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Hello August!

I continuously make a commitment to myself to work on this blog... and I continuously fail to follow through.  Does anyone else have problems keeping promises to themselves?

Now, here I sit at 11 p.m., on August 1st, writing a post.  Earlier this week I told myself (yet again) that I need to make my blog, and myself a priority, and yet I never took the time to sit down and write until I was ready to crawl into bed.  I forced myself to turn my computer back on and KEEP MY PROMISE TO MYSELF!

So, here we are.  The beginning of another month.  Another opportunity for each of us to create our goals, organize our thoughts, and get back on track.  I find that every month on the First, I get to re-group, and realize where I stopped, and think about which parts of life I actually want to start up again.

This month, I am going to remember to make time for myself.  



It has been quite the year so far, for everyone, and so why not just take some time for yourself.  Maybe you have been working so hard that you forget to make time for yourself.  Or maybe you haven't been working at all and you have let yourself get sucked into time consuming activities that are not life filling.  Take this as another chance to think about what is important.

August marks the beginning of a busy season in my life.  My job is starting to pick up with some business, after not hosting events in close to 5 months.  My daughter is getting ready to go back to school, in whatever capacity is decided upon.  Dance, tumbling, and gymnastics will begin in just a few weeks.  I have been trying to work more on my company, so that it is creating additional income for our family.  So, now is a great time to take time to remember what is important, and put it first on my list.  Organize my life based on my priorities, and not just on what is most pressing.

My priorities for August:
*Family Time, especially at the Lake while it is warm.
*Reading with my daughter, as I want her to start school with her best foot forward.
*Blogging, as I really want to share the story of our family, and hopefully help others around us.
*My business, so that it can continue the momentum and have a chance to grow.

That's it.  Those will be my main focus points.
If you put too much on your plate, then you lose focus, so these are where I will start.

Of course there are other projects, and responsibilities that I have going on, but I am going to take a look at my calendar and put time blocks in for each of these activities, and not break the promise to myself.  I will not cancel a date that I made with myself or my family, just because the phone rings.

What are your priorities for August?!

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