For me, this is the first real day of summer. All 4 of my kids are out of school, spring sports are over, and my momAgenda looks strangely bare.
When my day planner looks like this, I feel so calm and serene. Like I have control over my world. Compare to a sample week in early June, when school and spring sports were still in full swing:
As you can probably surmise from the above photo, this spring almost sent me over the edge, sanity-wise. It was a spring during which I frequently forgot to breathe. I spent so many hours each day in my car, driving my 4 kids back and forth to and from various activities, I actually developed a back problem.
So this summer, for me, is going to be all about having no schedule. About casual, unstructured, relaxed activities that don’t require pre-planning. Ideally, these activities will also not require driving. I am envisioning my kids riding their bikes, playing outside until dark, and never once having to stop for homework or lacrosse practice or another appointment.
And hopefully, I will remember how to breathe again.
That is the best thing about Summer, the freedom! Unfortunately for my Mom the kids all do summer sports so she’s still ridiculously busy! Does it ever end?
While I agree with everything you wrote and am aspiring to the same this summer, the busy page of your agenda captivated me because of the abbreviations! Do you have a code? Do others use coding to organize? Is this a stone I have not turned over in my quest for sanilty thru organization?
Yes, I do write in code….it makes total sense to me! Believe it or not, even though I have the Desktop which is a good size at 7″ x 9″, I need to abbreviate otherwise I can’t fit everything. Would love to hear from some others as to whether they are using their own “secret language” in their momAgenda…..:-)