Thanks to my booking four weeks of morning summer camp for my 5-year old, we’re now experiencing an early “test run” on how our lives will be once school starts in August. We're passing the test, but probably with the grade C minus. We did okay on week one, but I was exhausted and really, really lazy on Saturday morning. This week is even more like the “real thing” because all of us need to be fed, dressed, and out of the house no later than 8:30 a.m. This week has been tougher. I'm not going to lie.
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Wonder what I will be like this Saturday? Today, I feel as if I have been hit by a truck due to going to bed too late all week, and rising earlier to get all that I want to do in the morning accomplished. We have not met our goal of 8:30 a.m. on three out of the five days week. Today, will not be any better because I'm writing this when I should be showering or exercising. Yeah, the stats aren't good. We pulled out of the driveway at 8:45 a.m. yesterday, and successfully made it by 9:00 a.m. to our destination, but it was frantic and stressful drive. At one point, my son told me he had motion sickness because I kept making abrupt stops at the lights. I looked through the rear view mirror and told my son, "We need to improve tomorrow. This can't happen again."
Uh, I saw you roll your eyes. You’re thinking: “But your son has been in preschool. This should be old hat to you.”
Uh, I saw you roll your eyes. You’re thinking: “But your son has been in preschool. This should be old hat to you.”
True, but I always went to preschool with my wet hair in a clip and my daughter in her PJs. I was usually late, frazzled, and that was all within a quick, five-minute ride from my home. This fall will be the real deal. We can’t be late, and I don’t want to look like the mom who doesn’t have her act together. Our school will be about 15 minutes away, but we’re happily making that commute since it was our choice to enter the county’s magnet program.
The biggest change, however, is actually for me — not my kids. Sure, my son has had to rise earlier, but he’s usually up anyway. I’m the one who needs to figure out how much time I need in the morning in order to get us out the door on time. It’s been hard because I’ve had to really cut down on my time-sucking Internet addiction. It's like there is a little devil on my mouse, "Oh, just one more tweet! You have time." That is pure hogwash. One tweet turns into two plus an e-mail, and it slips even more time off the clock.
I’ve had to reduce time on the computer in order to fit a morning exercise routine into my schedule, as well as a shower, and still be able to walk out the door — fully dressed — with my hair dry.
I’ve had to reduce time on the computer in order to fit a morning exercise routine into my schedule, as well as a shower, and still be able to walk out the door — fully dressed — with my hair dry.
So far, I have told myself every morning that I need more time. Much to my husband’s dismay, he may start hearing an alarm before 6 a.m. I just need that personal time in the morning. I need that time to process the day. I wish I was a “get up and run out the door” person, but I like my cup of tea, email checks, and a chance to see the day’s news, even though it may be via twitter or Facebook. I also really like two cups of tea, but after my test run this week, I am learning to sip the second one while drying my hair and applying makeup. In the fall, I may have to resort to sipping the second cup of tea in the car on the way to school.
That’s why they make those cute little Lilly Pulitzer thermal cups, though, right? It’s for all of us moms on the go.
Excited to join the club, and to get my thermal mug. Kindergarten, here we come. Hopefully, on time!
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Excited to join the club, and to get my thermal mug. Kindergarten, here we come. Hopefully, on time!
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Part of today's post was originally written for my weekly column with the Raleigh News and Observer's Triangle Mom2Mom website.
Part of today's post was originally written for my weekly column with the Raleigh News and Observer's Triangle Mom2Mom website.
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