Happy Tuesday, friends! I thought I'd talk about some unpopular opinions today, but it's the summer edition. I'll jump in!
Watermelon is overrated. Hi! My name is Jennifer, and I do not enjoy watermelon. Honestly, the second I take a bite of it, it gives me heartburn. I have never enjoyed watermelon, and my boys never ate it growing up, unless Big Daddy had some at their house that he'd already cut up and taken the seeds out of. I know, I know...
Sometimes I think that movies are too long and should be shorter. It's not true that I think this of every movie, but here lately, my attention span is short when it comes to movies. The movie Maverick was not like this for me; remember when it came out a few summers ago? It was the movie of the summer, which is something I miss! It seems like there are fewer summer blockbuster movies now than ever before.
Waking up early is better than staying up late! You know I have always thought this. This goes back a long time for me; I was always the first one to fall asleep at slumber parties when I was growing up, and you all know what they did to the girl who fell asleep first! This easily could have been one of the many that I attended growing up.
In fact, I think this is why Saved By the Bell was so popular when I was younger, it looked an awful lot like real life.
Crocs are comfortable and stylish. True and true!
I love these! I also love their sandals. I don't feel this way about the actual Croc shoe that we all know and love, and though they may not be stylish, they sure are comfortable.
These aren't stylish either, but I wear them around the house for the same reason that I like Crocs.
Sunbathing is boring. I would rather do literally anything than lay in the sun for this past-time. This is why I love to be in the water; I'd much rather to be swimming or floating than laying out. I have felt like this all of my life, even as a teenager.
Makeup is unnecessary in the summer. I'm not saying I don't wear it in the summer, but it's less needed, that's for sure. I don't like to get sun on my face, so I always wear my Whoa Glow to the pool (
click here to see what Whoa Glow is), along with the Elf Hydration lotion and lipstick every single time. All of those things prevent me from burning, but also allow my face to get a nice glow that is healthy.
Reading is every bit as good as traveling in the summer! Thanks to the books I've been reading lately, I've spent time in NYC, and now I'm in Italy. This is why I love to read; a gifted writer has the ability to make you feel like you're seeing what you're reading. I'll give you a little spoiler of what I'm reading right now, even though I won't share about the books I read this month until Thursday, July 4th.
On the topic of reading, do you remember this speech? Can you name the show it's from and the character who gave it to the audience? Where were they and what were they doing?
"I live in two worlds. One is a world of books. I’ve been a resident of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, hunted the white whale aboard the Pequod, fought alongside Napoleon, sailed a raft with Huck and Jim, committed absurdities with Ignatius J. Reilly, rode a sad train with Anna Karenina and strolled down Swann’s Way. It’s a rewarding world, but my second one is by far superior. My second one is populated with characters slightly less eccentric, but supremely real, made of flesh and bone, full of love, who are my ultimate inspiration for everything. My mother never gave me any idea that I couldn’t do whatever I wanted to do or be whomever I wanted to be. She filled our house with love and fun and books and music, unflagging in her efforts to give me role models from Jane Austen to Eudora Welty to Patti Smith. As she guided me through these incredible eighteen years, I don’t know if she ever realized that the person I most wanted to be was her. Thank you, Mom: you are my guidepost for everything.”
Speaking of traveling, it's such a hassle to do it in the summer. Again, I'm not saying I won't, but it's decidedly more crowded when I do! That being said, I will be able to skip the longest lines at the airport this summer, thanks to being TSA prechecked.
Outdoor concerts are uncomfortable. Maybe it's not where you are, and it's not always like that here, but it's something else I don't love doing in the summer! It's usually too humid and buggy to sit outside for too long.
What are your unpopular opinions in the summer? I'd love to hear them! I hope we can all still be friends after you read this today. 😉 Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all!
Jenn 🖤
p.s. I'm linking up with
Joanne for today's blog post.
