A new normal :: Life

So Little Man went back to school this week. One of those things that we’ve talked about happening, about his friends who will be in his class again, the things that they’ll do. Most of it seemed to exist in the ether…and then all of a sudden, it’s here. Gone are our carefree days of summer (and hopefully so is its heat), and we’re back into a more structured routine — something that is quite welcome in our house.

But as excited for him as I am to go back, I miss him too. See, the hubs often works at home. I work at home. Parker is home (often with a sitter while we’re working). Um, yeah. It’s like that at our house. Every day. And so for the last several months I had resigned myself to working amongst the chaos. Listening to hubs click on his keyboard while on the phone, hearing Little Man in the other room playing trucks while he talks nonstop.

And now it’s quiet.

Hubs works offsite in the mornings while Little Man is at school. I’ve gotten a run or yoga in, and then it’s just quiet. Me, coffee, and my to-do list. I’m still trying to adjust to the new normal. And breathe in these few, solitary, fleeting moments.

Because I know the chaos will return around lunchtime when everyone comes home from their morning’s activities.

Here’s a quick peek at the little man before he trotted off to preschool on Tuesday ::

(I’m going to out myself on this one :: this morning, while getting ready to prepare this post, I acutally typed the word “Chaos” instead of my username. Yup. Welcome to my world some days.)