fortnight

these are my hands.

i spent the day in today. i started to recognize that i was beginning to feel stretched and it's better to be preemptive then have to recover in the aftermath. i got a lot accomplished and enjoyed relaxing a lot too. i've started to catch on the the fact that not everyone enjoys or needs alone time as much as i do. this is important for me to keep in mind so that in the future, instead of thinking "what's wrong with that person?" i can think "he or she is different than me". everyone is different. yes, it's a little pathetic that i'm just catching on this now...

well, melinda and i hit the road for PEI at noontime on monday. right now i feel like i'm waiting to exhale. i relish the thought of taking off in the car and leaving everything behind for 2 weeks. i'm getting excited about it. i checked the forecast on the island for this next week, it'll be a little chilly but i just need to dress appropriately and i'm sure it will be fine.

i must admit something to you. my apprehension about having kids were the result of another issue. i felt as though i can't live up to the parenting level of my sister. and i loathe the thought of being compared to her parenting style/ability by the "adults" in my life. but i've been reassured that i'd be a good mom, even a cool mom who'd have a hippie baby-sling.

speaking of cool moms... i heard thru the grapevine that dawna had her baby!! congrats dawna on your new little bundle of boy. err, i mean joy.

and as the summer's ending,
the cool air will rush your hard heart away.