Beginning - again

I can't believe how time flies! I really need to sit down and try and figure out where the past 5 months went. Or more accurately - where I went during the last 5 months. I'm told that time passes at the same rate every day - but I'm seeing evidence of that not being true. Time is racing by me at an alarmingly ever increasing speed. I get up in the morning and go to work. I look at the clock and realize that it is almost time to go home - and I have no idea how that happened. I feel like I have not done anything - or at least not enough - and that I have only been here for a very short time. There is so much left to do...but not enough time to do it in. I long for the days when time went slower - when I could get up and go outside to play for hours and hours and then go inside only to find out that it wasn't even lunch time yet. I miss those days when I had time to spend with my children and visit with friends and still had plenty of time to get the essentials done - vacuuming, dishes, laundry, etc.

I did take time out for a weekend vacation with my family in July though. My entire family - LOL. It was our annual family reunion and we spent 3 days at Bear Lake in Utah. We played cards and board games, went boating and tubing on the lake, learned some history about our ancestors and ate more food than we usually do in a week - LOL.

I have also taken the time to reflect on who I am, why I'm here and where I want to be. I have learned that the perfect place to be is right where I am. I have a wonderful husband who is tolerant of my children and, most importantly, me. I have incredibly amazing children who have grown up to be hard working responsible adults for the most part. I have been fortunate enough to keep working in these increasingly difficult economic times. And I have good health. What more could I ask for? Life is good.

That's not to say that I don't still have days when I wonder - What Was I Thinking? But the truth is - I know what I was thinking. And I'm glad I went there.