I am sure you have been at a sporting event and the announcer shouts "Is Everybody Ready to Rumble?" That's a good question as a mom approaching summer vacation. There will definitely be be some "rumbles" in the next few weeks. There is definitely an adjustment period and during those first days of summer vacation. I often thought, "I can't do this for the whole summer?" I am here to tell you I made it, having three children now in their twenties! Some summers were easier than others. That's just how it works. I will tell you one think that helped me. Mental preparation was a real key.
I had to gear up for summer. I needed to get my mind focused on the fact that life is different in the summer. I often thought about what is great about summer. There was no early morning routines. We could get going going when we wanted unless there were scheduled activities. There were weeks with lots of activities and weeks with virtually no schedule. We went to the same place every summer for vacation for 11 years. It was our annual trek to California and a family camp that everyone loved. I had to mentally prepare that I would be driving a lot for swimming lessons, gymnastics, my son's therapies. This meant I had to have life more organized and recognize that I would hear "mommy" and "mom" a lot. I also had to Prepare for the fact that there would be no downtime. I would be "on" all the time.
The years I mentally prepared for the changes summer brought to our life, the more I enjoyed it!
Get ready, it's coming soon!
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