I'm about to end the lazy (ha!) days of summer and head back to the insane whirlwind that is the beginning of the school year. Next week - aaah!!! I love that commercial that sings "It's the most wonderful time of the year" while pitching school supplies but for working single moms this time of year is nothing but getting back to the circus that defines day-to-day life. Unlike our stay-at-home mom friends who definitely need and deserve a kid break, working moms days haven't been filled with too much kid time, we've just dropped the kids off at a new location for fun-filled all-day activities.
While summer isn't the same for a working mom, it's still a break from regular school pressure and after-school activies and I'm not ready for that to end. I don't want to go back. I want to stomp my feet and make the clock stop! I think I might even trade my slushie drink filled vacation for another week of not having to juggle three schedules with the greatest of ease. (Okay, make that two weeks -- I make really good slushie drinks -- just ask my mom.)
My little ones are 7 and 5 and I kept hearing that things would get easier but I also heard that things would get harder. Both sets of guru-type friends/parents at whose feet I worshipped were right. My kids are easier to handle but their ever growing list or responsibilities and activies are not. How to balance, how to balance, especially when it's just you shuffling them from place to place and your boss does actually think you should come to work some days out of the week.
As always, I've got a whole new list of ideas on how to handle the upcoming pressure. We'll pick out clothes the night before! Make the kids more responsible for their own items! Menu plan! (I've tried all of this before...but this is the time it will work!!!!)
What's your best back-to-school resolution? Is it recycled from last year? Did you read it in a magazine, website, blog, or get it from a friend? I'll try anything to make this a smooth transition!
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