Life's worth living.

Summer is coming to an end and I can feel myself fighting it!!! I know I said this last month, but I’ve seriously had the BEST summer and I’m so so sad it’s almost over. I love my job. So much. But dang do I love summer break even more.  I literally got off the plane this morning from the best beach vacation ever so I’m still coming down from that post vacation bliss! My friend and I went to visit some other friends in Florida for almost a week and it was such a relaxing and refreshing time. I’ve always loved lounging at the beach but for some reason this go around, I didn't want to get out of the water. I felt so free and so happy swimming around out there like a big goober. Being in the ocean feels vulnerable and exhilarating at the same time.  I’d say the lesson I’ve learned/am learning in July is to shake things up a bit. I’ve realized I’ve become extremely set in my ways. I have created a life that I love but I need to guard against too much comfort. I can get settled dow...

Well. It’s July 1st so I missed the cut off for my June blog. And truthfully, I don’t have much to say about June. It was a wonderful month but a very low-key month. I mostly lived a slow paced life. It’s been exactly the month I’ve needed and wanted.   Slow and restful and calm.  Don’t get me wrong, I definitely did stuff this month too! I’ve been able to spend tons of quality time with my family plus I got to spend time with a handful of friends that I don’t often see. I also had some out of the norm adventures that were very enjoyable. I’ve met new people and visited with friends I’ve had for years. There has been a lot of sweetness in my little corner of the world this month.  I joined a new gym so I’ve been doing that five or six days a week. Which has been good for me too. It feels like a move in the right direction.  I accomplished my goal for the month which was to get 10,000 steps every day. I set that goal because I know I am feeling lazy and in the summer ...