How to be Summer-Sexy all year long

Taking time to savor the details of summer makes me look and feel like summer.



In summer, I eat lighter and play longer. I use cucumber face wash in the

morning. I wear SPF 45 and Dr. Pepper chapstick. I wear lace tanktops and

cheap flipflops. I'll steam an artichoke and eat the heart with lemon. I buy

raspberries from the farmers' market on Sunday. I sport sunglasses that are

too large for my cheekbones and drink cherry beer on a rooftop bar. I hike

the flatirons and visit the flamingos at the zoo. I spring from the diving

board with confidence.



I'll go canoeing, lie back, and let cloud patterns form above me. I sink bare

toes into newly cut grass. I'll perform underwater summersaults and let the

chlorine linger in my braid. I treasure picnics and campsites by the river. I

covet beach towels, fragments of seashells, eating slices of pear off of the

knife. I kick my feet up onto the balcony chairs and earn my favorite

freckles.



Summer is not a season - it's a state of being.