The other day, when I run for the office to a friend (I often blackmail me out there; sometimes as mayor, as president depending on the mood/issue I want to solve, usually after a few glass of wine) my #1 goal is to “organize your home and life” after the public holidays in early January. Children can go to school, grandparents intervene as alternative teachers, and parents, teachers, can take time off. It would benefit the country greatly in writing. I know that if my home and schedule are fully organized, I will become a better leader. Can I organize this over the weekend? perhaps! But we actually want to have a good time together as a family on the summer weekend we have got!! And autumn sports slam you into the face very quickly, your weekends clench and drive kids all over town. Ah, that’s another thing Also Run with “There are no sports on Sundays.“Platform.” Raising Mormons, you just spent Sundays Church and Family Day and dare we think we are what we need as a society (not a church, it’s your own, your home and a rest day ready for the week). Is Sunday a Children’s Sports Day? “No, there’s a lot of football and cheers,” he said. (They practice on weekdays.
Anyway, to assert my will, I closed my office last Friday and today for myself and my team over a four-day weekend. We went camping over the weekend. Today I’m going through all my closets (since school hasn’t started yet) and purging and organizing new clothes. School starts tomorrow, so I’ll be preparing my meal this afternoon. This always makes me feel like a “good mom” haha. Please let us know if you would like to post “We prepare and why we eat.” I’m not an expert, but I dialed it (and while I’m doing it, I listen to podcasts and audiobooks. It usually takes 3 hours, but I really enjoy it (the kids might “help”).
There are no real blog posts today. What Jess had planned to prepare for writing fell through my crack. That’s fine. I think the end of August is very challenging – we won’t finish summer (Workers Day is next weekend!), but we are still forced to put our autumn brains. Most moms I know are very inconsistent and everything feels incredible. You want to enjoy the last week of a long day, but then you look at your family calendar and it’s just too much. Ah, I want to push back the whole thing: “Let’s bore your child.” Of course, we all want to do that, but screens these days are so addictive and engaging that organizing sports and after-school activities is so easy and much easier than dealing with them (though there are clear boundaries and I know when I can’t). I do a lot of weekly play dates. My mother, who helps raise my nephew, agreed that screens (especially video games) have made parenting so much more difficult and so much more difficult than when I was raising six children in the 80s and 90s (just go outside!). It made me feel good. Our kids don’t have phones or anything (we adhere to the four rules of Jonathan Hyde’s screen), but between video games and super processed food everywhere, it feels like we’re constantly fighting these truly addictive things. Or do you listen to too many podcasts? perhaps…
It’s all hanging out there, mom/parents. I’m clearly spoiled to be able to control my company and give myself and my team extra days (this always makes me feel better – as if it’s not just my profit). If your company gives them, use one of those mental health PTO days – that’s their purpose. Brian is the chief parent and I have a 50/50 home/parent job here so I can’t complain, but I feel that both of us are growing a little. We are still not settled on our autumn routine, and we are quickly reduced just because we have too many fun social engagements. And “soup” is right there (yes, it’s a lot of soup code, but mostly a healthy structured routine of school/work, exercise, sleep early, staying at night, cooking and romance novels 🙂 Modern family or A good place It’s still the best time to start with your kids. There’s a nightly TV family time from 7pm to 8pm and the two of us entertained us last year, so we need a new show that we can enjoy. Are there any suggestions for 10 and 12 years olds?
Thank you to all parents back to school and all those who supported us 🙂
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