{"id":527,"date":"2019-08-13T19:04:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T19:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strategicearth.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2024-11-15T21:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T21:53:40","slug":"wwut-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategicearth.com\/wwut-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"What We’re Up To: Summer Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The dog days of summer are here and the time is ripe for a Strategic Earth team check-in. Sound off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far this summer, I\u2019ve been to <\/strong>Idyllwild, Portland, and Toronto, and I’m heading to Barcelona\/Monte Carlo\/Malta in August. <\/strong> My favorite summertime activity<\/strong>? The joys of living in California (as a Canadian transplant) – I don\u2019t believe there are any summer activities I don\u2019t enjoy all year long. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer item: <\/strong>long summer nights with the sun setting at 9pm. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation: <\/strong>spending quality time with loved ones completely unplugged. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear: <\/strong>bare feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, fro-yo, or popsicles? <\/strong>Acai bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this summer, I\u2019ve been<\/strong> a mom carting my kids to camp and daycare, working, to the beach, to the pool, to the pool, and… oh yeah, to the pool. My favorite summertime activity? <\/strong>The beach! Watching the littles play in the sand and boogie board. Enjoying all the sounds and sights of the beach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer produce item: <\/strong>Actually, it’s a fall produce item. I have a pineapple guava tree in front of my house that is delicious and makes amazing jam. Fruit usually starts falling in Sept\/Oct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation: <\/strong>Maldives! Enough said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear: <\/strong>Footwear? There will be very little of that in summer. It’s mostly barefoot but if I have to wear shoes it will be flip flops … unless I am facilitating a meeting in which case I will wear flats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, FroYo, or popsicles? <\/strong>Ice cream fo sho – nothing better than McConnells (although Rori’s comes in a close second)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this summer, I\u2019ve been <\/strong>playing with my baby, getting familiar with our new neighborhood, and spending time with my family. My favorite summertime activity: <\/strong>swimming in the ocean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer produce item: <\/strong>Corn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation: <\/strong>anywhere I can jump in the ocean and have a delicious cocktail with an ocean view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear: <\/strong>Rainbows flip-flops (year-round!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, FroYo, or popsicles? <\/strong>Ice cream for sure, not even a close 2nd or 3rd for FroYo and popsicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this summer, I\u2019ve <\/strong>been<\/span> to Rome, Venice, Berlin, and Munich. <\/strong> My favorite summertime activity: <\/strong>reading while sipping an iced beverage. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer produce item:<\/strong> Peaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation: <\/strong>Galapagos Islands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear: <\/strong>Converse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, FroYo, or popsicles? <\/strong>Gelato! But if I must choose out of the three, FroYo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this summer, I\u2019ve been<\/strong> catching party waves and dreaming big. My favorite summertime activities<\/strong>: surfing and bodysurfing. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer produce item:<\/strong> nectarines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation<\/strong>: exploring remote beaches where I float in clean, clear water and eat fruit simultaneously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear:<\/strong> bare feet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, FroYo, or popsicles? <\/strong>Coconut milk chocolate ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this summer, I\u2019ve bee<\/strong>n backpacking in Volcanoes National Park. My favorite summertime activity: <\/strong>surfing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer produce item:<\/strong> fresh tomatoes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation: <\/strong>Tahiti. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear<\/strong>: Havianas flip-flops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, FroYo, or popsicles?<\/strong> FroYo. But gelato is my real preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this summer, I\u2019ve been<\/strong> to Hawai’i for a family wedding and to the Monterey Bay to teach scuba classes and beat the heat. My favorite summertime activities: <\/strong>diving, hiking, and generally doing whatever I can to escape the Central Valley heat! <\/p>\n\n\n\n I spend all year eagerly awaiting the arrival of this summer produce item:<\/strong> heirloom tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My dream summer vacation:<\/strong> a couple weeks at a beach house on the Central California coast – good food, beach time, excellent diving, mild weather\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n My preferred summer footwear<\/strong>: fins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ice cream, FroYo, or popsicles?<\/strong> Ice cream, but I\u2019d never say no to a cold tasty treat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The dog days of summer are here and the time is ripe for a Strategic Earth team check-in. Sound off! Kelly So far this summer, I\u2019ve been to Idyllwild, Portland, and Toronto, and I’m heading to Barcelona\/Monte Carlo\/Malta in August. For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning to make certain s\u2019mores are consumed. 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For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning <\/strong>to make certain s\u2019mores are consumed. <\/strong>
This summer I\u2019m reading <\/strong>soooo many books – just finished Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nRachelle<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning<\/strong> on more of the same, plus a camping\/road trip through Central California.
This summer I just finished reading <\/strong>Conversations with Friends and am now reading my daughter’s Ivy and Bean book series with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSara<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning to <\/strong>do the same! I’m also looking forward to joining a gym.
This summer I\u2019m reading <\/strong>all the blogs and books on transitioning to a sippy cup, 1 nap, and from formula to whole milk! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nCarolyn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning<\/strong> to not plan anything and be spontaneous.
This summer I\u2019m reading <\/strong>Outlander, A Rule Against Murder, and This Is How It Always Is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nJocelyn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning<\/strong> to prioritize early bedtime.
This summer I\u2019m reading <\/strong>Soaring Beyond the Clouds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nLaura<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning<\/strong> on surfing as much as possible and a camping trip at summer\u2019s end on the coast.
This summer I\u2019m reading<\/strong> The Tenth Wife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSarah<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For the rest of the summer, I\u2019m planning<\/strong> to get baby Haley on a reasonable schedule. And hopefully more diving.
This summer I\u2019m reading<\/strong> everything Brene Brown has ever written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n