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Teacher by day, Mommy by night
Juggling the demands (and insanity) of being a high school teacher, a wife, and a mother to a toddler
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Ah, This is the Way...
I tried something new this year, and it actually worked rather well. My husband and I decided (it was mostly me deciding, but he went along for the ride) to throw a Labor Day Party. We decided to throw it on Saturday, not Sunday or actual Labor Day, to save our out-of-town relatives a crazy driving weekend.
All week I was regretting this choice for the following reasons: 1. This was my first week back to school and it was a sprint, not a long-distance event. 2. It turned out I did have my grad school class all Saturday. 3. My husband, Em, and myself were all completely pooped by Friday. Surprisingly enough (which is very good news for my relationship with my lovely husband), Saturday went off quite well. So well, that I might actually attempt something like this party in the future. Not anytime in the near future, of course, but maybe next year. Here's why it worked: 1. Most of my friends and family could make it. 2. It was a fun start to the weekend. 3. We didn't spend all weekend getting ready. 4. We had one day to party, one to hang out with family members who stayed over, and one day to ourselves (today, which is lovely.) Because I'm not hosting a party today, I feel that I can get more prepared for the upcoming week. We already went to Toys R Us for a new car seat, did the shopping for the week, and I just cleaned up the kitchen. The rest of my day includes exercise, laundry (yay), a trip to Target (what weekend would be complete without that?), and some other preparation items for tomorrow. So, if you're celebrating a long weekend, here are my two suggestions: 1. Do it early 2. Or, even better, do it at someone else's house :) 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
creatress
on Sep 2, 2008 at 02:01 PM
I'm a big fan of meeting people places so I don't have the stress of cleaning my house, shopping, cooking and entertaining. I'd much rather meet up for drinks, dinner or just a quick coffee. Your family is very lucky to have such a generous person who went through all that work for them!
posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on Sep 3, 2008 at 06:22 AM
i'm so happy that it went smoothly for you! so smoothly in fact that i hope you have another one that i can make it to. my weekend was spend at the in-laws in the bowels of capitalism( orange county). but we did take our daughter to the beach where she was more interested in chasing sea gulls and pigeons, and that was a good day.
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