Summer break is officially upon us. Ten weeks of unlimited possibility, limited structure, and potential chaos. I woke up this morning in a panic: how am I going to make this summer the best summer ever?

I’ll be honest, I dread the lack of structure in the days. The unpredictability of my work schedule thanks to shifting childcare and cobbled together focus blocks. But of course looking at it as potential chaos, and having thoughts like, ‘The lack of structure stresses me out’ isn’t exactly a breeding ground for productivity. It’s only going to result in stress to think how much the situation is stressful.

So today I thought with intention about what I wanted Summer 2025 to look like… lack of structure and all. How that could actually be a positive for me, as I create memories with my kiddos that will last far longer than the bump in revenue the marketing emails my team creates will last.

I can’t wait to create summer memories with my family.

That’s the thought I’m seizing as I look at the calendar, as I survey the clutter in my living room and kitchen (summer project? I think so…), as I meal plan (making breakfast and lunch together whenever possible is definitely on the itinerary), as I settle into mornings in my workout outfit for *whenever* I get to it.

Instead of allowing the unstructured mornings get away from me (unfettered screen time for the kids? I think NOT!), I’m going to work with the kids to create our summer morning routine and then stick to it. And instead of giving in to feelings of stress if (let’s face it, WHEN) things go off course, I’ll work with the kids and my hubby to ensure there’s always a little summer-together-magic catch phrase that brings us back together.

For me, the summer power sentence is ‘I can’t wait to create summer memories with my family.’ It makes me feel excited and determined, instead of the stress and overwhelm of ‘the lack of routine in the summer stresses me out.’ Do you have a summer mantra for 2025?

What’s one thing you’re going to do to make this summer epic?