At the risk of sounding extra official, here goes…Per my last post, I’ve been social distancing from social media for mental health and spiritual reasons….since then, I’ve wondered, what am I missing?I admit it,  I’ve got major “fomo” going on, but as long as the world is still moving, I’m sure I haven’t missed the apocalypse, so I’ll catch up when I log back on.

But my thoughts on what I’ve been up to, other than momlife that is obviously a major part of my life, will come later…first..Southern California schools not opening for traditional learning…here’s how it went down in our home.
First day of remote learning, I was more anxious than the boy and the girl, the actual students…I stayed up till midnight reorganizing their stuff and checking internet connections on their chrome books, don’t ask me why, I’m trying to understand myself too 😅…..After interrogating the responsible adults that I was going to assign the task of ensuring a smooth first day, I decided that no one could do it better than mamabear..(and this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I wear myself ragged trying to do everything, I’m working on it 🤭).
I absolutely had to call off work and settle the boy and the girl at home…Grandma and Grandpa have been stuck in the country since their spring visit because of COVID…lucky break or the universe merging for me?🤔… both of my parents were in academia before they retired, so I have 2 professionally trained teachers that I can count on….you’d think I’ll relax more….🙄
Day 2, I’ve run out of patience but managed to pick out my favorite teacher…the one who’s super organized and neurotic about homework, attendance and updating google classroom all day…she’s also available on zoom all day during school hours, my Son’s teacher…I’m not only impressed but in love…can you blame me 🤷🏿‍♀️?
My daughter’s teacher, well….let’s just say she’s laid back and laissez faire..but if you know my 9-year-old, you’ll know that “na her mama born am” ..translation: she is her Mother’s daughter..she had everything laid out 2 days before the first day and she’s waaay ahead of the game..mama’s pleased.
So remote learning!! we proceed with anticipation..
As I write this, we’re officially in week 3 and I feel I have nothing to worry about when it comes to school work…they’re set. My work hours are crazier than before so I’m pumped up with coffee and running half the time 😴 …
The other day, I decided to double check their progress to reassure myself that they were on track..that’s when I started flirting with the idea of taking a telemedicine job that pays half what I make and permanently home schooling them 🤔🤔..fantasy or dream come true, I don’t know…so I ran the idea past my very trusting co-parent…one look tells me that he is considering the possibility of institutionalizing me for that crazy talk…he would happily foot the necessary bills, but he knows that my type A personality will not have the patience for that….”how about you home school them..you have the patience of a monk”, I suggested to him..*insert smirk*..”I didn’t even like my own schooling, what makes you think I’d want to torture myself in that manner?” his straightforward response is received without hesitation..ok..it’s settled then, we’ll have to semi-homeschool remotely until we see what happens, and then we can release our 2 birds back to the wilderness when the schools open. One thing I know for sure is that it won’t be in 2020..maybe 2021..

A little personal update, I’m currently trying to practice some other form of much needed social distancing…..the only social distancing this mother hasn’t practiced is the distance between herself and the refrigerator and wine cabinet…we’ll get there….how’s your schooling going?