College Vs. Preschool

I was chatting with my SIL Kate the other day and she was telling me all about how tired she was. She's working and trying to finish a degree in photography. She's an amazing artist with an artist soul. As she was describing her sleepless nights and LONG days I had such sympathy and flashbacks to the old college days.

• staying up WAY to late
• fighting to stay awake long enough to get stuff done
• wishing that you could just get on with life instead of preparing for it
• eating at a crazy schedule and rarely healthy
• getting sick on every holiday break when you got away from the stress
• loving the thrill of accomplishing a big project
• dancing (poorly) in the halls after the last class of the semester/year/ever
• sliding down icy hills on cafeteria trays
• playing way too much pool in the hall community room
• community closets - swapping cloths with friends in the hall (man do I miss that!!)
• Now I just look back and see how young I was and miss some of the good ole days.
  

After reminiscing for a few moments I realized that pre-school world isn't that different.

• Being insanely tired and up at all hours of the night, wishing for more sleep.
• Crazy schedule and having a hard time eating healthy.
• Being stressed out and getting sick... hmmmm. somethings never change
  
• Wishing that we could get somewhere instead of spending all of our time packing/prepping/instructing before getting there.
• Sliding down hills on ice after losing the sled
• community closet where my kids think our shoes and clothing is fun to play/make a mess of
• Loving the thrill when they get something you've been trying to teach them
• Dancing in the halls after dropping them off at school
• Remembering the good ole days when they were young and missing them.

Interesting parrallel.