• Start Here
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Subscribe
    • Media Kit
  • All Essays
  • Podcasts
  • Patreon

Heroine Training™

live your story | be your own heroine

little summer adventure list

little summer adventure list

How to get me to do anything:

Write a little check box next to a task. I will feel compelled to do it, just to tick that box. To achieve the gold star.

Put a deadline on something and say ‘I dare you’? Oh man. Consider it done. 

[it’s kind of a problem].

I am terrified of letting deadlines pass.

Changing my mind and deciding not to keep a promise to myself is pretty much unheard of.

For the past few summers I’ve set an annual birthday list of adventures, and while this is fun for most of the year, I’ve noticed that July has felt less like my month of birthday celebration, and more like crunch time, the final sprint to the finish line of a marathon.

And so I cut the cord and let it go.

eeeeahhhahhhh

I think this was very brave of me, nixing my list so close to the deadline. I felt a moment of liberation.

I’d been meaning to go to the climbing gym to do one of my birthday list things, but dreaded it, feeling pressured by the task. But when I let go of the obligation, I felt myself wanting to go on a whim. 

Here’s what I realised:

I need to start living in the present rather than scheduling a time in the future to live in the present.

This year I’m replacing my birthday list with little seasonal adventure lists. Just 7 things per season that help me relish the world I’m in, in its current condition.

my little summer adventure list

I asked for suggestions on Facebook, and got some lovely responses!

The beach is my number one. I love swimming in the ocean, then warming up again in the sun wrapped in a slightly sandy towel before eating lunch while soaking up the sea air. Mmmm bliss” – Kirsty

 

Beach is definitely my favorite – I love living near Lake Michigan! I love to be in or on the water. But I also love all the classic things… Picnics, sidewalk chalk, flying kites, bicycling…” – @annakanski 

 

Ooooh I love this idea! Picnics, hosting a yard sale (is that an adventure?  ?), stargazing, the beach, the drive in…so many!” – @sarahstarrs_

little summer adventure list

my little summer adventure list

1. have a picnic

2. camp in the cairngorms

3. read a book of poetry

4. play guitar outdoors

5. go swimming

6. visit a rooftop bar

7. go to the beach

what’s on your list?

P.S. I’ve just updated the Events calendar with some new tea parties and events. Take a look!

This list is filed under GRYFFINDOR for favouring adventures and experiences.

11 July, 2017Filed in: GRYFFINDOR
Tagged With: heroine in training, little adventure list


Welcome to Heroine Training, where fantasy meets reality, where fiction is cherished, and magic is real. Here you will find essays on being a protagonist, written by me, Xandra, your fellow heroine-in-training.
Read more

Connect

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • subscribe

Heroine Training at TEDx

ACCIO

About Instagram All Essays
Contact Twitter

Copyright © 2019 · Xandra Robinson-Burns, Heroine Training™ · Site Design by Ready to Blog Designs

Copyright © 2019 · Heroine Training on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Heroine Training™
Powered by GDPR plugin
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.