This is the year I stop procrastinating.
You may (or not!) have been wondering about my whereabouts these last few weeks as it’s been rather quiet here. I’ve been on a family trip to Ireland and England, where we spent time with close family and friends. While I did think about blogging, I chose not to write for the few weeks while I was away. I took copious notes and have lots to talk about, but now that I’m back, where do I start? Perhaps about my trip around Ireland with the kids and our visits to several important castles, about fishing in the middle of the Ring of Kerry and horseback riding on the beach. Or our trip to the Globe Theater with the kids in London and our subsequent visit to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. And I still have to talk about my visit to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where we spent a summer vacation day before we left NYC. This was truly one of the most remarkable summers my children have ever had, much of it spent with cousins who live far away, and the memories that we created will last for a long time to come.
But have I mentioned that I am returning to an office tomorrow? I took on a very interesting role with a new client and I’ll be leaving the house a few days a week. After working solely from home for the last few months, I admit that I crave the outside world and look forward to the new challenge. I’ll keep producing plays (I recently had my first taste of a Broadway show), leading my social media consultancy (we have a host of new, exciting clients), writing here and elsewhere about travel and film, and, of course, being the best mom I can be. My outside pursuits should never be mistaken for bad parenting, as they sometimes are. As my kids get older, I find it more and more important to embrace who I am, while guiding them both through life as the kind of person my husband and I both hope they turn into.
If you haven’t noticed, my husband and I love to travel. And as a writer who focuses on the topic (I am a staff writer at Ciao Bambino, Family Vacation Critic, This Girl Travels and Go Girlfriend), it is uber important that my children share the passion. As two children who have traveled extensively, I have watched them morph into great travelers at age 8 and 10. When we got to London on this past trip, they both were able to articulate the things that they wanted to do. While traipsing through castles in Ireland, they took charge of our cameras and took photos of the remains that have endured two centuries. On a fishing trip in the middle of Southern Ireland, their eyes lit up as they caught mackerels, pollack and star fish (yes, seriously). They are experienced, impassioned travelers and I have loved watching them grow. The question is, where will the roads lead us? I can’t wait to find out.
But today my kids go to school for a record THREE hours. I have to pick up nearly 3 weeks of mail. There is laundry – A LOT of it. I have to pick out what I’m wearing to my first day in the office tomorrow. I owe my editors articles. I have client work to pick back up and ease back into. And have I mentioned that my kids will be home by noon? And I’m sure enjoying that book I didn’t finish on my trip, Where’d You Go, Bernadette? and really want to finish it.
What would you do first?
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