Today, I’m thankful for:
- Three days of school left.
- Two days of football camp.
- Two class picnics.
- Two amazing teachers
- One awesome bus driver
- One massive field trip to the zoo (well…maybe).
- One big bottle of ibuprofen.
- And finally on Friday, a big day at the beach with friends. Summer is almost here!!
I don’t want the summer to pass without spending time with all the people we love. So I decided to start it off right – by inviting all the moms I could think of to bring their kids to a nearby lake and beach on Friday. It was a spontaneous idea. I knew if I thought about it too much I’d shorten my invite list, or not do it at all. You probably never think these things, but I do –
“Oh, she wouldn’t be interested in hanging out with me.”
“That person is probably busy anyway.”
“Maybe this is a dumb idea. Yeah, I shouldn’t even try it. What was I thinking?”
Before I know it, I’ve talked myself (via my insecure, introverted, inner voice) out of something that could have been really cool. I do that more times than I’d like to admit.
And so, I squinted my eyes, scrunched my nose, and typed more quickly than the inner voice could talk. And know what? A few moms are going to come. And it’s an awesome group of women who don’t all know each other, and I am so, so excited to spend a day sitting in the sun watching kids play, getting to know some other moms better, and drinking in that first day of summer. I’m so thankful that I pushed through that insecurity and reached out.
What are you thankful for this week? How do you plan to make the most out of your summer?
I’m linking up with Micha today over at Mama Monk for Thankful Tuesday!!
I think your beach idea is great!! And I’m exactly like you–I’d talk myself out of it before I could even get it started…But you know–I may just follow suit (in July when it’s a little warmer here…) and invite a few friends to play at the lake! In fact, I’m gonna put it on the calendar and get it scheduled NOW before I have that chance to talk myself out of it! Happy Tuesday!
Thank you Dawn! You should definitely try it! Is it on your calendar yet??
Hi Amelia! Thanks so much for linking up today. It’s such fun to find your blog.
I have a T-Rex too. In our house, Brooksie is T-Rexy most of the time (it’s been that way since days in-utero.)
And I love what you said about that insecure inner voice. I’m almost positive my inner voice is in 7th grade. And yes, sometimes, I have to type faster than she can whine! So nice to meet you…
Micha, thanks for stopping by! Yes, I think my inner voice is very middle school as well. That has to be the reason she talks so quickly!! T-Rexes are loads of fun, huh? 🙂