When I feel like I’m not enjoying a season enough, I turn to Bella Grace for advice. Just one quick browse of their seasonal suggestions, and I remember what I’m supposed to be doing: feeling gratitude for life. So here on this hot and humid summer Friday is a Bella Grace list of 25 ways to enjoy the whimsical nature of summer. Enjoy!

If it is sunny today, then take 10 minutes to bask in the glow of gratitude. Bring nothing but a thankful heart with you outside.  If you can free up your schedule, then invite a friend over for lemonade and scones. Make it fancy with striped straws and lace napkins.

If you haven’t called home lately, then do so and tell the person who answers a favorite summer memory they were a part of.

If you are hungry, then go to an ethnic restaurant you’ve never tried before. Invite a friend to dine with you and pretend you are food critics. Tip well out of sheer kindness.

If you want to dip into your boho style, then go to a local string of vintage/antique shops and put together an outfit worthy of your unconventional elegance.

If you are feeling ordinary, then recognize what an extraordinary privilege it is to be so! Go to the magazine racks and imagine if your face were on every cover. Buy big sunglasses to avoid the imaginary paparazzi, and go dwell in your extraordinary ordinary day.

If you feel like you’re missing your youth, then go to the library and rent all of the favorite books you read as a child. Curl up with your old teddy and read the stories aloud in the characters’ voices.

If you are near a cemetery, then take some time to honor the lives that have passed before you. Walk slowly, and read the names of those who walked this journey and have now moved on to the next. Imagine what their lives were like.

If you are feeling adventurous, then get in your car with no phone, no map, and no agenda of when to be back. Get lost on purpose; turn by turn, just drive.

If you need some love, then take the afternoon to go to a local humane society. Take your time meeting new furry babies. Snuggle and surround yourself with purring perfection and puppy kisses. If you have some spare change, then donate!

If you have a new notebook and favorite pen, then make it a dedicated space for lists. Make one page a list of favorite people. Make another page a list of the places where you want to travel. Try to compose a list of the sounds that make your heart beat faster. Fill the rest of the pages as inspired list ideas come to you.

If you have a significant other, then spend a day together where everything is their choice. Be as selflessly, arduously in love as you can be. Get lost in the bliss of not needing to make a decision and delighting in the company of only the two of you. Schedule another day in the future that is all about you. If you are single, then be bold in loving yourself! Make confidence your mate, and take yourself on a well-earned date for one. t If you are feeling nostalgic, then go on a photo treasure hunt. Seek out pictures of past loves, long-ago friends, and lost family. Allow yourself to slip back into the memory captured in front of you, and reminisce at the beauty of that moment.

If you’re in a bad mood, then create a loud-song-only playlist. Sing along until your throat hurts. Turn up the volume until your ears ring. Soothe your soul with listless lyrics that feed your feisty spirit.

If you’re missing cooler weather, then celebrate winter for the day. Watch holiday movies. Make frozen hot chocolate. Crank up the air conditioning and make a fire in the fireplace. Wrap up in cozy blankets and get your comfort on.

If you have vacation days to spare, then call a few friends and plan an impromptu trip. Pack a bag and go! Meet somewhere between your destinations and make it the place to be. Rent a room at a bed-and-breakfast, book massages and mani/pedis. Grab the newest bestseller and recharge together!

If you feel like learning, then explore the museums in your city. Take a weekend to tour two or three of the leading art, science, and history hot spots around you. Take notes. Take pictures. Immerse yourself in the culture of which you are a part.

If you have a sweet tooth, then find a new local bakery to visit. Order the most delectable thing on the menu. Didn’t you know summer-sweet calories don’t count?

If you are blessed with a thunderstorm, then embrace every moment of it! Turn off all the lights in your house and burn candles. Cuddle under a blanket made of only the softest material, and sink into a new novel that you read cover-to-cover.

If you’re feeling restless, then have a get-up-and-go day. Pack a backpack with water, snacks, a book, and sunscreen. Leave the moment you wake up and don’t come home until well after the stars have come out. Track your day hour to hour and see just how much you can accomplish when you’re on the go.

If you feel the sea calling you, then answer your inner mermaid and find the water. Whether a river, pond, lake, ocean, or puddle, put on a cute suit and own your inner magic.

If you are sad summer is ending, then be in denial. Watch a marathon of summer movie titles. Go to the beach one more time. Build a sandcastle. Grill summer squash and carve a watermelon into thick, ripe slices. Refuse to say goodbye to the sunshine and watch it boldly as it slips down the horizon line.