Summer comes to an end

Another summer is coming to a close. Another year where I make grandiose plans in May for the summer, only to become depressed in September when I look back at all the new projects I didn't get done.

For all the personal objectives I didn't get done, I have to remind myself of what was accomplished:

• Business continues to grow. July and August have been stronger this year than the last 2 years combined.
  
• Business processes continue to improve and refine. We now have an official helpdesk, trouble ticketing system, and robust monitoring platform
  
• I focused more on playing with my kids even though we didn't get to everything we hoped for
  
• I was able to take a week off to spend at Scout camp with my son and had a blast
  
• My wife and I have a stronger marriage than at any point in the past 10 years
  
• We completed a major home renovation project (and started a second)
  

Sure I didn't get to go golfing, fishing or camping as much as I promised myself, and my kids, but looking back on the summer what I did accomplish was probably a lot more than what I planned that late spring morning.