Looking for positivity in the change

Change is the only constant wouldn't you say?

It is something I agree with, most of the time, the tattoo on my neck actually is a symbol of change. In the swiftly changing world that is upon us here this year suddenly there are many of us at home and many of us at home with our kids. In Alberta, we will be keeping our children home for the next 5 months.

Kids think this is great because schools out until they feel like they miss their friends, and they are even being pushed forward a grade. Some of the older kids are complaining about them missing out on grad parties and such. For some parents, this must be the first time they have been home with their children for extended amounts of time in quite some time.

This is where this post comes into existence. Do you know all those sentimental Christmas and holiday ideas? Start channelling those. I've seen some great posts about the fact that parents don't need to be rushing to maintain the education of their children. RELAX. BREATH. ENJOY. Obviously there is a lot going on and our kids aren't oblivious to that, right down to my 2-year-old who knows he should have been at day-home by now, and with all the stress and worry in the world today those three words/sentences are key.

"RELAX. BREATH. ENJOY."

I struggle with these things, its hard to 'Just relax' when you're in a #3vs1 match all-day, I was already the homemaker of the house since getting laid off in January. Isolation - easy, Social distancing - I play videogames and go Geocaching, having to share my day time routine with the miniature versions of me until September- intense to say the least.

Relax- you know your kids are going to move forward with schooling and there are groups for sharing educational ideas and activities. You should be home with them, especially if you might be sick so relax.

Breath- "Slow your roll" as my spouse likes to say, especially if you're in Alberta you have 5 months to make up for 3 months of schooling lost. SPEND this time with your self/kids/pets/family if you are in isolation. Social media is making too many memes for it not to still be there once this is over.

Enjoy- whether you are laid off due to the industry you work in, at home because of your children being out of school; make this time into something for yourself. Do art, play games, read, write, whatever floats your boat. Do some self-care while you do some self-isolation

Point is I do see the light of this. Build and strengthen the relationships you have with your family/spouse. Take the time you have to spend it with those you love even if you're both home and working from there you now are the co-workers, bounce ideas off of each other.

My six year old coworker asked ‘mom, what does late mean?’ What!?! She hasn’t known what I’ve meant by ‘hurry up, we are going to be late, all this time’ - it explains a few things.

WE could stand to learn a few things about the people we share our daily lives with! Above was one of the best examples I've seen, it comes from #KidsAsCoWorkers, and I mean there are so many other opportunities I'm sure; even if it's just you and your dog/cat/bird locked in a one-bedroom apartment.

If you are Quarantine Schooling but want to do it low key check out this video on classic games with a brief rundown on what they teach our children.

Regardless of what you are doing or how you are doing it thank you for checking out the blog\facebook page\twitter account\youtube channel or any of my content while you are going through this change in our world.

Be well, Be Kind