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Back-to-School Self-Care: Lowering the Bar Is Self-Care Too

September has a funny way of making moms believe they need to become the CEO of a small educational corporation overnight. Schedules. Permission slips. Lunches. Homework. Sports. Activities. Shoes that apparently disappeared sometime around May. And somewhere in the middle of all that, we’re told to remember to practice self-care. Sure. Let me just add that to the list. This blog post contains affiliate links. If you purchase from them, I may receive a small commission. Maybe Your Self-Care Needs […]

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August Is the Sunday Night of Summer

There’s something different about August. The calendar may still insist it’s summer. The temperatures certainly haven’t gotten the memo. The kids are still wearing swimsuits more often than real clothes. But somehow… Everything feels different. If June is Friday afternoon and July is Saturday, then August is Sunday night. You know that feeling. The fun isn’t technically over, but you can see the finish line from here. The backpacks are starting to appear in stores. School supply lists suddenly become […]

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The Joy of Getting Your House Back When School Starts Again

There is a very specific moment every mom knows. You’re getting your house back after school starts. The kids are finally back at school.The bus pulls away.The door closes, marking the moment you reclaim your home. And suddenly… silence. Not sad silence.Not lonely silence.The good silence. This is the sound of your nervous system exhaling. This blog contains affiliate links. If you purchase from them, I may receive a small commission. The Moment the Door Closes After School Starts Again […]

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Sorry Teachers! | Letter to Teachers from a Guilty Mom

Kids are going back to school soon, and I owe our up-coming teachers a preemptive apology for the children they are about to receive. So here’s my attempt to say, “Sorry, teachers!” Dear Teachers, School begins next week and I completely dropped the ball this summer. While I had every intention of making my child read each night, only use the computer for educational stuff and practice their multiplication tables, it did not happen. Every request fell on deaf ears […]

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Post-Covid School Supply List – Weirdest Back to School Ever

This fall may just be the strangest back-to-school season ever. Whether your kids are physically going back to school, homeschooling, distance-learning, or some kind of hybrid, none of the choices are perfect. My children are attending school, mostly outdoors, as of now. But who knows how long that will last. I’ve come up with a list of serious and not-so-serious products you need to add to your post-Covid 2020 school supply list. 2020 School Supply List (Some of these links […]

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