July marks a soft change point. The light remains at least, and time seems to have the possibility of possibility. This is the half-marked yearIf we are encouraged to reflect on where we come from and root more intentionally than where we go. The weather reminds us that joy is not necessarily greater – sometimes, it’s a bowl selected berries, a walking ends with wild wild wildflowers, or a day to work on your velocity.
As we move to the heart of the summer, the invitation is simple, soak, staying at the moment, and to condemn the beauty in front of you. Ahead, discover 31 things full of joy in July to help you make the most of the day suffer.
Image above from Our interview with Lauren Ireland by Emma Bassill.
31 things to do in July to make every number of count
Some of us have wrapped the sun with salted salt and sandy feet. Some found to be relieved to slow down – a walk in the morning, a fresh glass of something cold, a good book in the shadow. However, you spend your time, July is an invitation to live more perfectly, a little today.
Let every day be your own little celebration. Below, you will find 31 things to do in July to inspire, bring it easy, and make it a moon moon.
July 1-8
1. Check your goals. We have six months and have six months left in 2025 – no better time to reflect on the goals you put at the beginning of the year. What is the matter? Do you have goals you can blow? Reframe and reset, and take this second half by storm.
2. Take a location less traveling during the day. Choose a direction and go – no map, no plans, curiosity. Look for the road to the road, stop the swimming hole, and let your content wander in shelter.
3. Cook a meal outside the outside. Even if you’re not a grill master, you can still cook a delicious dinner outside Picnic-friendly foods. If you could stand up to warmth and mosquitoes enough, Make a beautiful table and enjoy Al Fresco Vibes.
4. Host a slow brunch. Invite friends for a mid-morning brunch. Fruit stone, soft scrambled eggs, and fresh plant plants snapped from your Windowsill.
5. Go Strawberry Picking. Take advantage of the strawberry weather! Nothing is better than getting up early, beat the crowds, and at home that leading the baskets of fresh fruit. And of course, you should make a Sweet treatment of strawberry in your choices.
6. Try a five-minute Grounding practice. Before you reach out for your phone every morning, put your foot on the floor, turn your eyes off, and check out: What do I need now? What do I want to feel?
7. Have a deliberate date of the night. While we like to put on a show and have a comfortable night in our kindness, 2025 all experienced many innovations. These questions designed to help you switch your conversations and learn more about your partner.
8. Plan your space outside. Camille’s The replacement of the Mediterranean river motivates us to all make our backyards and patios a refuge outside. Make your dreams come true Backeyling flowering ideas Full of tips to suit any space.
July 9-15
9. Start your favorite book again. While I’m all about choosing the newest new reading, available Nothing can soothe more than changing your favorite books. There is no pressure to focus well, no major commitments to make – just a pure pleasure. Any book you can imagine yourself putting the beach with a lot of time without stopping, that’s the reader. Head to the library, a bookstore, or your Libby app and it happens.
10. Go to night swimming. Some of my favorite childhood memories make up the night swimming in the lake’s family. Remove the jump (literally) and Know the happiness of yourself July.
11. Make something with your hands. Canal your screen and try something authentic-The flower arrangementThe clay is wind, a watercolor sketch. Whatever calls you, follow that.
12. Curate your summer. Even if it’s a body oil, a linen spray, or your going to smell, choose a scent to take you to July. The memory lives in the fragrance – make it end.
14. Wasting your garden (or starting one). Planting is a great way to spend time in the sun. Plant something new if you have a garden to go, or finally start one if you haven’t already. Camille’s building on his green thumb and not enough. Steal His gardening tips And grow!
15. Hold up the rest. Use the month in July to get a good rest routine before the end of the summer. July Your Invitation to Build a Rest Ritual-Daily Silence, No Sleepy Sleepor time is simply spent doing anything.
July 16-22
16. Go to a concert outside. Most cities and larger cities host music events outside the summer. Do a little research and exit to support local bands. Don’t forget the snacks!
17. Stargagaze. Go on vacation vacation, while camping, or your backyard. Download a free app like Skyview Lite to know all the stars and constellations you have found. Also keep your eyes for shooting stars.
18. Read sync sync. Laughing how to move your energy throughout the month. attempt Sync your foods,, exerciseand Skincode In your hormonal rhythms – and notice how your body’s feelings are supported.
19. Visit an aquarium. If the weather is hot, I am at a lake or stay cool in a place with AC. In the later case, a museum or an aquarium will always win. If there is no one in your area, check its deep sea Scroll to the illustration. It is seriously addictive.
20. Celebrating National Ice Cream Day. What is a better way to cool than Ice cream? Choose some pints of Best Vanilla Ice CreamsTry one of these Healthy ice cream recipesOr just get a spoon and a bowl and celebrate yourself.
21. There is a picnic. Prep and pack your favorite Picnic Recipeswhip a pitcher iced tea, and find the perfect place to minimize your blanket. Is there a better way to spend a summer night?
22. Attending a party on the block. Bring some food and stop. There is no better way to know your neighbors.
July 23-31
23. Clean your wardrobe. If you are looking for productive things to do in July, try Clearing your wardrobe. You may feel like you RIGHTEOUS Finished spring cleaning, but now is the perfect time to sell or donate summer clothes from the previous time you do not end up wearing. And you can always reorganize to provide room for future summer sale.
24. Get a family bike ride. Wrap a picnic and stop in a place that is nice for lunch on the road. (Yes, everything is just an excuse for a picnic.)
25. Create a seasonal bouquet. If you go Trader Joe’s Or visit your favorite local florist, choose a few different flowers and arrange an arrangement to ease your home. Bonus points when you make an extra one to share with a friend.
26. Find a local farmer’s market and cook dinner with what you buy. Wondering what July would do all the best summer food? Check our guide to What is the weather. Support local vendors by visiting your nearest farmer’s market and to eat what you find.
27. There is a 90s movie salet if so hot outside. If the heat is gonna be shut up on you, leaning. Cue up a nostalgic 90s movie night-Continning comfort, connection, and no haste is anywhere else.
28. Read a quintessential summer book. Some things feel like summer than a book you don’t put. If you’re in the pool, in the park, or cited in bed with a fan pointing your way, lost a story that seems to be the light of the sun. I just picked up This is a love story By Annabel Monaghan, and this is exactly kind of feeling well, perfectly reading July in July.
29. Go to a baseball game. Nothing shouted in the summer like baseball and hot dogs. I just went to a game of Cubs and while I didn’t call myself the biggest baseball fan, I had the best time to get out and connecting to the game force.
30. Go to the water. Take a salend to a paddle, take a surf lesson, or go to a boat. However, you enjoy water, don’t be afraid to read your hair.
31. Damn of the month and make new goals for August. See all this month is brought to your life. Have you met new people? Experience new opportunities? Learn new things? In your journal, write down what is good and what you want to happen in another month. Then, do that positive energy and shine it with an amazing August.
A month of simple happiness
Allow the July month that reminds you of happiness to be found in speed. That beauty is before the afternoon, the fresh peach, the silent walk in golden time. As we continue to come in August, you will bring the wide you do-and guide it what is next next.
