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After 17 weeks of staying home and safe, gradually going out a bit more, and reflecting every week on our ups and downs I've learned loads about what keeps our family ticking. Home learning has taught me at least 10 things, doubtless many more. I wanted to look back and reflect on our family's experiences:… Continue reading Staying home, staying safe in review
Taking a minute to pause and enjoy simplicity is so good for feeling more positive. I had a compressed day at work yesterday, trying to do at least three things at once through most of the day, squeezing in home learning too. It was non-stop and I was feeling hassled and stressed. After dinner, while… Continue reading Simple pleasures
This is a little diary of our sixth week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. I'm going to try writing this differently this week, just talking about the highlights and low lights. A full diary takes a lot of writing and I can't imagine anyone's really interested… Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 6
We got this kit to build a Hot Wheels pull back car (via Santa) for large boy for Christmas. It was on offer in Aldi one day and a bit of an impulse buy - you've got to love the Aldi aisle of randomness. I object to the spelling of "kitz" but that's just me.… Continue reading Review: Hot Wheels Maker Kitz
This is a little diary of our fifth week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. See what happened in week 4. Monday Right well, back at it then I suppose. Awake early in anticipation so at our desks in very good time. Our first week with actual… Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 5
This is a little diary of our fourth week in social isolation, home learning, and with all of us on "holiday" this week. We were supposed to be in Whitby fossil hunting, eating fish and chips, meeting old friends and mooching about. See what happened in week 3. Monday Large boy came to tell me… Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 4
The boys love playing with chalks, every summer they decorate the patio with pictures, planning roads and towns to drive their toy cars around. This year, we're drawing on the front drive. We started with a rainbow for our community facebook group. It's been washed off twice now. It's a great activity for loads of… Continue reading Chalk and rainbows
This is a little diary of our third week in social isolation, home learning, and with me working from home and himself on "holiday" this week. See what happened in week 2. Monday I was up bright and early and at my desk before the kids were up. It was himself's actual birthday so he… Continue reading Staying in, staying safe – week 3
Someone bought large boy a Make your own volcanic eruptions set for his birthday in December. Aware that it was likely to be messy we had been deliberately putting if off. With the nicer weather, Easter holidays and home confinement, now seemed the perfect time to try it. I unpacked things and read the instructions.… Continue reading Review: Make your own volcanic eruptions
This is a little diary of our first week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. Monday They always have to be dragged from bed on a school day, not this Monday! Bah humbug, my plan to work in peace for an hour before they got up failed… Continue reading Staying in, staying safe – week 1
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