Freshman College Mom Diaries

Daily Walk Started a new thing today. Went for a 30 min walk around the neighborhood. The house was so quiet - I needed to get out! It actually felt good afterwards - getting the heart going and such. I thought about Eden and how she always works out by running or going to the gym. I'm going to learn from her and try to make this a daily thing. Wish me luck! Homesick Talked to Eden today and she sounded homesick. Worrying that she won't make friends. Told her she's just adjusting and to make sure she is eating well and sleeping enough. How can my lovable, happy daughter not make friends? I told her it's just going to take some time.   Save Us Started reading the 3rd book of the series that Maxton Hall is based off of. The goal- to finish the book before the 3rd and final season of Maxton Hall comes out on Dec 9. If you know me, you know I'm not a reader, so I think giving myself 2 months to read a book is pretty reasonable. 😃

She's gone to college... It has been two days since we left our oldest in a new city for college. It's such a strange feeling knowing she isn't living here anymore. Nothing else has changed - except that she's gone. And knowing that the next time she comes back, she'll somehow be different because of all the new experiences she is having.  But don't get me wrong. I love that she is having fun in college. That's where she is supposed to be.  A good fridge cry This morning I was cleaning out the fridge and saw her sourdough starter jars, greek yogurt dips, leftover Panera sandwich, and half-eaten banana and I just started crying! Good thing she just happened to call me a few minutes after I got a hold of myself.  Instagram triggers And bc of the algorithm, most of the random Instagram posts and reels that I see are about moms missing college kids. Which actually make me feel better knowing I'm not going through this alone. And that all moms of freshmen hav...