Today on this first day of summer I’m thinking about many beautiful things.

Making blueberry lime tea for Travis- it’s his favorite.

Summer nights spent on the patio, talking and laughing with our kids.

Sunflowers in bloom.

Afternoons at the pool.

And color….

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I’m finding that more and more my eyes want bright pops of color rather than the blues I normally lean towards.

Those are my thoughts for today. Well, at least the interesting ones. The rest of my thoughts are focused on de-cluttering my whole house. I’ve actually entertained thoughts of renting a dumpster and tossing half of our belongings into it. We used to move so often that once a year we got rid of things we didn’t need. We’re coming close to 6 years in this house and we need to purge in a big way. This afternoon, Amanda asked me about getting rid of some magazines and I said, “Just put them in the recycling bag, don’t even show them to me”. I get too attached, magazines are full of too many good ideas that I’ll never, ever get to so it’s best to toss them.

So I guess I’ll add a de-cluttered house to my list of things to enjoy this summer. I just wish it wasn’t such hard work.