5 Reasons to be Glad Summer is Over

We can finally escape the heat.

Once upon a time, I’d take a warm day over a cold one 100 percent of the time. Now, I’m looking forward to cooler days when the hair I don't have time to straighten won’t frizz, my son won’t be swimming in a pool of sweat in his car seat, and we won’t have to struggle with sunscreen every morning.

We might actually stay home for more than four days at a time.

We’ve been so fortunate to take time off and visit family members or friends nearly every weekend this summer, but packing for an infant should be considered a full-time job. Every week is a mad dash to finish the laundry just in time to put it back in a suitcase. Plus, we’re falling sorely behind on household chores.

I don’t have to feel guilty about working a full day.

You know the commercials that liken the first day of school to Christmas for parents? I’m not quite there yet—there’s a huge part of me that’s still soaking up every second of my son’s infancy and the wonder of it all. But there’s also a small part of me that is looking forward to cold days where I can leave him at daycare through the end of the day without feeling guilty about not taking him to the park to get fresh air instead.