How are you?

From looking at my picture you will be able to tell that I’m sat outside in my pyjamas with a bottle of beer and a bluddy good book (I guess that means I’m doing okay! Depending which way you look at it anyway…) Today Kory played out in the garden which meant I was able to have some time to myself which was nice. So, i’ve spoke with you all previously about how i’m coping living in isolation but how are YOU?

These are crazy times we’re living in at the moment and it feels as if the world has gone mad, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you but most of the time I have no idea what day it is never mind what I should be doing with all the extra time we have on our hands.

When the schools had finished I tried to keep Kory has occupied as I could while also trying to give him some sort of education at home. While I may not be able to do as much or as well as his teachers might with him I was going to give it a good try anyway and it did seem like we had a good thing going for a while too. Well, for the first week or so. We’d established a routine of some sort and I was doing at least one school focused activity with him a day but some days were harder than others and on those days I probably let Kory play on his playstation for longer than I should have but do you know what? That’s okay. It’s okay if the day goes to plan and it’s also okay if it doesn’t.

Our kids have been affected by what’s happening around them too and I wasn’t trying to stress Kory out more by forcing him to sit down with a pen and paper but more on that later…

If you have kids, how have you found ‘homeschooling?’ Or is that something you’ve chose not to do?

I think either option is great. While I was trying to do at least one education based activity with Kory a day, I also accepted that I probably wasn’t going to be able to teach him what his teachers do and so instead I tried to make the activities more fun and relaxed for him. His school probably wouldn’t think of ‘biscuit decorating’ as educational but it was something.

It is now officially half term and Kory would have been off school over Easter anyway so I’ve not been making him do anything. I’ve been following his lead really. The weather has been lovely so we’ve made the most of that and played lots in the garden, we’ve also done some painting and quite a bit of baking too but that’s about it really!

How have you been keeping yourself and the kids busy lately?

I will be writing and sharing another blog post over the next few days that will include lots of different activity ideas on how you can keep the kids busy. I hope this helps!

Kory is really looking forward to Easter and so am I. We sort of have our own Easter traditions and I’m hoping that this will allow us to be able to forget about all the craziness that’s been happening all around us even if just for one day.

Are you and/or your kids looking forward to Easter? Do you have any of your own Easter traditions? I’d love to know!

Well, that’s all from me for now. I just wanted to pop in with you all to ask how you are doing since you all listen to me ranting on! Thanks for reading and I hope you’re all well.

Stay home, stay safe.

Kirsti, xo