Summer Good Stuff

All y'all know how I feel about summer. But nobody wants to hear me constantly complain. So, this post is dedicated to focusing on good stuff. There is almost always SOME kind of upside to most of the things I complain about, so my goal is to find summer good stuff, be mindful, and be thankful. Because after all, it could always be worse. There could be lions. Thankful there are no lions.*

There ARE, however, morning walks on the trail with Daphne.

There are hammocks.

And there are cherries.

In my quest to be less wasteful, I recently purchased 6 reusable produce bags at Wegmans. I used them this week for the first time at the Farmer's Market to carry my cherries. They are pretty great - no more plastic bags to throw away! These ones are by Earthwise and come in packs of three. They are made of a lightweight mesh, they cinch up with a drawstring, and they're washable. We'll see how they hold up over time. There are tons of similar bags on line if you don't see any at your grocery store. This is something simple that I can commit to doing. By myself, it may not make a huge difference, but every little bit counts. And imagine if lots of people used these! I am happy to see that more and more people are taking the large reusable grocery bags to the store. I've been doing that for probably at least 12 years. I wonder how many plastic bags that has saved. Why didn't I get these produce bags sooner???  Anyway, little things. They add up. Good stuff.

This week's all-local meal was our Father's Day breakfast.

Everything we ate was from the Farmer's Market: fried eggs, Canadian bacon, ciabatta bread, blueberries, THE CHERRIES, and honey Greek yogurt. Even the coffee was from the market - locally roasted. It was all SO good and I love that we're reducing our carbon footprint and supporting the local economy.

So, summer isn't so hard to like when I focus on these simple things that make me happy. I hope I can remember this if we get to triple digits!

*My mantra, explained here.