When does a desk become a door? It's a door when it becomes the threshold for a conversation and connection with another child, namely my son. I am so grateful for that. Had time with two kids at a 5k race today, and three of my kids are going to a fun camp soon.

Ever wake up in the morning and feel the collective swirl of energy around you and have this sinking feeling that the day is already sideways? I don’t often have what I could label as a bad day… most are simply just days that you need to navigate. Well, yesterday was quite a day. Everything that could go sideways did- from avoidable mistakes by one crew, a client not having water access set up for another, to a material delivery by my main vendor missing a key plant which killed the accomplishment of a planned project, to rain that mysteriously only hit where I was specifically working (2 towns over it was sunny all day- and there was no forecast for it) and of course the project required total dryness for the materials we were using, to getting my finger seriously bashed at the lumber yard, to complaints and frustrations by a couple of clients (which is super rare and I take really personally). Basically we finished 30% of what we NEEDED to accomplish as a result and we are already behind due to the show. Well, the cherry on top of the day was while we were working at the tail end of the day on something around the studio, a tree came down on my truck…. (There was no heavy winds btw). While it’s drivable, it is dented and scraped to shit. At that point I called it and went home, ate and simply went to bed. When you’re licked, you’re licked. Here’s to today being a better one….

With help from my kids some tasks are getting accomplished. Here's today's pic.

Woke up with little itchy spots all over. Not sure what it's from. I have a dermatology appt for Monday. It's tolerable. Week one of summer vacay in the books. Not as fun as I hoped..encountering dragons I am still figuring out how to ride. Lots of adjustments. I'm grateful for a super daughter who is a huge help with baby-sitting.

Dentist appointment this morning -i need to have some gum surgery- ugh! Worked on businesss insurance application and some client outreach.