It is the beginning of summer break, and my list of things to try and do is growing by the second. Oh, of course, there are the practical things like finally scheduling a dentist appointment and tackling the laundry that is starting to smell a little funky.
But my favorite thing about summer break is the feeling that I have more than enough time. Time to get those pesky little chores out of the way AND time to try my hand at cooking a few of the treats on other peoples' blogs. Time to run errands AND time to eat a bowl of cereal while admiring the view that makes the price of our apartment totally worth it. Time, it seems, to finally start the blog that I've been promising myself I will.
My friends, especially those from college, can tell you that I am adept at turning over new leaves. Now before you go thinking that this means I am good at keeping resolutions, I want to stress the two operative words in the previous sentence: turning over. I love, love, love fresh starts, and I am addicted to the feeling that I can do better, be better, be more.
While sometimes my resolve is strong--I HAVE been a vegetarian for 4 years--I have yet to follow through on more than a week's worth of eating healthy or exercising for even a few minutes each day. (Napping and eating ice cream is just so much . . . better!) And I don't even want to count the number of times I've promised myself to do all of the dishes every night and make my bed every morning! However, despite my general lack of resolve and my understanding that most of my new leaves will wither and die, the feeling that I am changing, that I have the potential and the power to change, keeps me flipping the foliage.
Thus, the desire to make this summer a good one, full of first tries and fun adventures, no matter how small. I will finally cook some of the things that I've pinned all year, and I will walk the snorkel pug in new directions around the neighborhood. I will design my own birthday tattoo, and I will read all of the books that I have been saving for a time when I am less busy. I will journal and stretch and bake and swim and maybe even clean my kitchen. (Maybe). And if I don't follow through with everything, at least I can say that the turning of leaves has energized and inspired me.
And who knows, maybe I will follow through on more of my resolutions this summer. I did start a blog, after all.
