June is the Friday night of summer

9 unexpected ways to cultivate a weekend vibe

I love summer. I really do. I love that the world is green, the light lasts into the evening, and that in my part of the world — except in the heat of mid-day — it’s often very pleasant to be outside. I love that the schedule shifts a bit and (for my family at least) there tends to be more open time.

To me, summer is the calendar equivalent of a weekend. That means June is the Friday night of summer. All is still possibility

Of course, many of us are still working during the summer, and we still have our usual household responsibilities. But as we head into this first part of summer, I think there are lots of ways to cultivate a weekend vibe, whatever day of the week it happens to be. Here are some of my favorites: