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How to Avoid The End of Summer Blues

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Avoid The End of Summer Blues
Avoid The End of Summer Blues

Bummed out about summer coming to an end? Cheer up! There are ways to avoid the end of summer blues!!!!

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Enjoy your last remaining days of summer outdoors. You'll want to soak up the sun as much as possible these last few days of summer! Go outside and go for walks, take up swimming, and do some BBQing. If you know that you used your last days well and to their full potential, you won't feel so depressed once summer is gone.

  2. Step 2

    Take some pictures. Capture your beautiful summer days forever in snapshots. You'll be able to look back at all your photos during the colder months and still feel a bit of warmth inside from your memories.

  3. Step 3

    Plan ahead. Marking dates on calendars months in advance can keep ourselves happy by having upcoming plans. Though summer will be done with, you'll still have that one plan to look forward to and somehow the colder months won't seem so bad after all.

  4. Step 4

    Keep busy. If you keep active during these last few days, you won't even have time to dwell on the passing summer.

  5. Step 5

    Acknowledge good things about the fall and winter months. Every month seems to have something good buried within it... Find what the goodness is. For example, December has Christmas, which means you'll be with your loved ones. February has Valentine's Day, a day to share love.

  6. Step 6

    Know that summer will return. As you age months go by faster and faster each year. Summer will be just around the corner once more and you'll be smiling ear to ear again!

Tips & Warnings
  • Spend your days with friends. They'll always be the ones to keep your spirits up no matter what.
  • Don't be a downer. You don't want to spend your last summer days sad.

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LilacGirl said

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on 8/15/2008 These are all good ideas!

minnie002 said

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on 8/14/2008 Awsome ideas!

L1onherd said

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on 8/14/2008 great article

oneloved said

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on 8/14/2008 Good reminders! I love autumn too, it's my favorite season. But I do dread winter! :)

klnygaard said

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on 8/14/2008 great ideas. Love the pic

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