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10 Ideas for Your Summer Bucket List – for SLPs

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there's nothing like the start of summer to remind you that you have no hobbies, so start a summer bucket list!

I asked other SLPs on Instagram how they make the best use of their summer! Combined with things I’ve tried and their responses, I gathered a list of 10 ideas for your summer bucket list!

My Summer Bucket List Ideas

  1. Travel! Go somewhere new, even if it’s camping somewhere nearby for a weekend.
  2. Prep larger therapy activities. If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know that I’m not big on laminating, but if you’ve used the material over and over or know you would in the future, now is a great time to binge a Netflix series while prepping something HUGE (like my Cycles for Phonology Toolkit or my AAC Implementation Toolkit).
  3. Volunteer. Use your talents to do something meaningful without all the paperwork, data pressures, and stress!
  4. Turn off your work email. Disconnect from the SLP world as much as you’d like.
  5. Read every day. If you have kids, involve them! Check out this post of mine… all about my summer reads for 2019! I always include this on my summer bucket list!
  6. Clean an area of your house each week. This summer, I’m going room by room and decluttering and organizing.
  7. Try some new recipes. Summer is a great time to revamp how you eat and try out some new things! I love walking to the grocery store in the summer and buying as much as possible from farmer’s markets.
  8. Complete CEUs online! I looove binge watching online CEUs on SpeechPathology.com (not sponsored, just a fan and there’s lots of similar options!) in the summer. It’s weird but it’s kind of the best to curl up on the couch and not move all day (all in the name of learning… right?).
  9. Get outside (as much as possible). Walk your dogs. Go for a hike. Swim in a nearby lake or pool. I’ll be kayaking too!
  10. Reconnect with friends. Set a goal to reach out to somebody each week. Put effort into relationships that might have been neglected a bit during the school year. Get lunch with somebody during the work day!

I hope that gave you you some ideas of what to put on your summer bucket list! Make sure you’re making priorities for you professionally, personally, and just for fun! 🙂

Thanks for reading!

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Shannon

Shannon is a pediatric SLP and the creator behind Speechy Musings. As an SLP, she is most passionate about language, literacy, and AAC. Outside of being an SLP, she loves hiking, camping, dogs, and travel.

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I create speech therapy resources for busy pediatric SLPs who want to be effective at their jobs without sacrificing their personal lives.

I’ve been designing speech therapy materials since 2012 and am passionate about both SLP effectiveness and wellness. I started Speechy Musings my first year in graduate school as a way to share my SLP experiences, musings, and creative therapy ideas with other SLPs. More than 10 years later, I’m still at it! My resources combine my years of experience as an SLP with my love for reading research. I’m most passionate about literacy, AAC, and language interventions.

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