Back to School Time - Positive or Negative Change?

When I scroll through my Facebook feed, I see that some parts of the US have started school for the fall and other areas have not yet.

In the city where I live, school starts on August 22 but my boyfriend's son (who is staying with us right now) lives 3 hours away and does not start school until September 5. On August 22, my granddaughter will attend a half day of school -- but my grandson who is starting kindergarten will only attend one day that week and will start fulltime on the 28th.

I have a lot of mixed feelings about the start of this school year. I am excited to see my grandson start kindergarten, but I have been watching him 3 days a week since he was 6 months old and I am sad that my one-on-one time with him is ending! Yes, he has been in preschool the past 2 years, but that was just for 3 hours each day.

But I am also excited because it means more time to work on my website and to write -- I will have my days free until the children get out of school at 3 pm. I have a number of trainings bookmarked that I want to take the time to go through as well as a list of topics for my blog.

I am also looking forward to getting some thorough cleaning and organizing done at my house -- as well as being available for my boyfriend when he needs my assistance with various items. And I will have more flexibility to go and visit my son!

Does the start of the school year impact you? Are you excited, sad or filled with mixed emotions? I would love to hear how it impacts you!