I'm two days late with this post, and I had popcorn for lunch yesterday. Two sure signs that wedding season is in full swing! But despite all that's written on my to do list next to me, I feel good about summer. Generally around this time I'm a frazzled mess. I haven't taken time for myself and I feel like summer is going to slip by without my taking part. This summer though is going to be different. I can feel it.

For starters, I've revamped my work day to make it more conducive to how I work best. I used to sit at my desk for 10 hours straight and get frustrated when I wasn't plowing through my editing like I thought I should. Instead I'd find myself on social media for hours on end just spinning my wheels. I'd drag through the day and work through the night because I hadn't gotten enough done during daylight hours.

NOT ANYMORE. I realized I had to fix the problem because I didn't want to pull 80-hour weeks again this summer.

In May I decided to set my alarm for 60- or 90-minute increments and set a goal for that focused work time. When my alarm rings, I get a 15- or 30-minute break to get out of my desk and do something--whatever--I choose. It's crazy that I get WAY MORE done in less time now, but it really works! And I have my nights free to spend with Nathan or coach gymnastics without the nagging thought that I should be working on the business. While I love what I do, working alllllll the time had me resenting photography a bit, which is just not right. Having time away helps me love what I do again. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? :)

So, ahem, on to my ...

June Goals

Read Animal Dreams (I didn't read a lot in May … want to make time for this in June!)
Embrace turning 30. Yep, that's right. I turn 30 this month. I'm not going to lie, it freaks me out a bit, but it's coming ready or not. I might as well be ready for it, right?
Visit Chicago and hang out with some really cool people. It helps that I'm spending my birthday weekend with some of my favorite people
Pick strawberries for the first time!
Go to an Indians game
Decide on a location to spend our anniversary
Photograph two weddings
Get completely caught up on all May editing before we go on vacation with Nathan's family
Keep my Inbox below 10 after my morning e-mail time