Olivia's world

I homeschool my children and it's work in process. There's no blue print, no quick fix and it's  hard work. It took us three years to find our rhythm, and we're still learning.  Most moms I've spoken to are overwhelmed because suddenly they must now teach their children at home, while working from home. These are two major adjustments and disruptions to deal with. And it's not easy. Working from home seemed like a dream when you still had to drive two hours to get to work, or you had to get out of bed in the middle of winter. But actually doing it, is a totally new ball game. And then you still have to teach your child Mathematics and Science. It's enough to drive anyone to despair, tears and frustration. Add lockdown to the mix, and you have a potent and toxic combination that is  ready to explode and blow everyone to smithereens. I can tell you that things will get better. Crazy will start being normal, and you will survive this. And yes, you will come thr

I also thought I was a productive person but after looking at the Facebook status of many people I realised that I'm so far from it.  At first I was in awe of all these creations that were being showcased on Facebook. And then I  looked on Instagram and I became depressed, really depressed, wondering if I was the only one in the whole world who was not in the mood for baking or cooking.  All I wanted to do was stay in bed and stare at the wall until lockdown was over. And when I imagined all the cooking and baking going on in other houses I got more depressed.  Someone posted a fat juicy steak on Instagram and my first thought was how do you cook a steak that thick. And I sunk even deeper into depression because my steak cooking abilities are so bad that we  stopped buying it. And we all pretend that we don't eat it. The only words concerning meat in our home are pork, beef and chicken. And we break it further down into mince, wors and bacon, but we don't ever speak about s