Month: March 2020

• Quarantine and chill: What slowing down has taught me

  

  We are now entering week three of self-isolation here in Ontario, Canada and I must say that despite all the insecurity and fear surrounding the pandemic, for the first time in a long time I feel peace. I feel peace away from the traffic. I feel peace in the neighbourhoods and in the streets. I […]

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  March 29, 2020

  Lifestyle, Motherhood, Outlook, Parenthood, Relationships

  covid-19, COVID-19 Pandemic, Family, Family time, Life, moming it, Perspective, reflections, self-isolation, Simple living, Slow living

• Getting in tune with our learning cues – my experience with home schooling my children thus far

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we in Canada are basically adjusting to a new way of life as we navigate through self-isolation.  Because of the pandemic, most non-essential services are closed, including schools and day cares.  In Ontario, school is currently postponed until April 5th (although this is subject to change) and now parents are […]

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  March 25, 2020

  Daycare, DIY, Education, Family, Homeschool, Kindergarten, Parenthood, Preschoolers, Toddlers

  Education, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Kindergarten, Learning, Preschool

• Fear, resilience and hope: reflections as we enter an unknown world

  Since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic, I was silent.  I did not know how to process this information.  A few of my close friends described this as a real-life “Contagion.”  I am not a medical expert, but what I do know is that the worst here in Canada is yet […]

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  March 20, 2020

  Health, Illness, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Outlook, Parenthood, reflections