First day of school. First day of fresh, new, blank slates.

Both girls are attending new schools this year. B is now in Middle School while E was transferred to a new school that is better suited to her needs. And I am a nervous wreck sitting here at home. I vacillate between holding my breath and opening random apps on my phone to keep my […]
1st week back at school went spectacularly well

Our girls went back to school 691 days after the pandemic began in our area.
I procrastinated re-registering them and I may or may not be waiting for the other shoe to drop. But dammit – 1 week in and the smiles are just beginning.
After 690 days – they went back to school and this anxiety is not new

Parenting in 2022 sucks. It’s been 690 days since the last time my girls were in school. It was hard then. This is going to be a different kind of hard.
Day 619: Find your support system.

“E started screaming louder, begging to not get the host. B covered her ears….I pulled B in close…we sat there, taking in the gravity of the moment. Well, I was.”
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Her cat ate what?!?!

Did you know that it is possible to not dread waking up on a Monday morning? I didn’t. In fact….I am still waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop. My alarm went off at 7am. I went back to sleep because I wasn’t ready to wake up yet. Could barely keep my eyes open […]