Today did not go as planned. Brainy Bird waited all day for me to proofread his college essay, and like nearly all of the others, he wound up submitting it without a proofreader.
The problem is twofold:
1 – I simply do not have time. I plan to have time, and then something inevitably monopolizes my time all day, and then by the evening, I am too exhausted to think. Today was further compounded by a college information session in the evening.
2 – Brainy Bird refuses to let anyone else read his essays. I wonder if he realizes that I am not particularly good at proofreading. Just look at how many typographical errors are in my blog.
Perhaps, I am just trying to make myself feel better, but I honestly believe that this will benefit Brainy Bird in the long run. I absolutely believe that he will get one of the scholarships that he is hoping for, and this will be a huge step on his journey to paving his own way in life. The past few months have been stressful, but the next couple of months are going to be an exciting time for him as acceptance letters and scholarships begin rolling in.
On weekdays that Brainy Bird is not in school, he treats the day like a work day. He shows up in the “break room”, aka our kitchen within the eight o’clock hour, and he makes a pot of iced tea. He then takes his spot with his laptop at the kitchen island or at the table in the work room. He works on projects for his company and his scholarship essays. I like it when I look over at him, and he is typing away with a half smile on his face. This is when he is in his zone producing his best work.
Little Chirp spent nearly the entire day out at his basketball court. I can still hear the sound of the basketball bouncing in the driveway. It is good that our little house is on a half acre of land. Our neighbors would hate us if they were close enough to hear the basketball in the driveway.
The boys made homemade pizzas for dinner, and I had leftovers. I am avoiding the scale until I get out of the mode of work, eat and sleep. After dinner, we watched a financial aid and scholarships presentation for one of the colleges that Brainy Bird has applied to, and Little Chirp worked on a Christmas movie quote quiz.
Brainy Bird is now over at his best friend’s house. They just got an expansion pack to one of their favorite board games. Little Chirp and I both headed off to bed early. I am exhausted, and Little Chirp did not have much else to do.
I feel more relaxed tonight than I have the past couple of weeks. I am realizing that Brainy Bird is on the right path, and while not everything will go as he hopes, he will find his way. I am realizing that whatever challenge life throws my way, I will work through it. There is plenty that I could worry about, but worrying about what may go wrong tomorrow just takes the present day away.