If the summer has already caught up with more than your share of the 10% of the population (who at any given time are on vacation) maybe it is time to catch up on what you have been missing.

• Family, whatever you want to do…do it together.
• Movies, there are tons, they might not be great, but there will be something gained.
• The work you don’t love to do, but still, sadly, have to get done.
• Spring cleaning that hasn’t yet been accomplished.
• Cooking – you know you like it when it isn’t in a rush – make a plan, go shopping, indulge the senses (and pour an extra glass of wine later.)
• Planting; yes, the threat of frost is over, but spring took a long time to arrive this year and you can’t wait too much longer at this point.

There is rarely a gift of free time to catch up, so when you find it, use it wisely, some for work and some for fun. It will be totally worthwhile – plus, if you do it right, you will have fresh picked salad in a week or two.

~ Dawn aka Hat Girl