I am suffering with the summer slump. I have plenty to do and yet I am completely unmotivated for any of it. I do try to walk most mornings, but that’s about it. When I get home from work all I want to do is sit, doze, crochet (I am finishing my son’s “college” blanket), and watch television or sit and stare out the window.<\/p>\n

I have blamed it on the humidity, on the heat, on the news, on the whatever the excuse of the moment is.<\/p>\n

The truth is I am in emotional limbo. Everything will change next month when both my boys leave for college and my daughter starts high school. The fact is it has already changed and I think I’m just in denial.<\/p>\n

But it’s okay, I’m giving myself permission to be here for this season. It will end soon and I’ll be back on track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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