Hammock Time
As the post previous to this one stated, people reading this site are more likely to be people who like to do activities. Climbing, hiking, camping, or running can all be pretty intense physical activity, but there are some outdoor activities that you can perform without having to exert energy. For instance, you could cruise around in a boat, organize a picnic in the park, lounge around by the pool, or, one of my personal favorites–spend some time in a hammock.
I came home yesterday to Nashua, New Hampshire, from Boston, Massachusetts. It was a beautiful day outside and while my sisters were doing homework, I was wandering around the house trying to find something to do. Yes, there were some productive things that I could have been doing such as looking into the books I am going to have to buy for next semester’s classes, but after the third week, out of four, of training for my job as an Orientation Leader, I just wanted to do something relaxing. I remembered that I had brought along the book that we are supposed to read because it is this year’s First-Pages assignment for all incoming First Years at Northeastern University. The staff is supposed to read it in order to become acquainted with it and to promote it to the First-Years. Just in case you are wondering, the book is titled Beautiful Boy and is written by David Sheff.
I sat down on my couch and began to read the book, but then I thought to myself why am I not reading this outside? Noticing that the hammock had yet to be set up, I walked to the porch and carried the parts of the hammock down the stairs and to the outside porch. Setting the hammock up took about five minutes, so in pretty much no time, I had created the perfect spot to read. I was shaded by the trees, experiencing the warmth of summer days, and best of all, outside. As I rocked back and forth smoothly and slowly, I read in my hammock for hours and finished an amazing book.
