Summer time and the living is...

It would be nice if it were easy. In some respects it is easy, in others it is much harder. It is harder with Christmas just around the corner, it is harder with having extended family staying and it is harder to keep the finances under control. The reality of making a long term commitment is starting to sink in and the sacrifices that it comes with. I'm trying to have an attitude of gratitude and appreciate all I have,  but I have always had trouble sharing and I'm not sure if I am happy with the compromises I have to make but I'm in it for the long haul now and there is nothing I can do but grab onto something and try not to fall off the ride