June, And All The Joys, Lessons (and Stresses) It Brought :)

It seems like only yesterday when I was writing a blog post about Celestine's Moving Up Ceremony in April and now, here we are: saying hi to June... and July, 'coz this blog post is overdue. :)
In other parts of the world, and even in some schools in the Philippines, June means being close to the end of the school days. But for us, it's only the beginning of the term.

So it's goodbye to sleep ins and hello early mornings.

Goodbye to late night movie marathons and hello homeworks.

Basically, it's goodbye to the chill life and hello stress.

Hello schooldays! 🤗 #mommydiaries #daughter #kids #kidsofinstagram #backtoschool #catarman #northernsamar #philippines

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Celestine is now a grade schooler so she's in school all day. I enjoy seeing her respond to new lessons. I am happy that she has love for learning. I will never get tired of her stories. There's that boy classmate who never talks to her no matter how any times she strikes up a conversation. And when she received as much as a nod from this classmate, it was newsworthy. There's that time that she managed to tie back her shoelaces after she took them off when she went to the bathroom to pee. Or that time when they played the mannequin game. Really, her stories are my stress busters at the end of the day. 

Welcome to Grade 1. The future's looking so bright she just had to wear her shades. 😎 #mommydiaries #grade1 #education #k12education #kids #kidsofinstagram #allen #northernsamar #philippines #school

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I've also done a bit of parenting stuff at school. Yep, general cleaning. That, plus waking up an hour earlier than what I'm used to. Plus cooking breakfast and making her eat quickly. Why do kids move like sloths in the morning? Plus convincing her to take a bath even if the water is cold. And dressing her up while she thinks of a few more delaying tactics. That's just some of the adjustments I've made. And it's just for one kid. If I had three, I think I would go crazy!

A month into this new routine and I am happy to report that I am doing well. I've adapted, as moms are wont to do. And I am glad that despite all of the stuff that I have to do in the morning, I am never late for work. Actually, I arrive at least fifteen minutes earlier than 8:00 AM. I'm doing well, thank you! ;)

Am trying to be a good parent - see. 😄 Yesterday's cleanup drive at school. Wala ako sa picture kasi ako kumuha. Nagwalis ako, promise. 😇 #mommydiaries #parenting #cleanupdrive #bayanihan #allen #northernsamar #philippines

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Real life isn't perfect. Nothing ever sails smoothly forever. 

But here I am, putting up a good fight. All because I have a good girl with me and I have made a promise since Day One that I will always, ALWAYS have her back.

It's a delicate balance that moms have to make: we want to always be there for them but we also want to teach them to be independent.

There will be wrong answers during quizzes but hey, that's more reason to work twice as hard.

Now, where's that Momoland stuff and let's start dancing to Boom Boom. :)
Kids these days.

XO,

Mummy Cassie 

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