Today I am exhausted.

It has been a non-stop summer.  It has been hot, it has been wonderful, with the windows open and the fans on.  We have been in the sun.  We have been swimming.  We have been traveling.  We have been opening out home to friends.  We have weddings and parties and fireworks on the roof. 

We have been blessed.


Today, however, it is catching up with me.  This is the first summer I have felt well enough to have the windows open, to be in the heat, to enjoy parties with our families, to travel, to play, to be in a bathing suit.  I have not felt well enough to do these things in years.


Today I am tired.  Today my body is saying it needs a break.  I have bags to unpack, dishes to do, laundry to catch up on, floors to sweep, and a project list a mile long for summer birthdays and baby showers.


Today, though, I'm going to lie down.  Today is a reminder of why I'm so excited this summer to feel well enough to live again.  Today is a reminder of where I have been. 

Today I have the air conditioning on, the kids will probably watch a lot of television, and today I'm okay with that.

The projects and the cleaning will wait.  The laundry and the dishes will not. 


Many of the things we need we only have enough of to cover one day's use.  This is a benefit to me, as it does keep me going when I want to stop. 


Today I will start a knitting project, a birthday gift for a very close friend. 

I will wash our clothes.  I will put the dishes in the dishwasher.  I will drink coffee.  And hopefully, I will get a nap.