You know, the start of school seems to be more of a new year than New Year's Day. It's a time of change and newness, whereas the New Year happens in the middle of a winter. Nothing is really changing.
As I walk Miriam to school in the morning, there is the whisper of the coming fall-a crispness to the air, a change in the type of flowers blooming. She has started first grade. I need to stop being so amazed that she's growing, but first grade? She isn't really going to be gone from 8:45am-3:25pm every day, is she? Oh dear. She seems to like her teacher ("her hair is just like Aurora"), her new classmates, and most of all, the newness of her schedule. On the way home from her first day she said, "Mom, I didn't miss Sam. I didn't miss anyone." It doesn't seem like I would be happy to hear this, but she had been worried that she would miss us too much while at school.
With the start of the school year, I find myself feeling more motivated to create a new and better schedule for my life. So....here are my new year hopes:
~Dinner at the same time everyday
~Consistant bedtime for all (meaning me too, which is what I struggle with the most)
~On that note, a consistant waking time for all (again, more for me. Ben's like an alarm clock constantly stuck on 6:45am).
~Consistant housework (like cleaning the shower in my bathroom on a regular basis and not just when it desparately needs it)
~And, lastly (for now), treat myself with more kindness.
Wish Miriam and I luck in our new endeavors.
3 comments:
It is a new year. Yes to kindness!
Miriam looks so ready. Thanks for reminding me about bed times and wake times.
This is maybe the second time that I've had a planner that starts on January and not August. I usually buy the school planners.
I agree, new year really is after summertime. New growth, new school year, new harvest, etc. The Jewish calendar has something on us there.
Nice post!
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