Yes. I’ve been beside-myself-excited for the return to 5-day-all-day-school, every second of every day for the last 7 months + 1 day. It’s the absolute truth. Fact check me.(PS it’s tomorrowwwwwww )

Imagine my surprise when it finally got real these last few weeks and some new feelings crept in. Uncertainty. Anxiety. WORRY finding its way into every second of every day.

I’m no stranger to my mind spinning tall tales about alllllll the things that could possibly go wrong. I’m genetically predisposed to overthinking, overpreparing, and overimagining. I work really hard to keep a healthy mindset, surrender control, and place my trust where it needs to be. 2020 has provided MANY opportunities to put that work into practice

But this back-to-school thing.

Yikes.

I won’t launch into all the reasons why we, uniquely, are struggling with it. Suffice it to say, I’m dealing with stuff you’re not dealing with, just like you’re dealing with stuff I’m not dealing with, and the truth is we all have issues.

The much more important truth is that Amazing Things Will Happen.

This morning, without even realizing what I was doing, I dressed myself in a shirt that reflects where I’m at (“She is Strong but She is Exhausted”), and then proceeded to dress Libby in the very message I need to hear.

Amazing things will happen.

It’s going to be OK.

It will work out.

All of it.

We will get there.

So will you