Serenity

I woke up this morning to the sound of a very loud and repetitive harmonica followed by a squealing of, "MOM! Megan is going to squash my harmonica!!" - 7:30 a.m. I opened my door and heard, "Oh! Goooood moooorning Miss Courtney!" - 7:32 a.m. I ate breakfast and enjoyed a few minutes with the kids before they headed off to summer camp. The house instantly becomes quiet - 7:50 a.m. I pour myself a cup of coffee and head out to the sunshine with a book I haven't been able to keep my nose out of (Teaching with Poverty in Mind). I soak in the Vitamin D while filling my brain with ideas and strategies and excitement down to the very last page of the book, and then it is over - 8:25 a.m.

I'm in love with this summer. I'm not working as much as I'm used to in the summers, I'm definitely not living in the quiet household that I typically associate with summertime, I'm not spending as much time with friends (which includes not spending as much money) - but I truly am enjoying every minute of it just the way it is. I'm learning a lot about myself, what I like and what I don't like, what I need and what I don't need, what's important and what's not important, and I'm having loads of time to think about my future and where I'm going and what I want out of life. I don't mind getting up at 6:30am every morning and going to bed at 9:30 every night...it's a beautiful thing actually. I'm utilizing my daylight hours better, I'm soaking in every moment of sunlight and liveliness.