What I learned in August

1. Hosting a party is fun until everyone leaves and then I mourn the goodbyes intensely for 24 hours.
2. School supply shopping is ridiculously stressful.  But shout out to Office Depot for having the multiplication flashcards I couldn't find anywhere else!
3. If you don't have friends yet, school sucks.
4. Once you get friends at school, it sucks a little less.
5. I get depressed when I'm home alone, and still don't do the housework.
6. Screaming and crying in the car is cathartic when you are particularly irked by a situation.
7. Good teachers are a lifesaver.
8. Tantrums and intense emotions....apparently they are par for the course when you have a gifted child (or were a gifted child).
9. You can't hide your stress from a massage therapist!
10. Settling in a new city takes a lot longer than I want it to.