If I never post again? (Is it presumptuous to assume you love me in the first place?)
Now don’t panic (again with the presumptions), I’m not quitting.
But I have not had ample time in the last week to turn any thoughts into posts. I haven’t had all that many thoughts, either, to be honest. I start, stop, start, delete. It’s awful.
And that book? I had one good thought in regard to the book, resulting in scrapping the bulk of my drivel. While I’m glad I realized that a lot of what I’d written was all wrong, I’m now facing a whole bunch of blank pages. My blank brain + blank pages = a wee bit of panic.
Granted, I had some time over the weekend, but I chose to recharge and hang out with my family (I know. Crazy talk.).
The thing is, we’re only half back to school here. I have one little friend at home for another week. Our preschool always starts after Labor Day, meaning we have two and a half weeks between the start of big kid school and the start of preschool. Today, I’m launching a campaign to change that.
Because I have almost zero free time until preschool starts, making an organized phone, email, Twitter, Facebook, and petition-signing campaign impractical, I just have to hope our Preschool Powers That Be happen to read this post. In the event you are reading, Preschool Powers That Be, I offer the following super compelling reasons to start school sooner:
- My youngest child misses his older brother terribly. Going to preschool a few days a week would take his mind off his troubles, so why wait until after Labor Day? Let’s start preschool when the big kids go back to school.
- I am the world’s lousiest
playaplay-er, as in I am not great at getting down on the floor and playing cars or trains or cowboy-pirate-robot wars for hours. Some play time every day? You got it. Six hours a day, five days a week while we wait for big brother to get home from school? Uh, no. - And finally, the reason I know our preschool will find the most compelling… I don’t have time to blog. Or write. Or think. I used to work some in the morning, but now I’ve lost more than half of that time (we leave to walk to school around 7:15 and before that there’s the whole please eat your breakfast and brush your teeth and put on your clothes what are you doing in your room if you’re not getting dressed and why haven’t you brushed your teeth and no, I don’t think an underwear hat is a great idea deal; not a ton of peaceful working time after about 6:15 a.m.), and then I used to squeeze in some work at nap time. But now nap time is fractured and crazy due to the after school routine. We have not found our rhythm. Why bother getting a routine now, when it’s all going to change as soon as preschool starts again?
Therefore, I believe, Preschool Powers That Be, that your open arms and open doors should welcome our youngest school-goers as soon as their older siblings return to their own hallowed halls.
I have good intentions to not only write, but also read and comment on other blogs. You know what they say about the road to hell, though. I am paving the heck out of that thing this week. I’ll be back, though, I promise.
But first, there’s a miniature pirate in pajamas who needs a snack.
I wonder…
:: How long does it take you to get in the groove once school starts? How long until you’ve found your rhythm?
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Missy,
I go through this each year and it takes a few weeks to sort out all the details of how my week flows. It depends on what volunteer assignments I have, if I decide to sign up for Bible study and the like. Then it all sorts out. Just hang in there girl. Oh yeah, I followed your lead and changed my Twitter handle to @C_Linnell
I am in the same boat as you with my 4 year old at home until next week… two weeks after her brother started school! I am getting next to nothing done, unless the tv is on so that she’s entertained. But then the guilt of her watching too much tv gets to me and I go back to getting nothing productive done. Hang in there– it’s almost over.
And I have no clue why the preschools do this, especially when they say they follow such-and-such’s school district schedule. They should open at the same time!! Argh….
Missy, I can certainly relate. I am having a hard time getting my flow back and I have a 2 week headstart on you. Hoping September brings more productivity for us.
Sounds like lots of people in the blogosphere are feeling your pain. I know I am, too, because as a teacher I have to go back earlier than even the big kids. My small kid starts this week, only two days after the big kids, so that’s not too bad. My toddler, on the other hand, isn’t starting until October because his school won’t let him start until he is 15 months. Rats. So it’s going to take us a LONG time to get into a proper groove around here. Meanwhile, my husband and I are taking it in turns and working nights and weekends to make up for watching the kids. Ack. Oh, and I am SO with you on the constant playing required with a preschooler. Time to go to school, little one!!
I’m starting to think I have no rhythm. Life keeps changing the beat.
I hate to say it, but both my kids have been back for five days and I’m not only NOT in the groove, I’m worse off than I was when they were home all day.
Because THEN I had an excuse for my lack of productivity. Now?
It’s just me and my questionable worth ethic. Or my lack of talent. Or my inability to complete the novel I thought I could write. Or all of the above???
Yesterday, I sat down to re-read the first 200 pages of what I finished last year with this mindset:
“Now that I’ve had a couple of months of distance, I’ll be able to throw myself back into the threads of the story.”
Instead, I thought, “Ummm really? You spent a whole year writing this crap?”
Ugh.
I need a do-over button. Or I want the kids back home with me so I can use them as a permanent reason for not being brilliant.
Let me know how your back-to-school routine goes…
Wishing you all the luck that eludes me.
Fingers crossed.
Permanently.
There is always a big adjustment during back to school time. I find it hard too – to get everything done that needs to be done, plus what I WANT to do! I relate.
it takes me about 2 weeks to get the school groove down. don’t worry about not writing… we’ll still be here, and we’ll still love you. 🙂
For me, it’s about a good 2-3 weeks before this momma’s got her school grove back.
You do what you’ve got to do. We’ll be here waiting for you when you get back.
Same issue last week before my preschooler started yesterday. I got nada, zilch, zip done. BUT we were also preparing for her birthday which was this weekend and we had a ton of fun doing it without the “helpful advice” of her big sister. Good memories.
Good luck with the rest of the week!
I’m lucky, my daughter’s preschool ran through the summer, so I started her early + it is a school whose school year normally starts earlier than rest. This year, August 8!
Now I just need to get into a groove when she’s not in school. I joined a gym and visit it every day, alternating working out with not working out and bringing my laptop.
My kids don’t start until next week, but at least they all start together. Our preschool is only 3 days a week so there are going to be 2 days in which I am the primary entertainment. We’ll see how that goes.
You only have one more week to survive, I’m sure you will come out alive on the other end. Is your preschool every day? If so, I’m moving!!
I stopped blogging for a couple of months and picked it back up again, because I missed the bloggy support. I lost a good many of the original followers by stopping for a while, but that’s the thing about bloggers, there are tons of them out there and always new friends to make.
I’ll be around when you post 🙂
I could have wrote this SAME post. It is so hard to juggle everything – social media, blogging, family and friends. I have only committed to blogging once a week. I used to struggle with this (and still do at times), but I am trying hard not to stress about it. One quality post a week, vs little posts that don’t feel right to me? I feel better, and much more confident when I can put out quality instead of quantity.
My oldest daughter started school today. My son will begin Kindergarten in 2 days. My 20-month-old youngest naps in the afternoon. SOON I will have more time from blogging, right??? I can’t even imagine having all three out of the house!
So I have this to look forward too then? Sigh one more year and my little guy is off to school. EEKS!
You know, you could still live in a less intense (heat-wise) environment AND get your preschool to start with big kid school if you moved to Memphis.