world that is too complex and way too fast.
We all need a break, especially mothers.
All year around, we have to get everybody ready in the morning,
while we pack lunches and find somebody’s missing sneaker.
But it`s summertime, and we get a breather and if we`re lucky, a vacation.
During which we get everybody ready in the morning, while we pack lunches and find somebody`s missing sneaker.
But we do it in a nicer place.
To me, the best part of summer is that the entire world relaxes just a bit, letting down mentally, easing off the gas emotionally.
That`s what we all truly need, a July of the mind.
A time to wear mental flip-flops.
Fewer clothes.
More laughter.
An excess of wasted time.
Life, unplugged.
To me, the best part of summer is the beach.
It`s all about the beach.
Every time I drive into a shore town, I can feel my mood lift and my spirit lighten.
I drive into town, past the salt water taffy and fudge stores, then the swirly custard stands, fried clam joints, and the drugstores that sell suntan lotion, where the only bottles left will have an SPF of 2 or 18326.
And nothing in between.
I know I`m at the beach when I pass my favorite store, which is the one that sells inflatable toys for kids, so outside will be oversized inflatable alligators, puffy rings like multicolored Lifesavers, funky boogie boards, and foam noodles growing out of a barrel like so many Gerber daisies.
Minus the Gerber daisy part.
The salt air, the warm sun, the happy smiles; all of it is the stuff of summer.
And the great thing is, I feel that way whether I`m on vacation or not.
In fact, I’m going on tour this month for my new novel THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING and Francesca will be joining me at some stores for her new paperback of FULL BLOOM, and even that will feel like a vacation, just because it`s summer time. Hope you can join the fun! The tour schedule can be found on my website.
Read the rest of CHICK WIT at the link in my bio.
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