Mom’s Check-In: School Starts Soon—How Y’all Holding Up?

Mom’s Check-In: School Starts Soon—How Y’all Holding Up?

Y’all. We are officially six days away from first grade, and I am a hot, emotional casserole of excitement, nerves, and way too many Target receipts. My oldest baby is about to be a first grader—FIRST. GRADE. I blinked, and suddenly she’s trading in her unicorn nap mat for a big kid desk and sight word quizzes. I’m not okay. 😭

Naturally, I’ve gone into full-on mama prep mode: washing, drying, and steaming all the new clothes like I’m prepping for a runway show—Back-to-School But Make It Fashion. My laundry room is so scary its currently giving “Haunted House in October” vibes. If I strung up some cobwebs and charged admission, I could fund school supplies for the whole class.

Meanwhile, I’ve got a Sharpie in one hand and a label maker in the other, tagging every object that might leave our home in the next nine months. Water bottles, jackets, backpacks, lunch boxes, hair bows, socks… Listen, if Nugget stands still too long, he might end up with a name tag on his tail!

Speaking of Nugget, our fluffy little white tornado is still in the middle of house training—and apparently trying to set a world record for “Most Non-Food Items Consumed by a Puppy in a 24-Hour Period.” Every few minutes I hear a tiny voice yell, “Mooooom! Stop him! He’s got Barbie’s head…again!” And there I go, diving across the floor like I’m trying out for the Puppy Olympics.

Between breaking up dog-toy hostage situations and trying to plan lunches that won’t come home uneaten, I’m also typing every “special day” into my calendar like I’m booking a world tour. Digital Learning Days, Picture Day, School Club registration, Meet & Greets, Open Houses, Parent-Teacher Conferences … Let me tell you, I’ve set so many alarms that I’m basically living in a high-stakes game of Calendar Roulette.

So, friends, how are y’all doing out there? Hanging on by a thread or embracing the chaos with a mimosa in hand? Either way, we’re in this together. Back-to-school season is not for the faint of heart—but we will survive. With grace? Debatable. With snacks? Absolutely.

Love and sticky fingers,

A mama who just wants five minutes without someone yelling “He’s got it in his mouth!!” 🐾📚✏️

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