I’m anticipating several big events to coincide in the next 2 months and I’m really trying not to panic. I aim to enjoy every single day, not wish it were December!
Priority #1: Our home is going to be finished sometime mid-October, which means packing our apartment, moving and all that entails, unpacking and settling in. I wish I had more time to dedicate to this. I’ve been spending many hours a day on house tasks, whether it be meetings with subcontractors and the builder or planning organizational hardware to install in the kitchen. Because I won’t have the time when we move in to dedicate to nesting, I am doing as much as I can in advance, buying drawer liners, planning what will go where, ordering shades for windows, anticipating needs.
Priority #2: BookFair! Planning has already begun… 10 weeks until the big event. Committee meetings, publicity in various forms, organizing teachers and schedules, coordinating parent volunteers, etc. This year I am transitioning everything to someone else so I’ll be spending time training her.
Priority #3: The middle school search. In Houston, we have choices, which you’d think would be a good thing, but it ends up overwhelming many parents and kids. Beginning in a couple of weeks, the online application opens where we can apply for auditions and rank our top choices. We will be touring schools with Sweet Girl every Thursday afternoon until we find a few that we’re convinced she would be comfortable at. Some specialize in performing arts, some in language. Maybe some kids know they want to be an astronomer 15 years from now (how?) and so they apply to various science-heavy programs, but for us, it’s mainly about small class size and feeling that it’s a good fit for her.
Priority #4: My new Mussar group begins toward the end of October, and I’m guessing I won’t be able to host the entire thing at my house like I’d hoped. I’m not too worried about this, but I will need to spend a few administrative hours getting everyone organized and set up for the course. Right now, my training group continues to meet and I’m trying to recruit some more participants. Would anyone like to join us via distance learning?
Priority “everything else:” SG’s school work and projects, Girl Scouts, Astros games (yay!), daily life.
Just thinking about the time between mid-October to Thanksgiving makes me stress. One day at a time, right? I will know that after the Book Fair, life will settle down and I can spend time organizing and unpacking, making my art room my happy place, and reassessing. I hope to then spend time with friends and family and catch up with myself.
So much to look forward to! I hope your move works out well! I’m sure most people don’t plan as carefully as you, your house will be a home in record time. Do you know for sure that there can’t be any more delays? So many things need to come together, but maybe it is not all essential.