Function

Most of life’s problems, errands and personal goals are all slammed into the week before school starts. Well that is how it feels sometimes. The lax , “come what may” attitude that starts off the summer is now a panicked pile drive of to do lists. One thing I know, if you take off the deadline, you can relax. I have had a few blips recently that have me off my game. I stopped the internal monologue of, “ seven more days.” This repetitive countdown. I like my no clocks, no calendars mantra, that I implement in June. If things are not done by d-day, the world does not end. Day one, back to school is not d-day.

If all the school supplies you have to buy are not bought, guess what? They go on sale the day after. My kids are grown and I still have school supplies. You probably have half the stuff from last year. Our prince and princesses don’t have to have all new. Show and tell on the first day in the school yard about all the lovely things they have is over rated. Not to mention, it usually rains. What is the invisible meter stick that we are teaching our kids to measure themselves against? You do know that some kids have nothing? When you go shopping, keep that in mind. Maybe spend that over the top amounts for little doll’s backpack and grab something for someone else.

I get it, I’ve done it, but if they have a fever now for high end… hope they get great jobs when they are grown. We need to teach the difference between needs and wants… and working for something. Waiting, that’s a good one, this instant gratification, it’s not good. Let them ask, make them earn, and learn to wait for the pay off. You know, like real life.