231 - Creating Summer Routine Days

<p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> Summer is meant to be a relaxing time of the year filled with fun activities, holidays, and warm afternoons spent soaking up the sun on the beach. However, summer is my <em>least</em> productive season (and I’m a productivity NUT, so that’s saying a lot!).</p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> Things just don’t get done and, before you know it, the summer has ended and all you have to show for it is a great tan but not much else. When we go head first into summer without a second thought about routines or schedules, we often end up feeling bored because we don’t know what to do with our time.</p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> I’m not saying you should have a structured plan and organize every little detail of your summer, but it wouldn’t hurt to have a few routine days that you can use sparingly throughout the summer.</p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> I have five different routine days for the summer that I’d like to share with you:</p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> <strong class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> 1. Help & Support Day</strong></p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> If you have kids, you need a day off. It’s as simple as that. Yes, we love our children, and we’d do anything for them, but sometimes we need some time for ourselves – a bit of ME time is good for you!</p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> I’m a full-time working mom with two teenagers and just last summer, I hired a nanny. I know what you’re thinking, “<em>Why on earth did you hire a nanny for two teenagers</em>?”</p> <p class= "m_-43772503834066862bard-text-block m_-43772503834066862style-scope"> Well, here’s why:</p> <p class= "