Wait. It’s May 14 – really? The end of the school year seems to have caught me off-guard this year, and between getting ready for summer break and making sure my kids get all those library books back to school, I’m feeling a little flustered.
So for this week’s Mindful Monday intention, I’m looking forward a little bit and working on making sure I’ve got everything ready to go so we can launch right into a fun summer. Here’s what’s on my to-do list:
- Make sure my calendar is updated with all the end-of-year celebrations and events I’ll need to keep track of. (Field Day, check; 6th-grade Chicago trip, check; end-of-year elementary picnic? hmmm…)
- Create space for the onslaught of end-of-year paperwork, art, and other take-homes that are going to be flooding my home come the end of June. With four kids in school – two of them elementary-aged – it’s quite a sight. Here are some of my strategies for dealing with the end-of-school-year paper avalanche.
- Look at our summer calendar to make sure vacation dates, camp dates, and work deadlines all work together. Okay, you might say I should have done this one already, but with two self-employed parents it can be difficult to plan our schedules too far in advance. The good news is that it’s almost always possible to work conflicts out with a little creativity. Sometimes being flexible is more effective than trying to perfectly plan and “balance” the calendar ahead of time.
- Stock up on sunscreen, buy the kids sandals, pull out the rest of the summer clothes, and plan for a sunny, fun three months. It’s about time.
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While I sit her in my jumper and tracksuit pants, wishing I owned slippers, I can most definitely say I am not ready for Summer. Quite honestly, I’m not even prepared for the Winter which is about to be upon us.
Here, in Australia, school starts in January and ends in December for Summer holidays. I can’t imagine starting and ending school in the middle of the year. Interesting.
Well, it’s Tuesday here, but my intention for the week is just to try get on top of the house work (as it has been for months). Slowly, slowly, I am getting there.
I think a regular Mindful Monday post may be a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion.
Good point! I sometimes forget that not all my readers are in the Western hemisphere. What’s the winter climate like in your region, Crinkled?
Or the Northern Hemisphere. It is pretty cool at the moment (the computer says we are having maximum temps of 21 C and lows of 14 C or max of 69 F and lows of 58 F). It doesn’t snow where I live (actually I’ve never seen snow in my life), but I am already struggling to get warm at night, so I’m sure I’ll find winter quite painful. It also gets dark really early, around 5pm, in winter.
I love this idea! Have to put Mindful Monday posts on my to do list.
the beginning of summer is the end of my maternity leave so this post was a nice reminder to think of june as a beginning, not an end
Great reminder! I typically look at my calendar for the next month towards the end of the current month, but since summer is so “different” than the rest of the year, I think I’ll get a jump start on it this week!
I can hardly wait for summer! …So much so that I haven’t really thought about the end of the school year stuff
Thought I would skip over that and just start planning the fun stuff. Thanks for the reminder!!