It’s that time of year again, Back to School! Whether it is the first year or the last year of school there is so much excitement surrounding what the new school year will bring. Along with the excitement soon comes the stress of trying to juggle everything. Between work, school, and all of the other activities we can get overwhelmed pretty quickly. Here are some tips to try and help manage the school year chaos and get back a little control.
Create a family calendar.
- Make some time to get together as a family and coordinate a family calendar. You can plan it out weekly or monthly. Add all the things that you feel can help organize how the family does things. It can help limit confusion and overscheduling things. You can even plan out meals and fun things to do as a family. The idea is to make the weeks, months, and year go by without as much stress as possible.
Have a village.
- Life happens and we all have had times where things just become too challenging to handle on our own so have a list of people that you can trust and can step in to lend a hand. If it’s pick and drop offs or if you just have too much on your plate for any reason you should have a few people who can lighten the load. As the old saying goes, ‘It takes a village.’
Keep your peace.
- Just because things may be a little chaotic don’t forget to keep your peace. If you find your peace in the gym, doing yoga, or even getting a massage make sure that you are making time for yourself. Remember we can’t pour from an empty cup. Just because there are things that we cannot control try to focus on things that we can. Take care of you!
As the 2026-2027 school year begins we really want to set good examples for our kids, proving that we can have a successful and fun time with just a little extra effort. When we put our intentions to focusing on what we can control, we can truly enjoy the time we have together. I hope that this school year is amazing and filled with so much fun for everyone. There are always reasons to get stressed but at least there are some ways that we can control things to make it less chaotic for us all.
With Love,
Monique and Moment of Truth Team 💜
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