Five on a Friday: Re-entry

I must say, coming back on Thursday afternoon and having Friday to myself, with the kids in school, is a stellar way to initiate re-entry. We choose to come back on Thursday because flights were cheaper and six nights (three with each set of grandparents) felt like a reasonable amount of time to be away (and to pay for an AirBnB). Having said that, I think I would choose this again even without those considerations. It is REALLY nice to have this day to get my life in order before even the weekend begins. Today feels like a real luxury. So, on the docket today:

Costco run. Hitting up the SF Costco at 10am on a weekday? Talk about luxury! Seriously though, I love the SF Costco and it’s the only one around me that follows work-week expectations. I can show up at 10am on a workday at EITHER Costco in South City and it will be packed! Does no one have a 9-5 job in South City? It’s so weird. But the SF Costco will be so nice and empty. I’m just waiting for the traffic to get better before I head over. Oh and for the laundry to be done so I can fold it before I’m out of the house for an hour.

Planning Session. My husband and I have been singularly focused on this trip for the last month. Now it’s time to look at the next couple months. He’s gone for 4-7 days at least three times before the school year is over. His parents are out of town a couple times as well. Our daughter is trying to move up a level in swimming. Our son is trying to double test at the dojo. I’m testing at the dojo. All of these commitments will make weekday afternoons and weekends a little more hectic. We’re camping in Joshua Tree over Spring Break. There is a lot to talk about and today is the day to do it.

CDMX posts. I’m still not quite sure how I’m going to get started on my posts about Mexico City, but it’s definitely on my to do list today. I think I may upload the photos by day, then put them in to posts by day, and then write around the photos. Honestly, if it weren’t for my photos the days would start to really blur together. If I can get photos uploaded and placed in appropriate posts today, that would be amazing.

Work triage. I am still considering driving down to work today to grab tests to grade, but I don’t think that is the best way to burn an hour while the kids are at school, and I could always take them down with me over the weekend and ride bikes with them or something down there. I’m sure if I open my work browser and open Gmail and Google Classroom I will find plenty to do without driving down there. We only have two more weeks left of the second trimester. I have to send home 40 Spanish 2 recommendation letters the first week of March. My Spanish 1B students are taking a big Spanish 1 midterm test next week (which then need to be graded) before I can send out those recommendations. There is plenty to do for work, and if I start now next week will feel a lot more manageable.

Workout. I did two little workouts on the trip – one with resistance bands and one with bodyweight – plus we walked a ton. Today I’m excited to get out my heavy weights and do 15-20 minutes of lower body, 15-20 minutes of upper body and then a core and lower back routine with the exercise ball. My body is definitely a little out of sorts after all the eating, drinking, walking and traveling we did this past week. I’m hoping this weekend I can start feeling like my normal self again.

You’ll notice picking up is not mentioned, and that is because it doesn’t need to be. The house still looks amazing and there is nothing to pick up. I do have to do some unpacking, but that mostly looks like laundry. I think my toiletry bag can just go up into the bathroom cabinet! I’m also going to sew some patches onto my son’s Gi and my own. His came in the mail while I was gone and mine were purchased at the Frida Khalo museum. I’m really excited for mine.

And with that I better get to it. My husband is available for that planning session right now, so I’m going to take advantage of that availability.