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What I’m Doing Now So the First Week of School Doesn’t Suck

Here’s my plan.

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Barbara Mighdoll
Aug 13, 2025
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I have a rule: it takes 10 full days to recover from a trip to Europe. Ten days for the jet lag to wear off, for energy to come back, for everyone in the house to stop waking up at 3:00 AM asking for a snack. We just hit day ten. And it’s good timing, because we’re heading into our final few days of summer.

I can feel the mental checklist forming in the …

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