Wow. June arrived and right on the first day, life reminded me how unpredictable motherhood can be. I was hit by COVID again, “hey June, what a warm welcome” LOL! What I thought would be a short setback turned into two weeks of slow recovery. All my neat checklists, work plans, and daily routines? Gone. Like dominoes, everything fell one by one.
And just when I thought I could breathe, Theodore got sick, twice this month. Just this morning as I write this, his fever finally went down from 38.8°C in the middle of the night. My husband and I agreed that if it comes back again, we’ll take him straight to the doctor. It’s exhausting, draining, but that’s motherhood. No matter how tired, we keep going.
On top of all this, I’ve been playing catch up at work. New campaigns to handle, a new project to launch, deadlines, etc. but even when I’m tired, I keep showing up.
Big Changes for Theodore
In the middle of all that chaos, Theodore is starting Kinder! Can you believe it? Time flies. We’re preparing for him to enter Kindergarten, so there was a long list of things to accomplish this June:
✅ Completing assessments
✅ Enrolling him in SPED support since he still struggles with non-communicative speech
✅ Keeping up with all his therapies (therapy fees are not a joke!)
✅ Paying tuition (even while we’re facing financial challenges)
✅ Preparing his hybrid school setup that’s part onsite, mostly guided distance learning.
Distance learning is not new to me. I experienced it myself and I know it can work if we stay present and involved. For now, our approach is eclectic, a mix of different curriculums until we discover what truly fits him. I even did a 3-day immersion in the Charlotte Mason method so I could better understand how to weave it into Theodore’s learning. Sometimes I feel like I’m the student! It’s tiring, yes, but I’ve learned so much and honestly, I enjoyed every bit of it.
Because of all this, some things had to be put on pause like my own blog, my business, and my training work. Those can wait. Theodore is the priority right now. And even when things feel chaotic and unplanned, I’m grateful.
Despite all the sickness, God’s grace sustained us. Everything that needed to be paid, we managed. All the requirements, we finished. Even tuition, even assessments, somehow, provision always showed up exactly when we needed it. For that, my heart is full.
So that’s June, whoa!
The house is still messy, life is still messy but here we are. We’re learning. We’re moving forward. And I’m thankful.. always thankful.
To every mom reading this: if your month felt like mine… messy, delayed, full of detours and surprise fevers, please remember: you’re still doing so well. You’re showing up in the quiet ways only a mother can. And that is more than enough.
Here’s to another month.
Here’s to the grace that carries us.
And here’s to the little dots we keep connecting, one learning moment at a time.
P.S. Wala muna tayong learning materials and templates this month mommies ha, this nanay needs to breath muna 🙂
