So happy I chose to ignore that nagging voice in the back of my head.  The one constantly reminding me of my endless to do list.  The one peppering me with reminders of all the things I should be doing with my time instead.  Yep, I buried that pesky little voice for a day and in lieu of laundry, a clean house, work emails and holiday planning, I chose to focus on my boys and took them (and my dad) to the Aquarium of the Pacific for a Funday Sunday.

You see, earlier this weekend my cousin sent me a really great passage about ways to live your life without regrets. One of the most common regrets was wishing one hadn’t worked so hard and missed out on his/her children’s youth and his/her partner’s companionship. It made me realize how much – and why – I want to focus on being here for my family, creating memories with them. I vow not to look back on these years and regret such a thing. All too often the day-to-day grind consumes me and leaves me saying, “Not today. Not now. In a minute.” Waaaaaay more than I care to admit. So with that in mind, I blew off my responsibilities today and just had fun with my kids.*

*Someone please remind me of this when December 24th rolls around and I am completely unprepared for Christmas.