Catching Up

I've gotten out of the habit (does doing something for a week constitute a habit?) of setting daily goals. I accomplished quite a bit while I was doing this. So I'm trying to get back into it. The last couple of weeks have been a jumble of not much going on and getting even less accomplished. Yet my to do list has seemed never ending.

So, this week I've begun my early morning to-do list making again. And it's been great. I didn't accomplish everything yesterday, and I probably won't today. But I guarantee I'm getting more done than I would if I'd written nothing down. I've also begun waking up at 6:30am. It's really tough to drag myself out of bed (after two hits of the snooze button), but it's happening! That time before Michael and Asher wake up is so valuable. I have uninterrupted time to get so much done. It really starts my day out in an unhurried and pleasant way. I'd like to start exercising in the mornings before they wake up as well. But that won't happen until I start getting up even earlier. My goal is to wake up between 5:30 and 6:00. Before that happens, though, my evenings need to end earlier, and it's just so darn hard for me to go to bed before 11.

Here's what's been going on around here.

This was all Asher. Vehicle Puzzle Piece Parking Lot.

Picked strawberries from a friend's garden.

Found out we have hydrangeas in the backyard! (LOVE these flowers)

Picked some. :)

Think we have blackberries? Too afraid to try one.

And what are these pretty things?

Picked up some goodies from the farmer's market. Basil to plant.

Cherries to eat.

And local honey to bake with.

We're enjoying the summer so far!