Summer is in full swing! For my family, July was PACKED with a family vacation to Rehoboth Beach, an old friend's wedding, camp for my big kid, and even a quick trip to Denver for me to see Taylor Swift (!) in concert with my cousin and get together with a good friend from chiropractic school. So many good things, but it has been exhausting.

August is looking like it will be much quieter, and I am purposefully being very protective of our family's time and obligations for the next month. Being married to a high school teacher gives Summer a different cadence in our house. With more time together as a family and less work obligations, Summer often becomes a flurry of activities and longings to get together with friends and family, take adventures, and get out to explore. I love doing this! But I also love balancing all that activity by taking time to rest, reset, and center ourselves as a family.

I am taking some time off from work at the end of August, but we've decided to stay local. We'll do some day trips around Massachusetts, take care of some errands/logistical stuff that we need to all be together for, and see some local friends. But for the most part we will be laying low as a family and enjoying some unstructured time together before the school year flow begins (with my youngest starting preschool and my oldest starting 1st grade!) and we get hurtled into new routines and new obligations.

I'm wishing that you all get some time and space this Summer for pausing, slowing down, and reconnecting with your loved ones in whatever rhythm suits you and your family. In the wise words of Ferris Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."