Happy Sunday! How’s it going in your neck of the woods? I’ve hit the point in summer where I’m still in the happy haze of slower days, but my body is gearing up for the busy months I know are coming. Back to school. Holiday stuff. I feel like I need to start getting my life in order. Which is probably why I wrote this post: mostly as inspo for myself.
You too, maybe?
Maybe. But for now, let’s take a few and scroll.
The safety of a packed calendar: when busyness shields you from your feelings. Oof, this one hit home. I’ve definitely used busyness to keep hard feelings at bay. This article, written by a therapist, is so good—it unpacks what’s going on with the overstuffed calendar, and how to gently begin to reverse this cycle.
18 little good things of summer. This season is full so many small joys. Mine? Sipping a cold drink on a hot day, whether I’m on the patio or in the boat. Dinners outside at night with the family. Watching Walter swim in the lake. Bliss.
I just started training for my dream career at 52. Repeat after me: there’s no such thing as “too late.”
An insanely good can-opener trick I can’t believe I’ve ever thought of before?? Why has no one figured this out before now?? Genius!
