...being

Summer is finally here. Time to be instead of having to constantly do. Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love fame) said "I'm my best person when I have less on my plate." Oh, does that ever resonate with me! Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to travel the world and write best-sellers to pay the rent. So, I will be grateful for the time I have off from teaching to ride my bike, catch up on my reading, finish a few sewing projects, and visit family. By the time August rolls around I'll be ready to head back to the classroom. (For several years a dream about my students in mid-August has been my signal that it's time.) For now....let me be.