I’m feeling very relaxed today, but also a bit excited!
Kieran sailed into school today without so much as a backwards glance so I’m guessing he’ll be fine. Everything was organised last night, everything clean, shined, creaseless and named. His packed lunch has been filled with yummy goodness and his hair had been cut. I’m pretty sure we remembered everything.
He’ll have a fantastic day no doubt, catching up with the friends he’s missed over the holiday and getting back to grips with the routine. I can hardly wait for 3.30pm and watching him bound out the door to give me a hug and tell me about his day, but to be honest, as much as we’ve all had a fantastic summer holiday together, it was time.
How am I? No lumps in the throat, no damp eyes… I’m quite excited! He’s fine so I’m fine but on top of that, I can get organised again! We have a good daily routine and of course have stuck to it as best we can but it’s been holiday time and lets face it, rules are meant to be broken! Now it’s my time new term, with my new sharpened pencil (or new unchewed biro), new notebook (my Dodo Pad is being given some welly this morning!) and I am already catching up.
You see, I work from home full-time a freelance writer. I still have nine month old Taylor at home but he has big naps and I can work around him while still making sure he gets plenty of attention. It’s a bit harder with a 5yr old who can’t find the craft clue, wants a playdate, or NEEDS to do some baking right away. It’s very quiet today, and very autumn feeling and I’m loving how productive today has been already! I am half through catching up on the bits and pieces that haven’t been finished due to the holiday fun, have cleared my emails, renamed files and folders and am loving every minute of it.
I’m glad he’s back now, he was ready, and so was I!
Have fun with your “free” time. You will be amazed at how little you have even while he is at school.
Free time doesn’t appear until I retire. And seeing as I’ve just turned 18 *cough*, I’m in for a bit of a wait.
I just have Taylor at home during the day now, same as last year and it helps!
Wow! You really ARE on fire! It’s that “Back to School” feeling for all of us, not just the children! I’ve always loved this time of year.
Is it wrong that I have “My sex is on fire” stuck in my head now? 🙂
Yep, got to admit, I’m loving it too. Both girls went into their classes with no problems at all and I’m loving being able to clean without a mess being made behind me as I move from room to room!
I do most of the housework early (I’m a natural pre 5am riser!) and later when they are in bed so it’s work-time for me. Although, it IS looking tidier without the extra body 🙂
I’m loving it here as well, it’s spookily quiet! Even more so for me as it’s the 4 year old’s first day at school so it’s the first time in 8 years that I haven’t had any little people around and it’s just me here! 🙂
Aww I hope the first day goes ok x
YAY for school! Max is in today till 2pm… 5 hours… FIVE HOURS!
My house actually looks clean! Well… downstairs does anyway. 😉
We had a good time over the summer, but god yes – I like having my routine back! 😀
My downstairs was starting to look clean, and then the blinking hoover blew up.
Good times for you then, it must make a huge difference for Max routine-wise etc.
I think I must be a little odd as I am missing the boys already, the house is way to quiet
Not at all, if Taylor wasn’t here still it would be eerie!
Enjoy your extra time to work and generally love the peace ! Beans back at nursery at the end of the week and I am looking forward to 2 days a week with just Ozzy! She misses her friends there too – its been depressing answering ‘how many sleeps till nursery mummy?’ with 45 !