The week is ending nicely with a glass of Prosecco with fresh raspberries. Celebrating beautiful weather, progress, being grateful for experiences, friends, and new beginnings. New beginnings. At the beginning of the month, I asked July if it would provide something wonderful. Indeed, it has.

Right now, plans are in the works for camping at Westport in two weekends. The plan is to take surfing lessons in the Pacific and practice some yoga on the sand. Then, the first weekend in August, a snuggly camping trip to my favorite place in the state: San Juan Islands! That trip is going to include sea kayaking and whale watching with side trips to the alpaca farm and the lavender farm. There may also be some other traveling in the next few months, but we’ll see.

Today, I also made one more very important decision: I met with the president and resigned from the Board of Directors. The resignation is effective September 30, after our largest fundraiser is complete. I have been struggling for months with making this decision, because the organization means a great deal to me. I firmly believe in our mission and what we do; I’ve seen the success, and I’m proud to say that I have been a part of it. But, I also don’t feel like I can continue contributing in an effective manner. I’m unhappy and over capacity with interests, activities and commitments. As I told the president today, I can continue my term, but it would not be helpful to either myself or the Board or the organization. He agreed. I’ll speak to the CEO this week. I feel happy. I feel sad. I feel guilty. I feel relief. It was a hard decision. But, I was encouraged to come back to the Board when I feel like the time is again right – and, that I can expect a call in a year or so to see where I’m at with the decision to come back. :)

I’m sad to see the weekend come to an end. It was so wonderful!