Have You Lost Focus?
Are you standing in a checkout line right now with a cart full of school supplies? If so, you’re not alone. The discount store parking lots are filled with back-to-school shoppers. This no longer includes folks like me, a person whose kids are grown up now and shopping on their own, thank you.
Yet I must admit to a certain fondness for new supplies. I love to find a spiffy pen to replace the old one with ink that clumps when you use it. A stack of sixty-cent notebooks call my name, so I grab several. Just think of all the cool things me and my spiffy new pen can write in them. I may not need more printer paper at the moment, but it’s on sale, so why not?
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Pencils, pens, scissors, markers, glue. And that’s only the beginning. (Pixabay)
These days, most schools send a sizable list of things your kiddos will need for first day of school. (In case one hasn’t appeared at your house yet, no worries. Click HERE to find a general shopping list for kids from kindergarten through college. It can at least get you started.) The multiple lists for different ages reminds me that I once knew a family with twelve children. I can only imagine the train of carts required to get the job done for them. Any way you look at it, a new school year feels like an opportunity for a fresh beginning.
Perhaps it’s not too late to think about those goals I set on New Year’s Day. I admit to having lost focus, but that doesn’t mean I can’t review and renew my efforts now. I could pump up those daily writing goals. I could finish painting the scuffed-up baseboards. I could get more steps on my tracker (a Winston-approved plan). I could…well, let’s not get too carried away. I guess the moral to today’s post is carpe diem. Seize the day and don’t give up. Even if it means kicking yourself in the pants now and then. It’s a lot like getting the kids back to school. They might not be ready to go, but you’ll still nudge them along.
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What’s on that goal list again? (Pixabay)
On that note, I’ve posted a link to one of the funniest back-to-school-shopping videos I’ve ever seen. Even if you’ve watched it before, this one is worth another look. Caution: there is a certain (hilarious) saltiness to her words and her attitude. Click HERE for OneFunnyMother’s classic back-to-school-shopping video.
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Pat Wahler is author of a novel, I am Mrs. Jesse James (now available on pre-order), and a holiday-themed collection of short stories, essays, and poetry, Let Your Heart Be Light: A Celebration of Christmas (coming soon). She is also co-author of a picture book, Midnight the One-Eyed Cat (now available on pre-order).
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