Well, I am back from holidays and ready to go!
I love this time of year. My favourite commercial of all time is the Staples back to school commercial where we see a dad, joyously riding down the school supply aisle in a shopping cart, while two kids trudge dejectedly behind him. The music playing in the scene is It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Clearly not for these two kids.
I have to admit that I have always loved school. Well, okay, not the school part so much as the learning part. I’m very happy to be away from the hormone-addled, bra-snapping boys.
Then I got married.
But I digress.
Back to school time always felt to me like a new beginning. I loved going to buy all my fresh new school supplies and getting them all ready for the first big day. My favourite part was putting brand new paper in my fresh clean binder, a binder that contained no trace of all the doodles from last year, where I would write my first name followed by the last name of the boy I was currently in love with surrounded by hearts of all sizes.
Yep, a chance to begin again. I am so over you, Todd!
After backcombing my hair, slouching my socks just right, and slapping on my Swatch Watch (it was the 80’s, people!), off I went to conquer a new year of school.
As an adult, I still feel that same thrill when September rolls around. Everything is starting back up again – school, groups, activities. Many people say that September is actually a better time to be setting goals. There’s that sense of renewed energy in the air as everyone gets back into their familiar routines.Is there something that you’d like to try this fall? Is there some small change you’d like to make? Some topic you’d like to learn more about?
Your binder is fresh and new. What are you gonna put in it or on it?
Until the next chapter,
Lisa
