As I have said before, I’m a winter girl. So the summer months are not my favorite. This July I had the opportunity for extra hours at my day job. I jumped at it. Then I had a “what was I thinking?” moment.

I know what I was thinking, and it was income. Considering my writing job and going to school, it might have been a really bad idea. Oops.

But things turned out okay. School overlaps only the last two weeks in July, and one of my professors posted assignments early. Except the assignments can’t be worked on until the semester starts. Another “Oops,” but at least I can get a head start on studying.

I tend to overthink things. Which leads to a lot of senseless worry. I could almost call it a hobby. Except “my hobby is senseless worry” doesn’t sound good.

I say senseless worry because my imagination goes into overdrive and works against me when I worry. I am trying to stop that. Some of my solutions are yoga, reading, and putting everything on my calendar. I also count out loud, and remind myself to breathe. It helps.

Another thing that helps is finding the good in each day. My kids bring me joy. So does my work. That’s not a bad place to be.

So while I will never prefer summer over winter, I have found things to like--heat waves and late-night fireworks aside. It’s turning out pretty well. So Happy Summer!