

As Sam Smith so deftly puts it, “Too much of a good thing, won’t be good for long.” At the start of the summer holidays we’re euphoric – Christmas is coming up, days can be spent building sandcastles in the sun and we can take some much-needed time off from work.
Fast forward to mid-January and our caffeine intake has tripled, we’re hanging for a G&T by 11am and the husband has spontaneously booked himself in for a vasectomy.
We love our kids more than life itself but they’re a noisy, messy, energetic bunch with the attention span of a geriatric goldfish. Here are some of the signs you’re itching for the school year to begin.
1. You’re broke.
You’ve spent a squillion dollars on family passes to the movies, water parks, mini golf and trampolining until your pelvic floor prolapses. When you try to partake in free activities, like going to the local park, you end up getting coerced into buying an $8 piece of corn from a hipster Mexican-themed food truck before being dragged into a self serve frozen yoghurt shop where your kids load up on $20 worth of toppings.
The weekly treat has become a daily occurrence and your resolve has depleted along with your bank balance.
