Capturing life's emotions through the lens and adding a voice to each image. An idea shared by many, but a view from my own eyes.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Summer Is Here
Press play button to hear Otis Redding while reading this post. Wow, where has time gone? Summer is upon me and I feel that the season has crept up from behind. I use to lay out my summer plans around festivals and weekend craft fairs. Now I sometimes do not have a clue what is happening on the weekends. Surviving daily routine and keeping up with weekly activities has been the challenge. Now summer camp and extra free time are on the agenda. How am I going to keep the kids busy without leaving them in front of the television? The time of transition is now. The last day of school will be tomorrow. Luckily camp registration and securing a spot for first choices begins in January!? So that time is locked in on the calendar. I guess I could check out the programs at the library. They always have the free reading program and free movie days. The movie theater also has free movie days. Wednesday evenings are free concerts in the park. So far the only planned events are Long Grove's Strawberry Festival. The one and only time to enjoy strawberry donuts. Yummmmmy. Whatever we do decide, I'm sure will be fun. Mind blowing? Maybe. Summer is finally here and before I know it, Summer will be a memory. Time to take charge of the week and weekends before time slips through my fingers. My other concern besides entertaining the kids over the summer holiday is why have I not been able to look ahead to the days upcoming and why am I not preparing? The answer to these questions is probably because I have been taking on new projects and occupying my time with more knowledge and experience of a new hobby that I have been developing. (more info on this subject will come later). Weekends have been way busy for me. Or maybe the answer to my question is because I am and always have been a procrastinator. Always under the belief that I work better under pressure and off the fly (or however the expression goes). This could be the reason. But I have noticed my anxiety seems more real and not always under my control when working under pressure. Especially during times of transition. I could delve more deeply into this subject, but then I would get too Freudian for myself. I just have to face the fact that I should concentrate more on my family and not so much on myself. Time is passing by whether or not I am prepared. And if I do not want to get stuck with extra time with nothing to do but watch television, then I have to get my big butt in gear and figure something out. Planning activities for the family should allow for the day to unfold easily. Right?
Following the advice of a friend I started this blog. I have been compiling all the images here from past events, gatherings, and situations. I will continue to chronicle as far into the future as I can see. Enjoy!
Press play button to hear Otis Redding while reading this post. Wow, where has time gone? Summer is upon me and I feel that the season has crept up from behind. I use to lay out my summer plans around festivals and weekend craft fairs. Now I sometimes do not have a clue what is happening on the weekends. Surviving daily routine and keeping up with weekly activities has been the challenge. Now summer camp and extra free time are on the agenda. 
How am I going to keep the kids busy without leaving them in front of the television? The time of transition is now. The last day of school will be tomorrow. Luckily camp registration and securing a spot for first choices begins in January!? So that time is locked in on the calendar. I guess I could check out the programs at the library. They always have the free reading program and free movie days. The movie theater also has free movie days. Wednesday evenings are free concerts in the park. So far the only planned events are Long Grove's Strawberry Festival. The one and only time to enjoy strawberry donuts. Yummmmmy. Whatever we do decide, I'm sure will be fun. Mind blowing? Maybe. Summer is finally here and before I know it, Summer will be a memory. Time to take charge of the week and weekends before time slips through my fingers. 
My other concern besides entertaining the kids over the summer holiday is why have I not been able to look ahead to the days upcoming and why am I not preparing? The answer to these questions is probably because I have been taking on new projects and occupying my time with more knowledge and experience of a new hobby that I have been developing. (more info on this subject will come later). Weekends have been way busy for me. Or maybe the answer to my question is because I am and always have been a procrastinator. Always under the belief that I work better under pressure and off the fly (or however the expression goes). This could be the reason. But I have noticed my anxiety seems more real and not always under my control when working under pressure. Especially during times of transition. I could delve more deeply into this subject, but then I would get too Freudian for myself. I just have to face the fact that I should concentrate more on my family and not so much on myself. Time is passing by whether or not I am prepared. And if I do not want to get stuck with extra time with nothing to do but watch television, then I have to get my big butt in gear and figure something out. Planning activities for the family should allow for the day to unfold easily. Right?
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