5. First day of school!
When you’re self employed you say yes to too many things because you need to make the money when you can get it.
When you work from home you have to balance all the things you said yes to with trips to the beach and monitoring popsicle intake during the summer months.
I reached my stress limit the week before school started and circled Wednesday, the first day of school, as the day that I would get all the things done.
I would take the day by the horns. I would complete projects. I would clean house. I would grocery shop. I would run. I would start new projects. I would make appointments. I would schedule meetings. I would organize daycare files. I would respond to emails. I would finally get caught up.
And then the first day of school came!
I drank the coffee. I dressed the kids. I welcomed friends. I fed all the humans. I cleaned the kitchen. I managed a school drop off. I took all the pictures.
And when I got home….my time to take the day by the horns had finally come!
And I fell asleep.
I guess being self employed has it’s perks.
It also explains why I’m poor.
Andrea says
The first day of school is exhausting. When the kids leave, all the adrenaline rushes out of my body. All those nerves that they hurled at me? Gone.
We’re two days in, and I’ve taken two naps.
PS. Gorgeous pictures of your kids.
Amber says
I love he first day of school for so many reasons. The summer is over and I finally am able to get my house back in the correct order. :) But a nap. A nap would of been amazing on that day as well.
MommyLisa says
I love how your pictures are not “posed” with the chalk board or such.
Amber says
Yes, naps are important.
I like when the kids are back in school: I can get so much more done.
madamdreamweaver says
I worked at a Daycare Center once for a few weeks. I don’t really know how you manage! :) (I didn’t do a post this week.)