Um, I’m not sure if you noticed, but the first day
of November begins next week. When did
that happen? It seems like just last
week I was getting ready for the first day of school, and now it’s days before
Halloween with Thanksgiving sneaking up very soon.
Even though the leaves have been changing colors and
I’ve been indulging in everything pumpkins spiced (except coffee creamer because
that tastes how I would imagine pumpkin spice scented soap from Bath and Body
Works would taste like), I feel like I have finally settled into a routine.
Part of the reason may be because Harrington has been traveling a lot or maybe time
just seems to be moving that fast. Who knows?
What I do know is that after this *supposed* last
day of mild weather, any remnants of summer will be gone, and with it, so are
the days of sleeping in until 8am (which is the equivalent of sleeping in until
noon since before that my kids were waking up at 6:00am) and not having to
urgently rush to some place. There will
be no more ice cream on the swing set as the sun sets. Week-long family vacations adventures
will be on hiatus, too.
But the pressure of managing two kids all. damn. day.
is gone, too. I won’t be stressing about
my lack of motivation to do something other than turn on the TV because the
weather is so hot. (I try not to
complain about the weather and find the good in each season as I wrote here at the Detroit News MichMoms blog, but I have learned that heat and humidity sucks
my will do anything faster than any cold snap).
However, as the very wise man Jerry Seinfeld once
said, “You can’t have the this without the that.” The tradeoff is getting up early to work out
and making lunches. It’s also kind of
sad that I don’t see my babies all day, and I find myself reminiscing about the
days of being on lockdown due to the nursing/nap schedule.
I need to be honest, and I know this might not be in
line with the popular consensus, but I’m OK with getting up early and having to
be at the bus stop at a certain time; it keeps me motivated. What can I say, I thrive on a deadline.
I may not see Marie all day, but I try to make the
time we spend together count, whether it’s when we do homework or driving to
swim. Because going to school all day
and exploring outside interests is the natural order of things, I really stress
quality over quantity.
I am sure that when June rolls around I will be more
than ready to ditch the schedule for new adventures. I can also promise with great certainty that
I will be excited for September when balance is then restored.
What do you think about your school routine? Love it?
Hate it?
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