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What I learned last week (#70)
Learned last week: Make more art, how governments pay for debt (they don’t), pirates on the highways, and more!
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50 things to do
A list not about working from home but what I’m doing or am aiming to be doing. A list in no particular order to go with all the other lists out there. Hoping you find some inspiration within and are not one of the unlucky ones with serious things to do like look for work…
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Four little fires
I like to think of art projects like little fires. First you gather your wood (the materials), you built it (get everything set-up) and then you light it. When inspiration strikes, you get burning.
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Get a helmet
I got Sam this race car helmet from the gift shop at the Glasgow Museum of Transport recently (an awesome place to go by the way). Museum gift shops are a guilty pleasure, I always find something I want that’s usually overpriced, and the kids always seem to as well. However, this helmet was only…
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Lighthouse
Early morning before anyone was up, Vivi showed me how she learned to draw a lighthouse. Later, Sam and Kav were waiting for me after my run, full of goofball faces. Feeling more than grateful. The night before I read this: Studies have confirmed what’s pretty obvious – having children makes people even unhappier. But…
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The (home) office door
Working from home full-time is fantastic, but having an office in a small house with two small children means that staying focused can be a challenge. As any parent will tell you, a closed-door is not a universally recognised symbol by children to knock or come back later. It’s more like a general invitation to…
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What I learned last week (#49)
Learned last week: A guide to the impeachment saga, tips for reducing distraction, the burrito rant, and more.
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Are you the type of parent who:
Thinks hard about what kind of food is going into your kids body? Tries to include art and music education in your child’s daily education? Takes your kids traveling intentionally to get them away from the comforts they are used to and to see something new? Tries to encourage reading as a fundamental lifelong habit?…
