Game On. (Game On!)

all aboard the merry-go-round!

Today on Mom.me I wrote about feeling totally overwhelmed with the whole "coming back to earth after break" thing which I feel like is a pretty common scenario many of us suffer from this time of year. I think? I certainly do. So does Hal. And the kids.

Because, let’s face it, nobody wants to wake up in the dark to go to school. Nobody wants to put on a school uniform after wearing princess dresses with rainbow tights on their heads for three straight weeks. Nobody wants to NOT make cookies with all the sprinkles.

This week, the twins went back to school mid-week and, once again, it took us hours to get out the door. And then once we got to school it was separation anxiety central, because “Why do Archer and Fable get to stay home and not us?” (I actually kept the twins home at the beginning of the week. And then I realized it was impossible to get anything done with everyone here, so I insisted they go back to school. Sorry, guys. #guilt)

Every year I forget that January is just as overwhelming as December but, you know, without all the chocolate. And gingerbread. And gingerbread spiced lattes.

The (big) kids have been home all week from school and our Internet was down for two days so I've been shlepping the kids to coffee shops in order to get the various things off and running. Like "gotta publish a post! Let's go get... a hot chocolate at the cafe up the street with wifi!" and then, you know, "Gotta email a word doc! Let's go... back for more hot chocolate!"

I always say I look forward to January, and the whole getting back into the swing of things thing and then January comes and it's like, "Wait. How do I get on the swing again?"

January is December's hangover. And all week I've been searching for the Aleve.

Game on. (Game on!) More, here...

GGC