Oh the pool is getting in the way of my knitting, blogging, researching, TV watching time! And it is wonderful!!!!

Growing up, we went to the neighborhood pool a lot on hot summer days. And in Arkansas we have a lot of hot summer days. As a mom, the pool is a great way for me to spend time with my son, away from screens and housework. It’s our thing.

But I don’t get as much knitting done. Or blogging (my last post was over a month ago). Or researching so I can write the blog posts. Or TV watching! I usually take my iPad and keyboard with me to the pool and it’s a slow day, I might get a little writing done. But if a lot of people are at the pool, I’m chatting with my pool mom friends. And sometimes I just sit in the lounge chair, holding a book and daydreaming!!!

I love every minute of our summers at the local pool. I can’t wait for it to open Memorial Day weekend and I’m sad when it closes after Labor Day. I’m more relaxed and my anxiety level is super low at the pool. I can sit for hours upon hours at the pool whereas at home I’m on the move – I’m up and down – while watching TV and researching history. But I also think about all the things I should be doing. The laundry, the dishes, the writing, the researching, the watching, the knitting…

Oh well off to the pool…