Get A Life

By Diane Holz

One of the things we should all have is a positive work/life balance. To me that means taking time to have fun. I remember when I was growing up, my mom and dad would take us to the lake quite often. By often, I mean two or three days a week. Do any of you remember the days when you woke up and the first thing you did was bring in the milk that was delivered to your front door? Well, my dad was one of those guys that delivered it. My dad worked at Superior Dairies delivering milk. He would get up at one or two AM, make the deliveries and then be off by the time I got out of school.

I remember we went on Tuesdays and Thursdays to Blackie’s Park on Lake Travis and Lake Bastrop on Sunday’s with my cousins (yep, you guessed it, their dad was a milkman, too). I would always have so much fun…and to this day I still LOVE going to the lake. We would sometimes go to the ranch and visit my grandparents and have lunch with them. And we would drag the boat along with us and stop on the way back to have more fun at the lake for four or five hours.

When I reminisce about the “good ole days” I am so proud of my parents for taking the time to have fun. It would have been really easy for my dad to say he was too tired after getting up so early in the morning, or it was too hot; my mom and dad were not ones that got in the water…they sat on the bank watching us. I encourage everyone to take the time to go play and have some fun. Make memories for your kids or just for yourself.