21 Oct
One Quick Take
T1 was sick this past week, and stayed home from school on Monday and Tuesday. Monday he was listless and refusing milk (this is the moment when I fully grasped how sick he was), but Tuesday was a day between sickness and health. Based on the preschool guidelines I could have sent him in, but I took advantage of my self-employed status and kept him home to play with us instead. We went to Happy Hollow with friends and picnicked and rode on Danny the Dragon. I was grateful for my privileged ability to be flexible, but after 48+ hours with both kids without a break I was very happy to slip back into our routine again on Wednesday.
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I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
I mean this in a non negative way, I swear. What is that makes the days so hard? I have a toddler and a husband that works 15 hour days. We’re expecting and I really wonder what makes it so difficult. I want to be prepared!
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Jenna Reply:
October 21st, 2013 at 10:09 am
It’s a combination of the fact that I derive a lot of satisfaction from accomplishing my goals (planning, organizing, working, etc) and not getting any time where I’m not “on call”. Because husband is out of town, it’s all me all the time without preschool. I greatly appreciate the ability to outsource for part of the day.
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Jenna Reply:
October 21st, 2013 at 10:10 am
And I also find 3 years to be 1000000x harder than any age previous.
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glad T1 is feeling better. love your photos of the kids-they are absolutely beautiful!
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2I totally came on here expecting a barrage of negative comments. I’m glad there aren’t any (yet). I don’t have kids yet, so I can’t really relate much, but I do understand the effect of unexpected changes in our routine. I’m a special education teacher and I have had to learn how to be more flexible and go with the flow. That doesn’t mean I like it, but when things don’t go as planned, you just gotta roll with it! I’m glad T1 is feeling better and you can get back to your routine.
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Jenna Reply:
October 21st, 2013 at 11:27 am
I am always trying to do better at not writing *to* the critics or *because of* them. What would I write and how would I say it if there were no sh*tstorms to worry about? That, to me, is the honest and real writing that I am shooting for.
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Glad to hear they’re feeling better! They look so cute
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4As a preschool teacher, thank you for taking the time to keep him home one extra day. I find that sometimes parents send their children back too soon after being sick and they either relapse or spread it to others. I understand sometimes it’s avoidable when both parents work but this was a very wise decision on your part - for T1, his teachers and his classmates!
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