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Smashing the back to school kit list

Back to school is more stressful than usual so it was good to tick these off my list

September 1, 2020 17:26
The dream lunchbox for my rose gold-obsessed mini Fresser
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Later this week, my mini Fressers will be heading back to school.

Like most mamas, my feelings are mixed: delight at getting my calm, home office back; relief at not being responsible for the output (and motivation) of three people on a daily basis and excitement for them to finally rejoin their friends.

On the flipside is anxiety at sending my son off into secondary school — how is he old enough to be doing that? More anxiety at the stirrings of a second wave of Covid cases amongst teens at his and other schools; and even more anxiety at whether or not I’ve managed to tick everything off my back to school checklist, which seems to grow daily.

One task I’ve smashed though, is sourcing new school year food and drink containers. I was asked to review the latest range from Smash. And I totally picked the winners.