Summer coming into focus? Maybe?

Wednesday already? When it's a four-day work week, I get a little disoriented. But I'm grateful, too; the end of the school year is definitely in focus. What's not entirely figured out is what the summer will hold. I have a stack of books that I'm itching to read. G will put up the pool, likely in a couple of weeks (we usually hold off til mid-June). And I don't have a conference to go to in June, either, but I've opted instead to attend the online poetry seminar in August. Meg has booked us rooms at Hampton Beach for the end of July, so there's that to look forward to. 

For the last several years, I've had part-time employment through The Frost Place as a docent and then as office assistant and program assistant. That gig ended last fall with their shift in focus and programming. So, a summer of reading, pool-floating, and house cleaning, punctuated by writing? Seems idyllic. 

I will be helping with Holly, of course, and that will fill the hours nicely. When I'm not trying to juggle work, meetings, and so on with spending time with her, it's a lot easier. And she's getting older, so she is a little more compliant. Actually, she's a funny kid, with a great sense of humor and a deep desire to learn and do... so I think I'll be busy, but a fun kind of busy. I wish I could be that flexible with my time and physical resources all the time. Two more weeks. Then I won't be trying to chase so many rabbits, and we can settle into a summer routine that works for all of us.

What are my goals, though? That's a question that I'm pondering. Should I start pushing out a second chapbook? Should I see what I have, and maybe develop a full manuscript? I don't have a clue. I've been so busy trying to balance everything for what feels like the last forever, I have lost my focus a bit. I've got a one-day writing class this coming Sunday, and I am hopeful that I can get my brain back into a writing groove. And I have a long-overdue book review to write. At least I've finished the collection and I have notes. I just have to figure out a stretch of quiet time to write it. Maybe this afternoon? We'll see. I have a staff meeting, so I won't be home until later. 

Sigh. Adulting, right? 

I hope you have a good day. I need more coffee. It's raining, and I didn't sleep well. 

C