With the beginning of the new school year now in full swing, families are settling back into the rhythm of waking up early, rushing out the door and carting kids to soccer practice, football games and dance classes every night of the week. College students are back on their campuses, readjusting to late nights and trying to put off doing the growing cascade of laundry in the corner that, for the last few months, Mom has graciously done.

As for myself, after three months at home, I was more than ready to return to Harvard. I was excited to be living with new friends in a new house, and I was ready to take on new challenges with a year of experience under my belt.

After arriving in Boston and moving into my new dorm room, I posted some pictures on Facebook. A few hours later, my great-grandmother (yes my GREAT-grandmother) commented on them saying, “Glad to see you are back in the groove!” Now, that got me thinking. First of all, I have a hip grandma, and second, am I really back in the same “groove?”