Wowee! The last two weeks have been busy. I feel like I am always saying that, but we’re always busy. 🤪
This was Ted’s first week at PreK. It went as well as expected. No tears, but some big feelings. He was nervous/scared, and a little hesitant, but would walk to his class with his teacher. She said that he does great in class, it’s just the initial separation that gets him. I figured as much, and we practiced confident, loving ‘see you laters’ all week.
Next week will be a whole new beast, as Michael will be away for training. We’ve had just over a month of all of us living under one roof again, so the 2 weeks he’s gone will be hard. I fully expect some major meltdowns, and we are doing lots of prep work (mentally and emotionally) before he leaves.
Something that has helped me a TON has been the concept of minimalism in motherhood. Not the ‘I can only own 4 shirts and 2 pants’ level of minimalism, but the ‘we have enough & any more stuff will be overwhelming’ kind of minimalism. We are still in the process of paring down and rotating the toys, but even by having less available, they get deeper creative play. It also makes it less effort to keep tidy, which leaves more energy for the fun stuff.
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