So suddenly summer sprung upon me, half unprepared and yet, more than willing to be thrown into the arms of the sunshine. I find myself staring at the calendar knowing that this time will go by all too fast. My year-round employed friends and family simply roll their eyes, and sigh, "You poor thing." Seriously, take away the sarcasm, and I am going to have to completely agree. Poor, poor me, with an unrestricted amount of time, no children to be pining over, and over a million items on my task list. I think the only other people that can fully understand (and appreciate) my situation, are those in the blue-haired club that spend their days fitting in a game of golf or bridge, a trip to the salon, and bounce grandchildren on their knee. You laugh, but I have something strangely in common with these folk: what do I do with all of my time? Unlike the retired crowd, I have not quite reached the pay-scale of "afternoons at Mohegan," or "country club crowd." My luxurious gym membership consists of walking around Lake Scranton. My garden is less than lush as I try to grow plants from seed instead of picking out the freshest in blooms from the local nursery.
In an attempt to make the most of my time, I devised a schedule, in the spirit of Benjamin Franklin.
Morning question: What good shall I do this day?
7:00 am Wake, wash, eat breakfast
7:30 am Exercise
9:00 am Wash
10:00 am Work on camp
1:00 pm lunch
1:30 pm Work in art studio (to be preceded with "create an art studio") or garden
4:30 pm Break
5:00 pm Dinner
6:00 pm Summer reading/develop school lessons
8:00 pm Put things in their places, music, diversion, conversation.
11:00 pm sleep
Evening question: What good have I done today?
Summer goals:
- Prepare an amazing week at camp
- Create an art studio
- Take an accounting class
- Read 10 novels
- Create lesson plans for next year
- Create storage space in my house
- Develop a good tan without burning
- Spend more time at the lake
- Trip to Texas
- Trip to Maine
- Go to the beach
- Work on flower beds
- Install a fence (well, hire someone anyway)
And this is just the start! Be sure to check back to see how well I am progressing!
