Frustrated Much?
Yesterday was tough. When I read and heard about a transitional phase I thought it was more for the girls’ to get used to be home and not in a public school setting. I never once thought about it being about me too. I mean sure I knew I needed to get used to being around the kids 24/7 but that wasn’t what got me so bad yesterday. It was the lack of schedule.
Normally my day started around 5:30 am with doing some chores, checking emails, blogging, and working up to getting people ready for the day. By 7:30 the girls’ were on a bus, by 8:30 we were on our way to pre-k and work. Yesterday it was just weird that I had nothing I had to have done before my noon meeting. And since we have no AC and having a heat wave around here, I didn’t want to start working on the girls’ bedroom (cleaning out the closets and reorganizing) lest I be all sweaty and gross. As hot as it is, a shower isn’t that refreshing when I step out and start sweating all over again. So yea, I was bored out of my skull. I meditated, I did do some web surfing but I was still bored. I was damn near a panic attack when I realized……I need schedules. I don’t do well without one (bipolar issues have alot to do with that). This makes me nervous for the kids. I am not sure I will know how to handle it if I have a kid who does well without one. The eldest needs schedules like I do, so I am safe there. The other two? Not so sure about that.
Today is a bit more scheduled. We have one car and I need it today. So this morning we have to deliver daddy to a client then head over to the movie theater for a free movie. Once that is over we have to pick up daddy again and take him to another client’s office. But the afternoon is free and I will probably work on the girls’ room. So today I don’t feel so panicked. This pleases me.
Oy, can I relate!! Yesterday was the first Monday of the summer, and I thought I was going to go nuts at a few points! It didn’t help that my oldest (ADHD: Impulsive) had JUST run out of meds and I hadn’t been able to make it to the pharmacy yesterday. So we had no sched, he had no meds… the afternoon was just nuts until we went grocery shopping. It’s scary that braving WalMart with a 7, 6, 4 year old is better than staying home!
I hope today is MUCH easier for you (and me too!)
As you get going, and the transition stage is over you’ll find that a schedule will present itself, even if your kids don’t need one I think that everyone benefits from one. I’ll be paying attention to how things go for you, as we are considering putting the Peanut in school for the first few grades and then depending on her personality and learning habits homeschooling if that will be better for her.
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Schedules help keep life safe orderly and predictable. They can be essential especially through transition phases. That’s not to say we shouldn’t ever step out of them but during major changes some degree of predictability is essential. Glad to hear today is going better!
Kimberly
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