Summer...day one

Today was my first "official" day of summer.  I always start the summer with the best of plans and intentions.  1) I'm going to write every day 2) I'm going to read every day 3) I'm going to figure out what I truly want for my life and make a plan on how exactly to achieve that.  The problem is, I always fall short on all three.  1 and 2 are easy....3, not so much.  I will be 48 years old on Friday.  One would think I would have my life figured out by now.  I feel like there are some parts left unattended to, or overlooked by the craziness of life.  Contrary to my last post, teaching has made me happy at the end of the year.  The amount of grading I had to do was still not something I could keep up with.  That is a constant problem.  Part of what I need to "figure out" how to handle.  

I began the day by sleeping in till 9:30.  9:30!!  For someone normally up at 6 am each day, this is an amazing luxury.  We start each day by walking the dogs.  Then it was off to Starbucks for coffee, off to a credit union to close out an account for Katie, then to Z Gallerie and Target, with lunch from Cheddars.  Once home, I did laundry, cleaned the back porch, played with the kitties, napped, then off to the dog park to get eaten alive by gnats and mosquitoes.  I would like each day to be less "busy."  I would like more time to read, garden, and just "be."  But was I happy today?  Yes, I was.  It was all very lovely, and I look forward to tomorrow.