My grandmother once told me, “The older you get the faster time flies.” Now that I’m well into middle adulthood (sounds so much nicer than middle-aged) I understand what she meant. Once July 4th arrives, it feels like summer shifts into overdrive.

Since both my husband and I work for school districts, we put off a lot of house maintenance until the summer. We also put off doing any of it until July. June is for chilling out, spending time with family, and writing. July is for cleaning out closets, fixing faucets and light fixtures, and rearranging furniture.

The day job starts again August 6th which is coming up faster than I’d like. My alarm will start going off at 5 in the morning again, and that will totally suck. But I’ll adjust with a modicum of complaining and cursing. This process will be facilitated by vast amounts of coffee.

Are you doing any DIY projects around your house this summer?