There’s a point every spring where it just… hits you. One day you’re fine, and the next you’re leaving work early for practice, eating dinner in the car (prepared or lets be honest - arguing with the kids as to whether you'll stop for McDonald's or Wendy's), then you realize someone has a doctor’s appointment you forgot about.

And suddenly your life is just: work→ school → homework→softball → baseball → soccer [insert which ever sports or activities your kids are invovled in] →  appointments → dinner →repeat

No breaks. No buffer. Just chaos. If you’re in it right now… same.

Let’s Start Here: You’re Not Doing It All Perfectly (And That’s Fine)

This is not the season where your house is spotless and you’re making cute dinners. This is the season of: “whatever’s easy for dinner”, laundry sitting a little too long, grabbing things as you run out the door and honestly… that’s just how it is. The second I stopped trying to keep everything perfect, I felt 10x better. But there are things that make my weeks a little easier.

The One Thing That Actually Helps Me: A Quick Weekly Reset

I’m not doing anything fancy—but if I don’t look at the week ahead, everything falls apart. So usually on Sunday (or honestly whenever I have a second), I:

• look at the schedule for the week
• figure out who has what and when
• throw together a super simple meal plan
• make sure sports bags are at least somewhat ready (last thing I need is for someones cleats to be missing when we get to the field)

Nothing crazy. Just enough so I’m not scrambling every single day. At this point, if it’s not in my car, it doesn’t exist. I always make sure to have:

• snacks (a lot of snacks)
• water bottles
• a charger
• wipes (because… kids)
• a book for myself (sometimes I need just a few minutes sitting sideline to decompress)
• extra whatever someone will forget (socks, hoddies, sneakers, hair ties)

It sounds simple, but it saves me daily. I spend so much time sitting: in parking lots, at practices, waiting for one kid while the other finishes something And I used to hate it as someone who never sits still, I am usually constantly moving at home. Now? I kind of use it as my break. Sometimes I: catch up on emails, scroll my phone, read a book or just sit in silence (which never happens at home). And sometimes I use it as time to spend with the kid that isn't practicing, allowing time for us to connect and spend time alone together.

Also… You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

This was hard for me, but it matters, especially as a divorced single mom with two kids who often have practices and games at the exact sametime, in locations miles apart. If someone offers to help—take it. Carpool. Trade off. Ask. Because trying to do every pickup, every practice, every single thing is exactly how you burn out and become the mom who is screaming at the kids to get in the car to run to the next thing.

The Part I Keep Reminding Myself Of 

I complain about how busy this season is (a lot)…but I also know it won’t last forever. One day there won’t be: practices every night, equipment all over the house, constant running around. So yeah—it’s exhausting.  But it’s also a season I know I’ll miss.

If you're in the middle of this right now… just know you're not the only one barely keeping it together some days. And honestly? That probably means you're doing a pretty good job.