What Does It Mean to be Productive, Exactly?

This summer, I've been struggling with all this extra time I've been afforded. For a high school student like me, summer means 2 and a half months of free time in which the options are limitless.
Or so we fool ourselves to believe.

In fact, many of us have expectations put upon us by our counselors, college admissions, parents, friends, and ourselves.
"What did you do this summer?" is a loaded question, that can be followed up by an array of loaded answers.

"What did you do this summer?" Absolutely kills me. In some cases, it's an effort to size people up, to make comparisons and to judge.
And sometimes it's an innocent question asked out of pure interest that unintentionally sets the inquired party on the defensive.
Do you answer with the volunteer work you performed in an underprivileged area, or the expensive vacation to a tropical island your parents paid for? Or is your main pride the job that you worked full time at and helped earn the down payment for your new car? Maybe the pool that you had put in, or the competition you won, or the travel team you joined. Anything.

I've been so conflicted on what my usage of this time really means. Does the fact that I knitted a pair of socks instead of going to practice for some sport really mean that I wasted my time? Or that I stay home and make sure the house is clean before my parents get home, what does that mean? That my priorities aren't in order? That I should be working my ass off for money to pay for a car or clothes or to put away for college? That I should be doing "important" things so college admissions panels know that I'm willing to do anything to get into college?

And then I have to think about what it means about my existence. What am I doing to achieve my purpose? And my answer to myself for the time being is "I have no idea". All I know is that I have a job I love, friends that I'm incredibly lucky to know, and the freedom to write what I want, create what I want, and spend time with my family. Let people say what they will, but I'm making my own decisions right now and that is all that matters.