Seeking Squirrels Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I'm usually so excited to plan out the next year. I order in the spring and have everything ready to go by now. This year I've been completely unmotivated. The only reason I've even ordered anything is because our charter got math and most of LA for us so I had to order through them the day they asked what I wanted. I ordered one e-curriculum and started printing what I needed, but never finished and I haven't placed any other orders. Anyone else struggling to get things ready for this year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Me. I'm burnt out. We have the stuff, but no motivation to start whatsoever...or energy. Hoping as July progresses I feel more motivated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I'm with you. I'm feeling a bit panicked today. Too much planning to do with so little time to do it. I've got to order books... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&JMom Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I had such a great year this past year. Everything fell into place - great read alouds, projects, field trips and each boy made great progress. Now the summer is half over and while I have the textbooks and stuff picked out, I am not motivated yet to do the usual pre-year planning. And we start August 8th!! To be fair, we had been gone on a week long vacation, 2 weeks watching younger cousins as we dealt with a family illness and subsequent death, and just got back Saturday from a week-long Scout camp (yes, I was there in a tent in 98 degree heat, too). So, yeah, I just want to watch Netflix before dealing with the upcoming school year. Hope i can kick it into gear in a couple of weeks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Eh, I'm 50 - 50. I don't feel like I have that much to do to get ready. I'm not totally psyched about it yet, but I'm not dreading it either. Now, if you ask me what extra-curricular activities everyone is going to do, I might break out in a sweat!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Meeeeee!!!!! I'm usually much more along in planning. I haven't even ordered curriculum, sent school notices, or even finalized what we're doing. I can't find time! Son as I get done with the required daily stuff, it's already past bedtime for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Yes, I'm a mess. I have quite a bit of curriculum already, but I'm missing some key parts. I have exactly 3 weeks to get my butt in gear. During that time I also have my oldest's birthday, a trip, and saying goodbye to my best friends who are moving. On top of all the usual driving kids around and running the household. :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I'm so there with you. Usually I am in super, hyper planning mode. It drives my DH nuts. Part of the reason is that I design ALL of DD's classes. We've tried many "boxed" and "planned" curricula, but nothing has ever fit for very long. So, we do our own thing. This summer, however, has been a wreck. First, I was under a lot of stress planning a visit to my mother's and brothers' houses in VA. I hadn't been on a plane in 15 years! DD had never met her uncles because they distanced themselves from me when I became a Christian in 2000. I've tried to keep in touch with them by baking homemade goods and sending packages to them every Christmas. Well, we finally got an invitation, and we weren't going to pass it up, but it was emotionally stressful on all of us. (Mom usually flies to us every summer.) Anyway, we got back from that visit (went better than we thought) and then my BP started to spike dangerously and wouldn't come down despite everything I tried naturally. Since we have a family history of hypertension on both sides, I went to the doctor. Well, I ended up having to go on a low-dose medication. This really depressed me, as I was the last in the family to succumb to high BP. I had been determined to beat it through diet, exercise and natural methods, which I had done for the last 4 years. The doctor told me, in my case, it's probably genetic. In any case, that caused me stress as well. Now, I haven't been sick in 5-6 years; no flu (or flu shots), no colds, nothing. With that one visit to the doctor's office, I picked up a whopper of a virus two days later. The only thing I can think of is that the stress of the visit to my family and my BP have taken a toll on my usually excellent immune system. I've been sick since June 6! Now I have a nasty, wracking cough which aggravates my old back injury. I just can't win this summer. Thankfully, the cough is gradually lessening, and I'm hoping I can get back to exercising and working on school stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I'm having a hard time planning. I know what we are doing. I don't know how we are going to get it all done. Dd13 may be doing high school this fall, so I want her classes to be credit worthy. I'm not sure how she is going to get to everything and remain competitive in her extracurriculars. When I plan out what each kid is supposed to do each day, it looks impossible. Figuring out how to do my part looks even more impossible. So I haven't been planning. Which solves exactly nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Yup. I don't have much left to do, but I just don't want summer vacay to end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I haven't had time to think about it. Between the Family Reunion, which I was partially in charge of a day's worth of meals for 120 people and being director for our church's VBS next week... school is the last thing from my mind. But, after next week I will be free to plan. I am kind of excited about it. We'll be trying some new stuff, MoH for history, going back to R&S for grammar.... Yeah, I think this will be a good year, once I get around to thinking about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I've done some, but not all. I'm really enjoying being a mom and not a teacher. Not ready for it to be over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I have yet to wrap up last year or make portfolios. Really, I need to be ordering stuff now so we can start in August. I honestly don't even want to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm waiting for the new edition of WTM to finish planning. Less than a month to go! I have some things figured out and ready on the shelves (after 23 years homeschooling, I do know what I like) but I'm excited to try some new things after reading that new edition. My plan is to retreat to my room as soon as it arrives to do some binge reading and planning. My family may not see me for days. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I've got everything planned, but not purchased. I just don't want to deal with it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Yup. Too many irons in the fire. I'm exhausted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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