In my mind, summer begins on Memorial Day and ends on Labor Day. July 4th is the midpoint. That means that this weekend is the first weekend of summer.

Last year, for the first time I made  summer resolutions — things I promised I would do before summer ends. Keeping a limited number of resolutions at the front of my mind helped me avoid the feeling that I let summer slip away without doing anything I planned to do. The resolutions balanced work and fun.

I plan to do the same this year and I encourage you to do so as well. I will share my resolutions here and you can add yours in the comments:

1) Run twice a week and spend at least one evening every two weeks in the hammock.

2) Complete 4 or the 6 articles I'm currently contracted to write.

3) I've set up a summer reading bookshelf in my library. I need to clear it.

4) Finally clean the four closets I've been ignoring for way too long.

What do you want to do this summer?