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Hi. I’m totally fine, except tomorrow is my son

Hi.

I’m totally fine, except tomorrow is my son’s graduation party and I’m not even close to fine, like … I find myself just sort of stuck here again, unable to do normal things like eat the salad I just made.

I was talking to my friend Jenn about this launching kids thing, and she said to be OK with both parts - to feel both parts.

The two parts are that yes, I am happy for my son and excited and this is true. This isn’t me trying to be happy. It’s real.

But also, I feel like I’m in a slow motion “emotional plane crash” - Jenn’s words.

She said I need to feel both, and *show* both - let both out - and that’s been the problem, I think.

I’m afraid to show the sad part. The scared part.

I’m afraid of those feelings being downplayed or dismissed by people who don’t get the complexity.

I’m afraid of those things overshadowing the joy.

But then Jenn, without me saying any of that, saw it and got it and I realized maybe it would help to share all this, because maybe another mom will read this and feel seen and understood and know that she’s not alone in the beautiful, heartbreaking both of it all 🤍

I wanted to introduce you to my new pal, this Morn

I wanted to introduce you to my new pal, this Morning Sidekick Journal.

A while back, I was talking to someone about needing a schedule, and she said, I think what you really need is to set your priorities each day 🤯

So I bought this journal I’ve been eyeing for a while that helps you create a consistent morning routine.

Then, the last step of my morning routine is to plan out my day in my bullet journal, and star the 3 most important things.

This little journal has already helped so much. I feel so much more focused and that helps me feel less anxious.

I highly, highly recommend this system, especially if like me, you like/ need accountability + have a hard time creating realistic routines and making them stick. 🌟

I’ll put a link in my bio for you!

P.S. my erasable Frixion Color Stick pens pair perfectly with this. 🌟

I don’t really have anything to say except my fr

I don’t really have anything to say except my friend Kym sent me these amazing Wonder Woman cuffs and I’m not taking them off.

I shall sleep in them.

They are so cool that my teens like them.

Also, some people see us.

Today we went to drop off a gift to one of my son’s college professor because she is special. She *gets* him.

And fun fact: I was in one of her first classes when she started teaching.

Back then, she admits she tried to be tough, but it didn’t work. Caring was better.

Caring is better.

Let the people who care in and love them like crazy. 💙

Signed,
My 5-year-old self who is still part of me and having the best day of her life.

Hey-o! It’s my birthday, and I always like to c

Hey-o!

It’s my birthday, and I always like to celebrate by having a thing over at my site. 🧁💗🥳

➡️

The secret password is MAYSALE22

OK. Love you. Bye!

It turns out, getting into college isn’t actuall

It turns out, getting into college isn’t actually the hard part.

I mean it is. Sure. There are visits and applications, and I guess like 18 years of helping your child turn into a college-ready person, but now that my oldest has been accepted to college, I’m learning that the hoop-jumping only increases as we get closer to August.

Part of me wants to go back to that day in February, the day before his 18th birthday, as we all stood around his phone at 4 p.m., waiting for the email telling us whether he got into his college of choice, and then the joyous relief.

It’s weird how memories work, because in truth, that day was mostly terrible.

I spent the morning crying in my office, certain that if he didn’t get into his top choice school that it was my fault; that I had somehow failed him through homeschooling.

***

And now I find myself here again, wanting to help, but not wanting to push – wanting so much to set him up for success as he prepares to leave home.

Wanting.

New post: karasanderson.com/launching 🤍

Getting into a walking routine with @vanessanwrigh

Getting into a walking routine with @vanessanwright 💚

#karaandvanessawalk30

LINKS:
Headbands: @thequirkydaisy

Sweater @stitchfix ( Cotton Emporium)

Sarah (We LOVE Sarah naps! 💚) @rayzenenergy

Walking app: @99walks

Yoga with Adrienne: @adrienelouise

Leslie Samsone: @walkathome

Ellen Barrett: @ellenbarrettfit

Podcast: This Morning Walk
@alex @thismorningwalk @parkhere

Love you! Bye!! 💚💚💚

“Last night I made risotto for dinner. I know e

“Last night I made risotto for dinner.

I know every step now. It’s autopilot. I zest my lemon and the little yellow curls land right in the cup I used to measure my rice.

That’s how it goes when you’ve done something for so long – you figure out all the short-cuts and ways to keep clean-up at a minimum.

Maybe in a few years, I’ll feel confident enough to tell you that’s what I did with homeschooling my kids – that my method wasn’t about my own grand failings, but instead about finding a way that worked for us – (shortcuts + minimizing emotional clean-up.)

But I’m not there yet.”

New post today about risotto, spring, and the bittersweetness of graduating a kid:

karasanderson.com/risotto 🤍

It’s my best pal’s birthday today. 🐈🤍 A

It’s my best pal’s birthday today. 🐈🤍

Also - some of you saw his cameo in our @readaloudrevival event last night.

He was meowing at my office door and I was afraid everyone would hear it and so I let him sneak in.

But apparently Pablo snuck in too and startled George and George jumped at least 3.5 feet behind me. 😹😹

He completes me. 🤍🐈

I am so grateful every day that someone found him and took him to the shelter, and that out of all the kittens we met at the shelter, that he came home with us. 🤍🤍

My grandmother spent most of her life searching fo

My grandmother spent most of her life searching for the perfect pocketbook.

I seem to have inherited this quirk - especially in my 20s, I was convinced the right purse would fix everything.

But now, in addition to always looking for the perfect bag, my search has spread + I’m also always looking for the perfect planner.

Recently I tried something new, and for a little while it was novel and fun, but slowly, it started driving me to the brink of insanity.

(I can’t be alone in this, right? It’s like a bad relationship - infatuation, then you settle in, and then you just need to get out before you commit a crime.)

Anyhoo, yesterday I took some time to get back on track with some organize-y things. I did a brain dump and decided to go back to planning in my bullet journal …

I’ve decided what I need to remember is that there is no one perfect system for planning, but having *something* in place cuts down on my feelings of overwhelm + anxiety tremendously. 🤍

Also - stickers. 🤍

What if we started caring for ourselves more like

What if we started caring for ourselves more like how we care for our kids? Can you imagine? 🤍

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