Today I remembered why I started blogging and why I blogged so prolifically for so long. Having just exited a marriage, I no longer had anyone to talk to. Noone to share the random daily musings and thoughts with, so I poured these into the blog. Not just the blog, but also Kidspot Social, which […]
Coronavirus diaries: remote schooling
Unfortunately remote schooling didn’t go so well for my teenagers. Being master procrastinators and having no internal motivation whatsoever, they have both fallen behind on their work. In fact, the one in Year 12, has just withdrawn from one of his subjects, because he couldn’t see his way to catching up. He is also behind […]
Coronavirus diaries: Loving “iso” life
It’s the Easter weekend and everything and everyone is quiet. My Facebook feed isn’t exploding with posts of people doing things and being out and about and generally having a BIG life, when all I can afford is a very small one. Living frugally has meant that our life as a family has become smaller […]
Coronavirus diaries: How to live frugally
I’ve already mentioned that I’ve been wondering about the economic fallout of the current pandemic, but to be honest haven’t given it much thought, because our financial situation has been dire for quite some time. I can’t imagine it getting any worse, except if one of my sons were to leave home and leave me […]
Coronavirus diaries: Drama llama
As an anxious person who always thinks ahead to the worst possible scenario, I am also constantly preparing for the worst possible scenario. I have solutions galore for when things go wrong and while I may initially panic and go into shut down, eventually my problem-solving self comes to the fore and I quickly move […]
