A pretty normal week this week for the Buffinis: four kids in basketball, one riding competitive dressage and the twins in ballet. Eight practice sessions, two piano recitals, one three-day horseshow and a partridge in a pear tree! On the side, I get to create curriculum, present events, and run a 250 employee company. There are definitely days I go to work for the rest.

The truth of the matter is that you’re hectic too. We’re all so busy being busy sometimes that we can forget there’s more to life than just doing. There’s being.

The great King Solomon once said that life is just a puff of smoke…so on a regular basis in the Buffini family we call a timeout. For us, that means Hawaii. This is a place where the whole family knows how to chill out and just hang with each other. No agenda, no lists, no worries. It may not be Hawaii for you and yours, but whatever total relaxation looks like, call timeout and get there.

Tonight, I’m at Chuck-E-Cheese’s for the birthday party of one of my kid’s friends. I know I can survive this because tomorrow it’s aloooooohaaa!!

It’s a good life!

Brian