We just wrapped up a family vacation at the beach. We had a great time, though vacation with kids is not restorative or relaxing, and our littlest ending up having hand-foot-and mouth disease, which we didn’t realize until days later. We are exhausted but made some great memories at the beach, on the boardwalk rides, and just lazing about with our little family and some extended family, too!

I find that my mind never rests, which I think is fairly common, but it feels to be really really problematic for me right now. Just constantly thinking about things that I really don’t need to be worrying, and would be better off instead just focusing on my day-to-day…living in these moments with my kiddos vs letting them pass me by while contemplating a future (who knows when) kitchen renovation, or purchase of a vacation investment property (who knows when, likely never). I really envy people who are able to live in the here and now. But maybe part of my problem is that I really am searching for more, for different? I find myself thinking about career changes, or even taking a break from full time employment altogether (goes in direct conflict with that kitchen reno and vacation property line of daydream, that’s for sure). I know I’m not alone or unique in this, but I feel like I definitely am a little more preoccupied than most. Like I’m caught in this dichotomy of always thinking about more, but really maybe needing less. Maybe that’s the key.

Maybe it’s time to focus on having more by wanting less.