For some reason I thought this second half of summer would be easier. The first half of summer was tricky because we had family in town and we were constantly on the go. The second half of summer has been tricky because of the mental load that I’m carrying through it. It’s all felt a lot more heavier than I realized it would.
Looking back, I was too ambitious with my anniversary challenge but, I didn’t know it when I started. It wasn’t too long after I started the challenge began that I decided to just stick in there as best as I can for now.
I really should have known better than to schedule a challenge during the biggest transition our family has had to undergo since having our second daughter. My heart and mind are heavy; heavy with hope, and heavy with grief.
All I have known for these past 11 years is about to change in a little over a week. Every day for the past decade, I have had a child at home with me. Soon, they will both be at school, and I will deeply miss the way it was.
I knew this would be a doozy of a transition. I intend to share more after we’ve settled more into our new normal.
