A Realistic Summer Bucket List
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A Realistic Summer Bucket List

"Wow I can't believe we did everything on our bucket list!" -said no one, ever.

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A Realistic Summer Bucket List

Right about now is when you start to see an influx of "Summer Bucket List" posts that promise thrilling summers filled with excitement and adventure that all seem totally manageable- until you realize they're actually not at all, especially when you're working 30+ hours a week. Since sadly impromptu road trips aren't really something that working college kids can manage I thought I'd take it upon myself to make a summer bucket list with more realistic and attainable goals, and here it is.

1. Sleep more than 8 hours

2. Make one of the recipes you saved on Facebook

3. Make a new Pinterest board

4. Attempt to craft something from said board

5. Spend a ridiculous amount of money in A.C. Moore buying supplies

6. Fail miserably

7. Repeat steps 3-6.

8. Read a new book before seeing the movie

9. Get a haircut for the first time in 6+ months

10. Buy a disposable camera at CVS (but probably end up never getting the pictures developed)

11. Return all the phone calls you've been avoiding

12. Try something from one of the hundred beauty tutorials you've watched

13. Wash your makeup brushes/blenders for the first time

14. Go to a yoga class and actually enjoy it

15. Clean out "the drawer" (you know exactly which one I'm talking about)

16. Get lunch with that friend you've been 'meaning to catch up with' since high school

17. Spend an afternoon in the park with your dog (your backyard works too)

18. Make a mix tape for the road trip you'll never go on

19. But plan that road trip anyways

20. Attempt DIY extreme couponing

21. Buy coordinating workout clothes

22. Try that new workout you saw on the Cosmo Snapchat Discover page

23. Online shop without leaving everything in the cart for 4 months

24. Organize your closet by color

25. Arrange the perfect Netflix-watching set up

26. Give scrap-booking a shot (using the supplies from your failed crafting endeavor)

27. Paint your nails a color other than black or pink

28. Order a secret menu item without being annoying about it

29. Start that show on Netflix everyone's told you to watch

30. Finally install the new iPhone update

31. Go to breakfast early enough for it to not technically be brunch

32. Do your own laundry and/or grocery shopping for a whole week

**33. Enjoy your summer without feeling unnecessary pressure to complete every item on a bucket list that can only be accomplished in an ideal world

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