, your

Behold r
summe
per fect
list.
bucket PACK A PICNIC
Find a shady spot to
set up and spend your
afternoon noshing and
lounging in the fresh
air. Mini PB&J sammies
are most definitely
required.

Then, make a quick list of

go-to activities when the urge
to scroll hits—like painting
your nails, flipping through a
magazine (hi!) or FaceTiming
a friend to catch up. It’ll feel
surprisingly amazing, trust.

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YOU, BORED SEND A THANK-YOU
CARD FOR NO REAL

THIS VACAY?
REASON
Your bestie who covered your
babysitting gig when your
crush asked you to hang last

NEVER.
weekend? Your mom who
drove you and three friends
to that music festival across
town? Take a moment to pen

Y
ou’ve binged DIY A SUMMER PIE
that new Netflix Fruit pies are a classic, but
series, sped we’re all about nostalgic GET LOST
through your treats this season—think IN THE LIBRARY
TBR list and banana pudding pie, lemon Wander the aisles, flip
explored nearly every hiking icebox pie, coconut cream through some pages
trail within 50 miles…and it’s pie and mud pie. Get the and discover a new
not even July. While all that recipes at girlslife.com/iti. read that truly speaks
free time during summer to you. Check out a
vacation is amazing, you’re DO A SOCIAL stack of books and chal-
bound to run out of things MEDIA DETOX lenge yourself to finish
to do. So next time you’re Download an app like Flipd as many as possible
unsure how to spend your and adjust your social media before the due date.
sunny days, check out this list settings to limit or block
for IG-worthy inspiration. distractions for a set time.

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 MAKE IT CUTE

VISIT EVERY
CAFÉ AROUND…
And rate the bevvies
with your friends.
Which lavender matcha
reigns supreme? You’re
about to find out. Only
one café nearby? Grab
some goodies (almond
croissants = big yes)
and rank your faves.

Pinterest inspo. Use bright

washi tape or a length of twine
and some clothes pins to
create a darling display.
WATCH A MOVIE
WITH YOUR MOM
Rainy day? Or just feel like
chilling out? Pick an old clas-
TRY BEACHSIDE WATERCOLORS sic like Breakfast at Tiffany’s or
Put down a blanket, fill a Mason jar with sea water The Princess Bride, pop some
and create nautical-inspired art with the ocean kettle corn and snuggle up
breeze as your backdrop. with your number one for a
cozy movie marathon.

GIVE YOURSELF
a quick thank-you note and GET PLANTING SOME PROPS
send it via snail mail or hand Help Dad in the garden or try Write down your proudest
it off in person—it’s a small PICK YOUR growing veggies from kitchen achievements, whether
gesture that means so much. OWN PRODUCE scraps. Plant a garlic clove it’s acing your AP Human
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Find a nearby farm in moist soil and observe as Geography test or making a
GO ON A COLOR WALK and spend the the green shoots grow. You’ll new friend at coding camp.
Pick a hue, then pay extra afternoon scoring soon have a full new bulb! Keep the list handy for
attention to peeping it on strawberries, blue- a confidence boost when
your next stroll (in the form of berries, blackberries MAKE YOUR OWN you need it.
flowers, your neighbor’s front or peaches. Don’t SEA SALT SPRAY
door, a road sign...you get the forget your bucket For beachy waves when
idea). Mindfulness moment for the perfect you’re landlocked, mix sea
made easy! photo opp. salt, warm water, coconut oil
and leave-in conditioner in a
CHECK OUT A (FREE) spray bottle. Add a few drops
MUSEUM of essential oil (we like berga-
Surrounding yourself with art mot), shake it up, spritz and
or science can spark cre- scrunch after shampooing.
ativity. Check online for free
admission times, then spend MASTER THE SCALP
an afternoon exploring and MASSAGE GO CLOUD WATCHING
getting inspired. Seen the scalp spas on Lie in the grass and sim-
TikTok? DIY your own ply gaze at the sky. Cloud
PRINT OUT SOME stress-melting moment with watching is a meditative way
FAVORITE PHOTOS an exfoliating scrub (recipe at to relax—just let your mind
Create a gallery of your fave girlslife.com/iti) followed by wander as you notice the
travel spots, friendly faces or an Everything Shower. shapes drifting by. Ahh...

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