I truly admire those people who at the beginning of the year sit down and set goals for themselves. I have even heard of super ambitious people who make vision boards. A vision board for the entire year? Damn! That’s some serious business.

I, however, am more of a daily goal type of person, and set the bar low so that I always give myself the opportunity to exceed them. Some of my every day goals during the last couple of months have been making sure my kids get out of their pajamas, feeding my children three meals a day, showering myself, getting school work done, limiting meltdowns, and tiding up as needed. They sound simple but I can’t say they are always achieved. It’s sad, but it’s the truth.

I think my time home with the kids has made it easy to forget that there is a real world out there. Sure I see it on the news and hear about this promise land from other people, but we just haven’t ventured out a lot in the last few months. Only recently have we started to see more people and participate in more activities.

So, instead of daily goals, I am going to put on my big girl pants and set weekly goals. I am going to make sure that the kids and I get outside and spend more time taking in all that life has to offer, while still adhering to social distancing guidelines of course. It’s important for us all to return to a sense of normalcy and to make summer as wonderful as it can possibly be under the current circumstances.

Today was a good day for everyone and it reminded me, once again the importance of having people in your life who bring you joy. CJ got to spend most of his day with his best bud, and we hosted dinner with friends. All of the kids were happy and the adults spent lots of time laughing and just catching up. Days/nights like these are good for the soul and my soul was in need of some serious goodness.

Often times we get so caught up in what’s going on around us, we don’t take the time to just live. I have been so worried about Ella, Steve’s job, the end of the school year, and random other every day stressors that I didn’t make time to pause and do something for myself. What a great feeling it was to have all the kids playing happily while the adults had there own quality time. This summer is going to challenge me in ways I have never been before. That makes days like today even more important.

At the end of the night my goal for our family was fulfilled. We are together, we are filled with love, and we are healthy. I don’t need to change my kids out of their pajamas to make sure that happens, although today everyone was showered and dressed. 😊

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