{"id":447,"date":"2015-07-22T03:18:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T07:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/?p=447"},"modified":"2015-07-29T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T18:39:06","slug":"how-to-enjoy-summer-when-youre-working-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/07\/22\/how-to-enjoy-summer-when-youre-working-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enjoy summer when you&#8217;re working (or not)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Summer takes on a whole new meaning after graduation. For most of the working world summer vacation is cut from three glorious months down to just a week or two. And, if you were lucky enough to have had outdoor summer jobs, the transition to spending most of your day indoors can be a rough one.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/summer-dogs.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-475 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/summer-dogs.gif?resize=499%2C310\" alt=\"summer dogs\" width=\"499\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But starting your first job doesn\u2019t mean you have to miss out on all the summer fun. Bike to work, grab ice cream at lunch, hit up an outdoor happy hour \u2013 with a little imagination and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/15-little-ways-to-enjoy-the-summer-when-youre-trapped-in-the-office\" target=\"_blank\">these tips<\/a>, you can take back your summer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/15-little-ways-to-enjoy-the-summer-when-youre-trapped-in-the-office\" target=\"_blank\">15 Ways to Celebrate Summer When You&#8217;re Trapped in the Office<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having the opposite problem?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/chris-traeger-certain.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/07\/22\/how-to-enjoy-summer-when-youre-working-or-not\/chris-traeger-certain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/chris-traeger-certain.gif?fit=500%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chris-traeger-certain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/chris-traeger-certain.gif?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/chris-traeger-certain.gif?fit=500%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/07\/chris-traeger-certain.gif?resize=500%2C250\" alt=\"chris-traeger-certain\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;re having a hard time enjoying your summer because you\u2019re stressing over finding a job, we have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/carolinekee\/what-is-life-help\" target=\"_blank\">a guide<\/a> for you too. We especially like 3, 5, 13, 18, 28, 32 and 34.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/carolinekee\/what-is-life-help\" target=\"_blank\">35 Ways to Feel Like You Have Your Shit Together After College<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whatever you&#8217;re doing &#8211; get outside, soak up some Vitamin D and have fun this summer.\u00a0You survived the coldest winter in Burlington&#8217;s history (well, it felt like it anyway), you deserve it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer takes on a whole new meaning after graduation. For most of the working world summer vacation is cut from three glorious months down to just a week or two. 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