I've got some serious enthusiasm and momentum heading into this summer. As much as I am aware that I am negatively affected by the weather in the month of February, and I just as aware by how positively affected I am by glorious days in May. And now it's a stunning, sunny June first and my kids and I just returned from a country drive to get chicken food, discovered a new park, had a nice conversation with another mom at the new park, came home and ate popsicles and now I'm about to bust open I'm so happy that it's summer!!!
While spotting my kids on every precarious thing at the park I was thinking through my summer goals. I'm not going crazy, but I think these things are good goals that will make for a well-lived summer:
1. Visit a new park every week. So far we're 2 for 2 on this one. Last week I found a park while following signs for a garage sale that I later took the kids to. They loved it. And I adored it because there weren't zillions of kids there. I think the hidden parks, tucked into subdivisions are little gems to be discovered. I'm out to find them all.
2. I just signed up for this e-course and I'm so thrilled. Any tips or tricks I could learn about better organizing my mornings for a smoother start to my day are very, very welcome in my life. For $16, I just don't think I can go wrong.
3. I've invited seven local friends to my house this summer to meet up seven times for a Bible Study. I found one at Lifeway called Why Do you Believe That? and I'm really excited about this intentional time to be with these ladies. They're friends I wish I got to see more often, and this is going to make it happen.
4. I have my first Girls Golf meeting tonight. So excited to get these six dates on the calendar. Based on my game last year, I think we're all pretty confident my belly won't hinder my score. It might even help me keep my body low through my entire swing.
5. Read books. I'd love to say one a week. I don't know if that will happen, but what a summer it if would! So far I'm on track, and I'm in love with the characters of The Yearling, just like Rory said I would be.
1. New park each week
2. Make Over my Mornings
3. Women's Bible Study
4. Girls Golf
5. A book every week or so
Fun, fun, fun. I feel the ticker with a new baby coming at the end of September. I know my life is going to greatly change again this fall. But until then I'm going to soak up this little pocket of time when my kids are so fantastically independent and I can do these things that feel downright indulgent. Ah, life is good!
(Can you tell I've had my Vitamin D today? The actual sunshine kind? I'm just a little enthused...)
And, just a friendly reminder to the incredible list my ecfe teacher gave to us last summer...if you're looking for more things to do! Click on this link for places to visit in the Twin Cities (mostly south metro) and this link for ideas of things to do at home. (A great list for ideas when you're kids need inspiration... but don't get sucked into thinking you need to be the cruise ship director of your kids summer!)
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