I certainly found time to relax over summer, though not in the ways I thought I would. As someone who really likes to travel, I went on a few little city breaks in Italy, Scotland and Ireland. I’ve spent my summer doing a lot of what I usually do, but with a much calmer attitude towards it all.
It’s been gorgeous, to do close to nothing with the people I love, and to take the time to reflect on what memories I have made
Rather than rushing around and making my holidays action-packed, I did my best to slow everything down. I café-hopped around Dublin and wandered the streets of sleepy church town Monselice in Italy, collecting postcards and journaling as I went. I ate my weight in pasta in Venice, I ran around like an excited child on a rainy North Berwick beach with my boyfriend.
Despite seeing some really beautiful things this summer, though, the most beautiful part was just being able not to rush it all. It’s been gorgeous, as boring as it sounds, to do close to nothing with the people I love, and to take the time to reflect on what memories I have made. In a way, it's made the summer seem a lot longer than it was, though it still feels too soon to be retreating back to the bustle of university life.
Rather than rushing around and making my holidays action-packed, I did my best to slow everything down
Going forward into September, I’d love to say that I’ll maintain this carefree attitude, though just from looking at the number of books in my reading list I don’t know that it will be achievable.
What I do know, though, is that autumn is here; which means that watching gossip girl in my pyjamas with an oat milk cappuccino might just be enough to make the whole experience bearable!