I’ve been making a list on my phone. The title is, “Summer Memory-Making.” While we haven’t officially hit astronomical summer yet, Memorial Day marked the informal start, and that’s when I thought to myself, “This summer, I want to create a memory every single day.”
It doesn’t have to be monumental, but every day, I want to do something that I know I’ll remember later. The truth is, I probably won’t recall the exact day it happened, but I’ll remember that time when _______.
So far, this list includes things like meaningful conversations, farmers markets, stopping by a library exhibit, a documentary, a local festival to try food from city restaurants, and an experience with a friend where we had a cocktail in one restaurant and then dinner in another. Most of my memorable experiences have cost nothing.
I’m enjoying this greatly, and I want to recommend it.
— Renee Roederer
Smuggling Grace 