i’m bracing myself for 2009. even without the help of an astrologer, i can already foresee that this year is going to be challenging. no, not because of the global financial crisis (in fact the crisis’ effect on residential and commercial real estate might even work to our favor as we are due to renew the lease on our flat this year), but because of the changes in our daily rhythm now that jan has started school.

for one, i’ve never prepared lunch for anyone except myself for the last 6-7 years, and now suddenly i need to have lunch ready on the table when jan gets home from school. where do i squeeze in the time to fix lunch? and when do i get to do activities with mia? she’ll also need to start playgroup soon. how will i help jan with homework with mia around?

i have absolutely no idea how to juggle all that needs to be done without meltdowns (mine, not the kids’). i can’t imagine how other parents do it and manage to stay sane! there must be a secret, a key, a combination of buttons to push. if you have the code, would you mind sharing it?

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