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My best energy

I read a book last year sometime (wish I could remember which one it was) that talked about being aware of the energy you share.  We each start the day with a limited amount.  Each day that amount is different.  Although there are things that demand our attention and energy (work, feeding our families, laundry, etc), we need to really try to reserve some of that core energy for our inner circle...whoever that may be. So many times we tend to get caught up in outer-circle demands and distractions and our energy gets sucked outside of the realm and people who need it most. For me, this is my honey and boys.  They definitely deserve my best reserve of energy.  And some days they demand it (girl...you know what I mean!).  But during the summer months, I find myself slipping into the all-to-familiar bad habits of checking social media too often, taking phone calls to catch up with my brother or friend that linger a little too long (for my kids liking), getti...

Too much fun

There is a part in the movie, Ratatouille, where the lead rat, Remy, finds some edible trash treasures and heads up to the top of a house in order to get struck by lightening, causing them to come together is a rush of flavor.  He closes his eyes and you see colorful fireworks...and imagine the explosion of flavor. Summertime reminds me of this scene in that it is a rush and a high of the combination of sunshine, lazy mornings, late nights including s'mores around fires, and long days at the pool.  I find myself in love with summer and at the same time ready to pull my hair out.  Although I do try my best to coordinate with my boys' friends when we go out for adventeres, there are days when I just need to stay home and pay bills, edit photos, send out billing for my husband's company, and clean.  Not to mention the mounds of laundry summer accumulates. The boys seem to ride this high...the explosion of flavor/fireworks...in thinking every day should be a grand ge...