First off, check out my amazing landscaping! Our yard essentially died last fall, so we threw a bunch of cash at it! And now it looks great. If you're in the Twin Cities, check out Cal and Gina at Trees of Life. They're artists.
Secondly, if you're the parent of a grade-school child, these are the doldrums, a few weeks in which activities taper off, temperatures spike, and there's no school in sight. These are the dog days (I say that so often, my daughter has asked me to stop).
So you've gotta lower your expectations for yourself and everyone in your family. Everyone in the universe actually: presidential candidates, that weird guy driving his Taurus too slow, your cats with their medieval toileting habits.
If you feel a bit overwhelmed, check your Resent-o-meter. If you're on the right side of the dial, change something. Do less of the task, do it poorly, or skip it! So simple, and so effective.
Hang in there!
Xoxo 💋
Jess
Gorgeous yard! And the resent-o-meter made me laugh…
Your landscaping looks 🤩!
And I’m with you on these dog days! 🤪
Looking forward to some respite at book club next week! 😘