end of July?

Today is July 26th. That is the end of July.

***END OF JULY!***

How is it that summer does that. It was just getting ready to start a second ago.

I had so many plans for how we would be spend the summer - resting, reading, having fun, painting, swimming, exercising and getting in shape, get togethers with friends, naps, organizing my house and even the perfect plan for teaching my children responsibility.

And now the count down is on to the end of summer. School is around the corner, literally (for us in a UPS truck bringing curriculum as I speak) and the hard decisions for the best way to use the last precious weeks are upon me. My mind instinctively goes to the things I can "cross off the list", that I can get done. Because life will be easier if I get it organized perfectly before I start. (Somewhere, in time, my husband will laugh about the truth of that statement in my life).

I think I am going to challenge myself and try and do a lil of each. I know - a shocking thought - but you can actually do a little of each. I can paint a lil in an office that is not perfectly organized. I can read a chapter - take a nap and then hang with the boys. I can clean the garage and then enjoy the night on the porch with my guys. (Again, somewhere in time, my husband will be real excited about that thought).

As I talk with the women in my life - I am finding that we all struggle with the issue of balance. Finding it, keeping it and actually living it and not just hoping for it.

For today - I am off to take baby steps