The end of summer is near. It has been filled with baseball, swimming, vacation, family, friends, laughter, and grief. The kids will be back in school soon. I am not ready yet. I like having them home. Soon, though the routine will be set, the bus will come, and they will be away at school during the day. I am worried about the silence it will create in my house. I am feeling a need to prepare to fill it.
I doubt I will fill it with noise but I hope I can use the quiet to further my journey of healing and finding the new me. So I have been creating a list in my mind of projects and activities. I am not a good make a list and check it off kinda girl. No, I am more of a dreamer who loves to come up with lots of ideas. So this is more list of ideas. I will not hold myself accountable if I don't finish the list, but I hope I do.
List of ideas for Project Heal
- Take a photography class -- I am really excited about this one!
- Organize a room aka do all the mundane household chores with enthusiasm :-)
- Attend the Designed For Life women's conference
- Write, write, write. Because I like to write
- Go Blog Hopping
- Try something new
- Read a book with my oldest daughter--her pick
- Paint a room
- Take a walk with a friend
- Take a walk by myself
- Create a peaceful place
- Listen to Christian music and dive into devotion with God
And there it is a list that gives me permission to make the most of the quiet during the day. The list is simple, I need simple. I can't wait to showcase it all here. My goal is to fill myself with energy so when the bell rings and the kiddos come home I will be ready to embrace them well and feed them, make sure homework gets done, bathe them, and tuck them in. I don't want to miss a moment of them!
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