I’m not invincible.

I wish I were.

Gosh, life would be so much easier right?

But the truth is, I’m human.

Just like you.

I have moments of weakness and despair.

Sometimes for days on end, feeling defeated and burnout.

I’m drowning in the virtual school work and trying to be teacher, therapist and mom.

My heart heart breaks a little more with each passing day watching my kids struggle academically and emotionally.

I feel suffocated by the overwhelming days and the long sleepless nights.

I run to the bathroom to splash cool water on my face every time I’m consumed with worry.

I break down on my bedroom floor and let out the scream I’ve been holding in all day.

I feel like I’m trying to stay afloat in an ocean filled with anxiety and fear.

And I’m desperately waiting for someone to throw me a life raft.

Honestly, aren’t we ALL waiting right now?

Waiting for our kids to be back in school surrounded by their teachers and peers.

Waiting to safely return to work in person.

Waiting for special events and weddings and large family gatherings.

Waiting for nicer weather so we can feel the sunshine on our skin and hear children’s laughter through the neighborhood.

Waiting for concerts and singing obnoxiously at the top of our lungs with our best friends.

Waiting for sports, picnics, birthday parties and vacations.

Waiting for human connection.

Waiting for some sense of normalcy and life as we remembered prior to the pandemic.

Waiting for things to be better.

Less stressful.

Less monotonous.

And a lot more full of LIFE.

Friends, I’m tired of waiting.

I know you are too.

Let this be your reminder that everything you’re feeling right now is valid.

All of it.

And you are not alone.