July is a month that makes me smile. There are long hours of daylight. Schedules slow down a tad, patterns of living change, including, if you are in most parts of the country, there is a lot more outdoor time. (Of course, those in places like the desert and warmer climes head indoors for their change of scenery as the temps climb.) For me, reading time while sitting by the pool, under an umbrella, beside my fabulous outdoor light built by my husband, or while floating my pool chair, make it feel like I am away even when I have only walked steps from my house.