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Goodbye, September; hello, October

Oh gosh.

I am still- still – in a very busy period of my life. Some stuff I can blog about, other stuff is unbloggable.

AM trying not to dwell on the negative but I am truly feeling so much pressure at work, parenting, and trying to take care of myself (exercise, reading, etc)

This blog fell by the wayside side which makes me sad. BUT! I am back.

September

September was rough. Very rough. We had some issues with aftercare (remember my rage-vomit post?), T was traveling for work quite a bit, Back-to-School nights for me and for the kids, and focusing on the most basic things like work, family and self.

Some highlights were a date night (seeing Beetlejuice the musical at the State theater). A great musical. I always enjoy doing live theater.

Pre-show drinks

Swimming after work – just a few times but it was like liquid meditation. Swimming takes about 30 minutes but makes me feel so nice and tired afterwards.

I was also dropping off the kids quite a bit – and it always, always brings me some guilt… Since I have to be at work so early. We got my daughter a flip phone and she called me one morning “just to talk” – it was cute.

And now we are almost in the middle of October…

At work I am feeling more in control. But feeling in control does not mean that I have less work. By now, I know the students and they know me. So it’s easier but I still have to remember- I am spinning three levels and constantly have to “think” ahead, for each level.

My husband has not been away last week and he is home this coming week. Which is always easier.

Before heading out to brunch
Brunch to celebrate my sister-friend’ birthday (next to me)

Another highlight was a dance performance for me and my daughter. Hervé Koubi dance company (France/Algeria) had a performance at the State theater in New Brunswick. The performance was rescheduled from last March since the troupe could not get a visa to enter the US back in March. So they rescheduled for this October.

The performance was incredible – a combination of modern dance, break dance and ballet. It was called Sol Invictus and was revolving around workshopping of the Sun by humans.

Sol Invictus
Pre-show dinner – a Shirley temple for L

Media/books/links I found useful:

1. Our 10 money principles from The Purse

2. The Friendship Paradox Chinese Zodiac podcast episode

3. Sarah’s episode on seasonality really hit home because I’ve been absent from my blog for three week precisely because of that- a busy season, tons of balls in the air.

4. Recent reads and listens.

My current novel: tragically magical.

I hope to write more this weekend!

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Mother, teacher, partner, friend. I love coffee, books, and travel with and without kids. I dislike exercise. Nothing glamorous here but do have moments of insight.

One response to “Goodbye, September; hello, October”

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    Lisa’s Yarns

    It’s good to see a post from you! Life feels really chaotic for us now, too, so you are in good company. Luckily our school has on-site before and after care. The doors open at 8:15 (I think? or 8:05? We always due before care so I don’t even know when their days start and end!) which is too late for us to drop them off. Before care opens at 6:30 and we tend to drop them around 7. And then they do after care and we pick up around 5. They are there for 10 hours, except on Fridays when they take the bus which picks up at 7:40ish and drops at 3. It’s a long day but they have always been in childcare for that long. They come home with PLENTY OF ENERGY so it’s clearly not too much for them. We don’t feel guilty about this, though. It’s the reality of 2 parents with demanding careers. I do not understand how other parents work without wraparound care. Having the boys home at 3pm on a Friday is really tough and we’ve threatened to put them back in after care because they mess with each other and make it very hard for us to work… But hopefully as they grow/mature, it will be easier to have them around for that last hour of work for Phil and me.

    So all this is to say that you are doing a great job and the kids are alright. It sounds like aftercare is maybe not going great though so that really really sucks. We luckily love our program. I’ve been traveling way too much and now it looks like Phil and I are going to Chicago for depositions next Wednesday except it’s not final yet (I won’t bore you with the details). The whiplash about whether the depos will happen has been so stressful and I haven’t prepped yet because I don’t want to prep and then have them postponed again. LAWSUITS ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST. No, actually, INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE THE WORST.

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