5 SUMMER ESSENTIALS

Whether you are on a summer vacay as the young insta peeps call it or preparing to go on one before hitting the hustle and bustle of life, one NEEDS to be PREPARED for the summer vaction. As someone who loves travelling but hates packing, I’ve found that these summer essentials has made life as a back packer so much more enjoyable whether I pack light or heavy (cause a girl simply cannot have enough clothes on holiday)

SUMMER ESSENTIAL #1 : SUNSCREEN

Yes, sounds crazy but the recipe to a great summer vacation: SUNSCREEN. With all the tanning, chilling by the pool, wandering the streets or just chilling under the sun, your skins NEEDS protection. This is not only protection from the harsh UV rays that come with the sun cause seriously who wants to spend half their holiday nursing sun burnt skin when you can have endless FUN IN THE SUN! *corny but it’s summer so allow me*

SUMMER ESSENTIAL #2 : WATER

Another obvious but yet so essential. As much as sunscreen helps with protecting the precious summer glow on your skin so does H2O yes water. Keeping hydrated during the summer heat is important as one tends to lose a lot of water through sweat and lets not forget the anti aging benefits water has as we soak up the sun so drink on and stay young forever.

SUMMER ESSENTIAL #3 :A GOOD BOOK

Now we all know summer vacations are meant for sitting back, relaxing and just escaping reality. As much as chilling by the pool brings forth that much needed escape but nothing comes close to escaping reality like a good book. Sounds weird cause the whole point of a summer vacation is to escape the dreaded books but there is something about a good book on vacation. See a good book is not one of those prescribed books for school or work but rather a book chosen by yourself FOR YOURSELF so sit back, laze around the pool and get lost in the pages of your favorite book.

SUMMER ESSENTIAL #4 : PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES

In the technological era we are living in, one cannot go on holiday without snapping a couple selfies, OOTD/N (Outfit of the day/night) and ofcourse food. Unfortunately people focus so much on getting the picture perfect instagram snap that they sometimes if not often neglect to capture the moment, those unsolicited moments where everything is perfect. Capture the moments, the very moments you feel most alive like Warsan Shire says “Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself-what you are wearing, who you are around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat”

SUMMER ESSENTIAL #5: Good Company

Saving the very BEST for last cause whether you sightseeing or conquering your fears, having someone next to you to share in the moment where you feel most alive is the most priceless thing. So whether family or friends, create memories with those closest to you cause it is in those moments that you fall in love with life

With these summer essentials, I hope you “every once in a while, take off your life and rest”