So Much For That Perfect First Day Of School

Instagram lies, anyway!

Aug 30, 2022

So Much For That Perfect First Day Of School   So many of us start each new school year with big plans. Alexandra Frost even wrote a piece for Scary Mommy about what she was planning to do differently this year so every morning would be smoother. And how did the first day pan out? Not well, she admits, in this hilarious recap of a day gone completely off the rails. By the time she got to the part about the "morning sweats," I was nodding along with sympathy and recognition.  Give it a read for some laughs and also a bit of reassurance if you didn't get the perfect first day of school Instagram shot.  Good luck out there,  Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   Read More

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NEW BEGINNINGS Back-To-School Season Always Feels Like A Fresh Start   Did anybody else feel some excitement when the pencils and notebooks started appearing in the aisles of your local Target? Katie Bingham-Smith sure did: "I didn't think I'd get the twitch for fall and all things back-to-school as soon as I did, but it came and I didn't fight it. To me, there is nothing like it, and I always find myself feeling motivated and ready to get myself and my home in order." Do you agree?   Read More

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