{"id":45,"date":"2018-08-26T20:12:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T01:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hypotheticallyhappy.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2018-08-26T20:21:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T01:21:57","slug":"the-night-before-preschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hypotheticallyhappy.com\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"The Night Before Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a mom, I think I\u2019m supposed to be sad about my little girl being big enough to start preschool. I\u2019ve read post after post after post lamenting the fact that children are headed back to school over the last few weeks. So now I\u2019m questioning if I\u2019m supposed to have mom guilt about the fact that I am actually not sad at all that my little mama is going to hop out of my super cool station wagon and right into her first ever day of school. \u00a0Now I think I might be developing mom guilt about not having mom guilt. Is that a thing? Probably.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m excited for free time. I\u2019m incredibly excited to have exactly 1 hour and 45 minutes of time four days a week when I can literally do whatever I want. Go to the casino? Sure. I can do for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Go for a run? Probably not. Start tackling my to do list that has 827 things on it? You bet! I\u2019ve got so many fun things planned that I can just do without my adorable little helper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Numero uno on that list: Immediately return home to do something that I literally fantasize about every single day…tomorrow is the big day…I\u2019m blowing a little kiss goodbye…burning rubber out of the school parking lot…driving 25 minutes back across town to my house…stripping naked and then…I\u2019m taking a proper fucking shower. My first real shower in three and a half years. \u00a0I\u2019m even going to find my blow dryer that got tossed into the back of a cabinet in my bathroom to blowdry my hair. Is it like riding a bike? Will I even remember how to do these things? Will we be able to afford our skyrocketing water bill? <\/span><\/p>\n

Is it weird that I\u2019m irrationally excited that I have 1 hour and 45 minutes to do whatever I want and that\u2019s the first item on my list? Probably. Am I ok with that? If I\u2019m being honest, no. \u00a0Will I most likely come up with better uses of my time in the next few weeks? Absolutely. Is item number two on my list to just sit quietly and read a book? Yes..but with all of those showers I\u2019m going to be taking, I\u2019m doubting I\u2019ll make a dent in this month\u2019s book club book and if I\u2019ve learned anything over the last three and a half years it\u2019s that getting absolutely nothing done during the day is just as important as getting everything done.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a mom, I think I\u2019m supposed to be sad about my little girl being big enough to start preschool. I\u2019ve read post after post after post lamenting the fact that children are headed back to school over the last few weeks. 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