 |
| 'Summerlandish: Do As I Say, Not As I Did' - Memoir by Summer Land |
With an eye-catching book cover and a humorous,
intriguing blurb, I initially thought ‘as if this chick’s real name is Summer
Land’ / ‘she’s my age, sounds egotistical and full of herself’. Really I
should’ve listened to every wise stranger that’s told me to never judge a book
by its cover.
After walking from the bookstore empty handed, I could
not stop thinking about Summer and her memoir. Whatever negative thought I had
constructed of her had altered into curiosity. There was no questioning it, she
had captivated me and I had to read her book.
 |
| 'Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History' - Unknown |
A week later I made it my mission to make that
purchase. On the journey home from the city, I could barely contain my excitement
to start reading her book. Now I’m not much of a reader, nor do written words
tend to draw emotion from me. However Summer Land’s prologue literally made me
belly laugh so loudly on the train that I accidently dropped the book and had
strangers looking over at me in curiosity. Little did they know what I was
reading was absolutely hysterical self-deprecating humour at its finest.
Unfortunately I do not want to ruin the prologue to readers who have no yet
read the book as it sets a wonderful tone for the rest of the book.
Summer Land is an attractive blonde-haired, blue-eyed
Aryan-looking Jew from USA. She is self-deprecating, has no shame but plenty of
self-respect and confidence. She speaks her mind and lacks a brain filter. Her
love for toilet humour, poo and fart jokes are something I can strongly relate
to but is nothing I can admit to anyone but my best girlfriend and a small
handful of close guy friends. However what truly inspires and draws me closer
to Summer is that we share the same birth year and she has accomplished so
much!
 |
| Summer at 30weeks pregnant & looking absolutely dashing! |
I am not going to lie; I am envious of Summer Land. Her
birth name (explained early in her memoir) demands attention and draws
curiosity. Her confidence, positive nature, lack of inhibition and boundaries
are inspiring. There is a constant theme present in ‘Summerlandish’ of what
Summer wants, Summer Land gets. It’s not even an egotistical thing. If anything
it is a demonstration of her drive and determination to live life with no
regrets and to its absolute fullest. You get this great sense of Summer’s
persona that she lives life for herself but likes to have fun along the way.
Although she touches the lives of those
around her, she always remains true to herself. Without giving any spoilers
away, I think a great exhibition of Summer’s character is how she ended up with her partner.
In a
recent article of hers available on her blog about having it all, she
expresses while she feels grateful and accomplished with her newfound success;
she struggles with the continuous travel and hard work required to build her
profile, as well as guilt for being (or trying to be) a successful dedicated young
writer with a loving husband and a newborn baby girl. She recognises that
although she has responsibilities as a wife and a mother of a newborn baby, she
also has dreams, desires and aspirations she wants to fulfil.
I believe, especially after reading ‘Summerlandish’,
if there is anything you want to do in life, do it! Don’t think it over twice,
three times or four. By delaying your success, you are putting off the
inevitable. Yes you might do it tomorrow, just like that diet you promised to
do tomorrow five years ago. You may be young, stupid and naïve once, with
dreams that seem unrealistic and unachievable, however if you break those
dreams down and have that drive and dedication, you can achieve anything.
Summer
describes these outrageous dreams, role models and aspirations she had growing up.
From dressing provocatively as Julia Roberts from Pretty Woman in Primary
School, to being in a bookstore with a friend and fantasises having a
bestseller book on the shelf. Yes, it may appear audacious releasing a memoir
at a barely ripe young age of 25 years old, but Summer had proven she’s lives
one thousand lives in her short 25 years and is a clear representation of
achieving dreams. Also you should never be made to feel bad about your
successes. Especially if you worked hard to accomplish what you did and achieved
a (more than) positive result you did not foresee. Also do not let your age or
‘inexperience’ hinder you acting on your dreams. After all, there are fifty
year olds out there that have had far less excitable experiences as a
vivacious, young 26 year old akin to Summer Land.
* All photos credited to and found on Summer's website. While you're there, why not have a read of her blogs!
*'Summerlandish: Do As I Say, Not As I did' by Summer Land available on Booktopia
www.summerlandish.com
x
www.summerlandish.com
x
No comments:
Post a Comment