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101 Things | My Summer Bucket List



*sighs happily and collapses in a heap on the floor* Well, hello, hello.


:)


I don't know if you've noticed, BUT IT'S FINALLY OFFICIALLY SUMMERRRRR!!! *squeals* I have been waiting for it to officially become summer for the longest time. And now that it's here, I thought it would be fun to do an especially laaaaarge bucket list: 101 things!


Here they are:


🌻 read a summery book

🌻 paint my nails

🌻 stop chewing said nails XD

🌻 watch "the secret garden"

🌻 finish writing my summer story (I'm at over 22,000 words! Eeeh!)

🌻 send out my story to beta-readers

🌻 ride my bike more

🌻 bake carrot cake

🌻 stay up late to watch a movie

🌻 hug my best friend in real life


🌻 go to a writer's conference!!! (can you guess which one? 😉)

🌻 make flower crowns

🌻 finish plotting Medieval Book #2

🌻 go swimming!

🌻 be more consistent with my prayer journal

🌻 watch the fourth of july fireworks show!!

🌻 make a summer playlist

🌻 minimalize my room/wardrobe

🌻 cosplay as my medieval characters





🌻 wake up early and watch the sunrise

🌻 spend more time with Jesus

🌻 run through the sprinklers

🌻 make smoothies

🌻 spend a whole day baking

🌻 make blueberry pancakes

🌻 press at least twenty different flowers

🌻 write a nonfiction article for a website

🌻 have a tea party with my family < 3

🌻 make a new pen pal





🌻 beta read a friend's story

🌻 write a few short stories

🌻 take more walks

🌻 post 8 times on my blog

🌻 send out my newsletter every month

🌻 find more ways to make money

🌻 make sun-tea (tea steeped in the sun 🥰)

🌻 make chamomile ice cubes

🌻 find face claims for most of my summer story characters

🌻 write poetry





🌻 have boba tea for the first time ever

🌻 spend a few nights with a friend < 333

🌻 do something new

🌻 step outside my comfort zone

🌻 cook a new meal

🌻 watch a new movie

🌻 book haul!! 📚

🌻 make candles with pressed flowers and glitter and small things like that

🌻 scrapbook about the conference!

🌻 send letters in pretty envelopes





🌻 pick wildflowers

🌻 trim my hair

🌻 meet Victoria Lynn

🌻 have a book signed

🌻 completely finish book edits

🌻 buy a pretty candle

🌻 spend a whole day reading

🌻 take a day just to relax and treat myself (nail polish, face masks, bubble bath anyone?)

🌻 make a latte 😋

🌻 buy a coffee





🌻 spend the day with my mom

🌻 take more photos

🌻 trust God more

🌻 make collages for all my books

🌻 create my own stay-at-home writing retreat

🌻 spend the entire day as a hobbit

🌻 watch the stars

🌻 journal consistently

🌻 start a notebook and write one sentence in it every day

🌻 co-write a book with someone

🌻 make dairy-free ice cream





🌻 watch the Johnny Depp Mad Hatter version of Alice in Wonderland

🌻 paint eggshells

🌻 annotate a book

🌻 make a cloak

🌻 do something scary

🌻 pull an all-nighter

🌻 paint rocks

🌻 thrift shop

🌻 do a really long game

🌻 complement a stranger

🌻 write "open when" letters





🌻 write out my whole bucket-list

🌻 watercolor while listening to music

🌻 watch Pride and Prejudice while I write

🌻 create a summer playlist

🌻 tie dye something

🌻 make a new dessert

🌻 write every day, even it's just a journal

🌻 learn a new dance

🌻 do a photoshoot





🌻 take an early morning hike

🌻 spend the whole day outside

🌻 make lemonade

🌻 purge

🌻 save money

🌻 read at least five books off of my Goodreads TBR

🌻 find a new booktuber to watch

🌻 discover new bloggers

🌻 make aesthetic reels for my stories

🌻 finish a journal

🌻 batch create book reviews and blog posts


Eeh, and there you are! I had so much fun writing all those. I hope you enjoyed them, and feel free to steal some of them if you want to! I'd love to see you do this!


What is on your summer bucket list? Have you ever made flower crowns? What was your favourite item? Do you like thrifting? Aren't sunrises lovely? I'd love to know! <3


Cheers!


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Laura Boone
Laura Boone
Jul 14, 2023

Ahhh, this was so much fun to read and so inspiring!

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
Jul 24, 2023
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Aw, thank you, Laura! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! <3

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Elizabeth Burton
Elizabeth Burton
Jul 02, 2023

I love all of these, Deigan! Making a scrapbook of the conference sounds is a wonderful idea! I’m going to have to do that.

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
Jul 03, 2023
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Eeh, thank you so much, Elizabeth! Ah, I can't wait to do that! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! <3

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avasparkles601
avasparkles601
Jul 01, 2023

Eep, Deigan, I love this so much!!!! So aesthetic and happy and summery. Ahhhh ❤️ I'm going to bookmark this to come back to when I need summer inspiration. Yesss the Conference!! I'll miss being there too (😭)... you'll have to tell me all about it on Ydubs 😄

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
Jul 03, 2023
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Aw, thank you SO much, Ava!! 🤗 I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Aw, thank you! Aaah, I will miss you too! 😭 I definitely will!! <3

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shaysscribbles
Jun 30, 2023

Of course. You had to one up me. 😑🤣 Just kidding!! This is totally epic, girl!!! I hope you're able to complete it all!! You have so many fun things planned and it all sounds so amazing! Have fun!! 🤗💙

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shaysscribbles
Jul 04, 2023
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Lol!! 🤣 I'm just joking with you girl! 😆 Your list is totally epic!! 🤗💙

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Guest
Jun 30, 2023

This post is so aesthetic and summery, I love it! I want to do my own at home writing retreat, that sounds like it would be just *lovely*, doesn’t it?

—Leah Grace

thegracehaus.wordpress.com

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
Jul 03, 2023
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Aw, thank you so much! Yes, that would be! 😍 I'm so glad you enjoyed this! <3

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