The Summer Kick Off
One of my life goals is to teach my children to NOT run the rat race in life in pursuit of perfection. Summer is the best time of year to instill this. It's a great time to slow down a little and chill. Let's take on some lazy days and then the fun events can be more precious. Why must we always feel like we constantly need to GO, GO, GO? We have ten weeks of fun and memory making.
Summer bucket lists are very popular. I believe they only add to the pressure in our lives. We feel pressured to check off that list. What happens when we don't check the list by the end of the summer? We didn't accomplish what we wanted and we feel bad. We are left with a feeling of disappointment.
My children and I have started a summer memory board. We are going to live in the moment, chase our dreams, and savor the memories we make. No pressure! I have a dry erase board and every time we make a memory we jot it down. On the one side it is a cork board where we will add pictures of ourselves as well as postcards. The one I use is the combination magnetic whiteboard cork board from amazon.
At the end of the summer, we will look back and celebrate our little victories and happy moments.
