I know its been a while since I last posted...summer got away from me...however, this morning I have a small musing I'd like to share. How do you determine the difference between knowing your limits and being lazy? I find myself, as I get older, deciding not to take things on, or to say 'no' to things (and sometimes people) - based on my justification that I'm old enough to know myself, and know that I either will never finish said project or am just not that interested. And there are usually several things that play into the decision, not the least of which is my unwillingness to live with the guilt that inevitably comes along with not seeing something through. So the question is then, am I really just avoiding things because I don't like feeling guilty? Is my justification that I don't have the time, and am uninterested in making the time, really nothing more than an excuse to be lazy? Or do I know myself well enough to know that the things that I deem important are worthy of my full attention, and that some things just are not worth my time or effort. Hmmm. I find myself less and less interested in over-extending myself with obligations about which I am not truly passionate. But in so doing, am I missing out? Should I be pushing myself a little more? Am I setting a bad example for my kids? I don't know....

Completely unrelated, here are some photos of our summer adventures...it was a busy one!

Eating ice cream in the back yard with her cousins

The Stanley Park sea wall on our way to the Pride Parade

Self explanitory, I would say

Hayley's birthday party

Ahhh, sisters!

The Othello tunnels