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It’s been a week friends, and nothing could be better than landing here at the end of it. I’m in my feels as I write this post tonight so stay with me.

We wrapped up Finn’s year in the 4s. This was the first year that felt fully “non-covid” and what a year it was. I absolutely adored his teachers and his preschool is seriously amazing. Every time I walk in that building, the biggest sense of gratitude and joy washes over me. It’s a magical place where kids get to be kids in the most perfect way.

I likely would have cried my way through the entire end of year program and celebration if he wasn’t staying for ONE MORE YEAR! We’ve made the decision to TK Finn and I couldn’t be more at peace about it. What a blessing for him to get to be a kid in the preschool bubble for one more year and I know it will only set him up to thrive once he enters school. We feel no need to rush given his later birthday.

We are so sad to say goodbye to his BFFs. Finn and these two boys were the three musketeers in their class. Truly inseparable and played every single day. Most of his 4s class is dispersing to different elementary schools (and a few to TK) but I know we’ll keep them together for play dates and fun over the summer.

WHY AM I SO EMOTIONAL ABOUT THE END OF A PRESCHOOL YEAR!?

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I taught all of my regularly scheduled weekly yoga classes before we took off for Florida and they were all wonderful and special. I shared a lot last week about how grateful I am for this practice and to share it with others and that just never, ever ends.

We arrived in Florida on Thursday evening and I was admittedly a bit of a stress ball between work being busy (in the best ways) and life stuff. The moment I arrived here I started to settle.

What’s important in this moment quickly become my focus, and I let myself rest from all the other stuff. What is right in front of me is my family. To be transparent, I arrived here yesterday to find my grandmother not feeling well. We got her to the doctor this morning and I’m praying she’s on the mend.

My cousins and their kiddos get here tomorrow. We haven’t all been together since last Memorial Day Weekend. I went for a run this afternoon and received this abundantly clear message from within myself that my desire is to be present for what’s here in front of me. I have decided to do a 72-hour digital detox to support that. Not only am I disconnecting from social media but from my phone in general. I’ve turned off all text and email notifications, and plan to only use my phone as a camera until we head back to Charlotte.

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It doesn’t feel good to admit that my phone distracts me from being present but I also think it’s a real thing in the world we live in. I desire to have better boundaries with my phone and computer and while I feel shame around admitting it, I know I’m not alone.

After I hit publish on this post, I’ll be closing my laptop until we head back to Charlotte. I’ll have a super fun recap of our MDW for you on the other side.

Thanks for being here. I appreciate every single one of you.

xoxo,
Jen

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