In the highly-researched opinion of this Mom of the Year (read: inordinate amount of Us Weekly and Star magazines devoured page-by-page), this is the current Summer It List. Chime in with your additions, my friends!
1. Betty White. Seriously, what is the deal?! How do you peak at 90? This reeks very suspiciously of being other-worldly…this woman rocks.
2. Fun summer drink recipes. Gone are the days of a nice crisp chilled white wine. Pinterest has upped the anty and time to break out the strawberries, the mojitos, and the million and one strawberry mojito recipes.
3. Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas. Oh wait, crap. I think this may just be in our house with our super-resistant-to-change toddler who doesn’t see any need to distinguish between the seasons. Queue up Mickey Christmas for the 100th time this week…
4. The London 2012 Olympics. Not a fan and irked that your regular programming will be pushed aside? Too bad. Dedicate your whole life to rocking out a particular sport and pushing your body behind human limits, and airtime is granted.5. Tom Cruise. Yeah, I don’t like him either–who can’t help but fear for Katie that he has gone completely Church-of-Scientology-controlling-crazy on her?? But the thing is, if he can rock it out that hard at 49 (in Rock of Ages), you have to give him credit.
6. The park. As in, your neighborhood park. Yeah, it’s a big deal. It’s crowded. Parents love it. Kids love. It’s free, it’s fun–go get your play on.
7. Twitter. Still don’t get it. Still don’t like it. Yes, I’m probably the only person in America who feels this way. Regardless of what I think, it’s a BIG FREAKIN’ DEAL. You should probably get on board.
8. The Thirty-One Large Utility Tote. I could fit both of my children and our 70 lb. chocolate lab in here. I love it. I can’t even tell you all the stuff I use this for. With summer travels and activities, I could easily use about 10 of these. Snatch one up without hestitation.9. Kim Kardashian’s curves. How do these killer things ALWAYS work for her? And love that she isn’t afraid to shamelessly flaunt them.
10. Movies. I’m talking about the real stuff–the in-the-movie-theater stuff. Apparently, theaters still exist and people still go–or so I hear (not that my husband and I never go or anything…:) ) Ever hear of cute little flicks like The Avengers? The Amazing Spiderman? The Dark Knight Rises? Yeah, chalk it up for the summer blockbusters.
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Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.
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