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I’m wrapping up this summer and labeling it one of the most hectic and unproductive summers I’ve had in years. I can’t even count the number of balls I’ve dropped, and the endless apologies I’ve had to make. It makes me so grateful that I live in a four-season region of the country so I can turn the page on this season to find a clean slate for the fall.

Before that could happen, though, I had to spend the past two weeks cleaning up the messes I’d made — literally and figuratively. Now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, the surface of my counters that were under the piles, and the bottom of my inbox after the avalanche of emails.

As I FINALLY exhale, peace and my vision are restored. Both give me the ability to see that the summer wasn’t a total loss after all. My camera roll has dozens of photos to prove it: pictures of fun adventures, silly activities and happy memories made.

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