The End of Summer
Summer is winding down. For many kids in my area, school begins this year on September 1. That gives us three weeks left of our looser structured days. I've learned over the years that summer works better for my family if we maintain some sort of structure. My daughter especially, gets a little too cranky when things are too loose. So again, it's the art of balance. How to provide enough structure to keep everyone balanced but loose enough that we can be spontaneous some days to take off and do whatever moves us. I'm a work in progress in the area of spontaneity . I tend to get focused on what "needs to be done" and think less about just taking off or flaking out for the day. I had a wonderful experience of this a few weeks ago. There's been a lack of posts in the last month due to the craziness of the remodeling going on at home. Every spare moment I've been running to various home centers to pick up needed supplies , or hurriedly getting my part of th...