The New Normal

Life is different around here these days. As I told you in my letter to my daughter , my oldest has started middle school. And lucky us – her school has the earliest start time in the state! That means Avery and I getting up a little earlier around here. Our new normal looks a lot different than it used to.  Whereas before, I woke up before the kids to get in a work out and my quiet time, I just don’t have it in me to wake up at 5. Instead, the alarm goes off just before 6. I make sure Avery is up (my late sleeper sometimes shuts off her alarm without realizing it!), and head downstairs to make her breakfast. While that’s heating up, I sit down...