I'm so glad to be talking to you again.

On this edge of summertime, thank you for making time for us today.

So this is the month of June and we're talking all about summertime, how to make it sweeter,

particularly around things like travel.

I know that summer for a lot of families can feel exciting and also super daunting, right?

Because it's unstructured time.

It's a lot of time together, a lot of unfamiliar new rhythms.

So can you tell us what are your best recommendations as we're moving into summertime for families,

as to how to make it as sweet as possible in anticipation and then in the moment?

Yeah, I love this topic and it goes along with something that I'm really passionate about,

which is chunking down the seasons and seasons and really getting clear and really considering

like, what are we going for?

How do I want to feel this season?

So a few of my words are clarity, that's my tippy top, then curiosity, both within and with

others.

So in a way, opening up the conversation, I'm often invite parents to get clear within

themselves first because what I believe is that when you're clear, when you've taken

the time, I do it with writing, other people do it different ways, but in my opinion, power

of the pen, when you can pause and just really ask yourself some simple questions, it doesn't

have to be big, but it's like, what do I love about summer?

What are some of the elements that I want to make sure that we build in time for?

Where are the places that I need to be boundaries?

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