Start of School

My last post seems like it was a lifetime ago. "BS" "Before school". I've had many school year starts. All of my own (18 including grad school), and all of my kids (6 including pre-school). I think it's a rough start (for various reasons) every year. This year has made me feel like I'm reaching in all directions at once. Maybe it's the double soccer schedule, plus 3 brand new activities (piano, guitar and Mandarin), adding back some tried and true ones like swimming, trying to feel like I have a job (it's called working at a start-up and being a stay at home mom), and it's things I've volunteered to do (our school's webstore and the "welcome" committee for new families). I'm hoping all of my angst and brain drain culminated in my banging into another car pulling out of a parking spot yesterday. Serious dent to my bumper, some scratches to the other car's bumper. I left a note with my phone number (no one has called yet), called my insurance company and thought, oy, now I have one more thing to do...get my car fixed (the bumper is loose so it does need to be fixed). If it goes downhill any further I'm in trouble.

The good news is I've gotten through 3 weeks (almost anyway) and have been where I was supposed to be most of the time. Gotten done what I need to do most of the time. And no one has gotten hurt (the bumper doesn't count). The next two months are going to mostly be a blur, but if I keep up my "most of the time" success, I'll call it a victory.

Excuse while I update my spreadsheet for the week!