Back to the Grind

Despite the above title, I actually relish the return to order in the month of September. I like knowing how my children will spend each hour of each weekday and therefore how many hours that leaves me to myself and my various responsibilities and commitments. I welcome the structure of Monday to Friday.

I know this doesn't sound particularly exciting but when you have as many balls up in the air as most modern mothers do, organizational bliss is hard to come by. I search out as many time saving tricks and short hand helpers as possible. I won't get into my addiction of the wovenfare™ grocery list again, so let it be said: I can't imagine an orderly weekday dinner hour without meal planning.

Anyway, I've come to realize even my young children prefer the structure and order of their school-time weekdays over the lazy days of summer in the third week of August. The boredom and subsequent infighting we typically deal with is enough to make any sane parent contemplate the year round school year stream.

So bring on the fall season, the homework, the carpooling, the nightly dinner plans, the weekly grocery shopping, and the household projects. I'm at my best when I'm following a schedule.