This Week...

I've got plans for this week.

It's the last week of Summer Vacation.

There are things I want to do with the kids, a book I want to start reading and things I need

 to get done around here.

I've got big plans, I'm telling ya.

I have seen so many people doing the August Break thing and I thought about it for half a second
 but decided to just do a week of scheduled posts instead.

So you might feel like I am still here and I will be popping in, I'm not gonna even pretend that
 I am going to be completely unplugged,
but I will be around a whole lot less, which will be a good thing for me.

This might sound kind of of sad (because a. i obviously spend too much tome on the computer and

 b. i take way too many pictures) BUT I have probably about 8 blog posts just waiting to be published.

 Like completely done and ready to go.

I know a lot of people talk about having nothing to say, not wanting to force themselves to
blog, etc. and I am sure one day I will feel that way too...but really? I hardly ever do.
Not in nearly two years.

I mean, I might not feel like it for a day or two, so I don't blog, but that's it.

Is that weird?

I feel like I always have something to say and pictures to share. 

Don't get it twisted though, 

I don't think I have much of any real importance to share or say,
but I do have something to say I guess and I feel better when I do.

And on the days I don't feel like it then I just don't blog, simple as that.

But, there are definitely days where I am working on a post about a lovely day away with the kids and fun family time full of wonderful pictures... you know, a "life-is-so-grand" post but in reality I am feeling grouchy and stressed and feeling like a bad mom so I just can't fake it by putting a super-happy post right out there in that moment. So I don't. Which is another reason for the stored-up blog posts.

But this blog is for me.

It is my outlet....it is a creative outlet, a social outlet and therapy for me.

It's just for me, I am doing this for no other reason other than I like it.

And I like having something just for me.

I think we all need something just for us.

So this week I am focusing on other things.

Like knocking a couple last things off our Summer List, having cousins sleep-over, 

celebrating my birthday, working on a few little projects and trying to get some good sleep in there.

And by the way, I truly appreciate all of the advice/ideas on my post about my dreadful sleeping issues.
 I am trying no tv right before bed and as soon as I remember to pick it up, I am going to try melatonin and I am NOT giving up on getting up early in the morning to exercise. Not yet anyway.

My goal is to exercise 4 days this week, morning, noon or night, I'm going to do it.

I hope everyone has a great week!

There will be no Virtual Coffee this week but I will be back next Tuesday,

 August 23 bright and early for coffee. See ya then!

PS-- Sunflowers make me really happy.
PPS- Time to sign off so I can watch Eat, Pray, Love.