Every year in the spring, I begin to make summer goals/ plans that I know I actually will not accomplish. I’m not sure if I’m the only one, but there’s just something about summer that makes me want to sit in the sun and not move for hours at a time. Maybe this summer I’ll get out of the rut, or not, either way, here are some things I’ve “committed” myself to so far.

1. Keeping a journal.

I think I have like 6 journals that start on the first day of summer on my bookshelf at home. All of which, start and end on the same day. I have a terrible memory, and the idea of...