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Tag: COVID-19

The Ripples of Lockdown

Resilience is the frequent adjective I’ve used to describe children throughout covid. “They’ll bounce back!” “They’ll jump back in to … More

adventures, COVID-19, Freedom, ice cream, isolation, lockdown, MumChallenges, parentingworries, Preschool, resilience, social-distancing, train, travel

You Win Some…

Another day in lockdown… another twelve hours to kill with a preschooler. Another twelve hours of trying to entice him … More

Activities, child development, COVID-19, EYFS, Full-time Mother, home schooling, learning at home, lockdown2021, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumfail, mumlife, Parenting, parentingworries, Preschool, SAHM

Top tips for cutting a toddler’s hair

Well. That’s scarred us both for life. He’s left with some 80’s style tramlines and I’m part tempted to hit … More

amateur, coronavirus, COVID-19, Familylife, haircut, lockdown, lockdown2021, mumblogger, MumChallenges, mumlife, Parenting, profession, professional, thelockdownlist, toddler, toddler haircut, toddler life, Toddlers

A Triptych of Time: Quarantine Quantum Physics

Science was never my speciality at school. To say that concepts of matter and mass confounded me would be an … More

COVID-19, Family, frustration, lockdown2021, MumChallenges, normality, quarantine, theories, time

Day 26 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary

Today saw the end of Lockdown Version 2.0. Will there be a V3.0? Chances are high for January I’d say … More

COVID-19, Family, Familylife, Freedom, gratitude, health, isolation, lockdown2020, marriage, mindfulness, motherhood, MumChallenges, Parenting, positivity, relationships, toddler, ToddlerLife, weightloss

Day 19 – Daily Lockdown-wins Diary

Old Me, New Me… Just Me. The old Karen could run 12 kilometres home, after a day at work. Old … More

aspirations, big picture, COVID-19, Family, Freedom, future, gratitude, happiness, health, lockdown2020, mindfulness, motherhood, past, positivity, present, reflection, self reflection, self-care

Day 17 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary

We are in lockdown but today we celebrated freedom. Locked-down freedom. Does that still count? Semi-freedom? Frockdown? Lockdom? Whatever you … More

Coffee, COVID-19, Family, Freedom, gratitude, happiness, health, isolation, lockdown, lockdown2020, mental health, motherhood, mumblogger, Parenting, positivity, self-care, social-distancing, toddler, ToddlerLife

Day 10 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary

The upside of losing naps Having naps snatched away from us was brutal and unforgiving. Admittedly I did damn well … More

COVID-19, Family, Freedom, gratitude, happiness, lockdown2020, motherhood, mumblogger, mumlife, naptime, Parenting, positivity, self-care, sleep, toddler, ToddlerLife

Day 7 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary

Simple today: Toddler child sleeping for 12 hours Sofa cushion soft-play Toddler whirlwind requesting iPad Relinquishing any guilt about aforementioned … More

contended toddler, coronavirus, COVID-19, gratitude, happiness, health, isolation, lockdown2020, mumlife, parenthood, Parenting, positivity, self-care, toddler, ToddlerLife

Day 6 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary

Junior Bake-Off So far in this pseudo lockdown, we’ve exhausted Christmas card making, colouring and stickering. I needed to pull … More

baking, bran, COVID-19, gratitude, happiness, health, home bake, Kellogg’s, lockdown, lockdown2020, MumChallenges, positivity, potty training, recipe, thelockdownlist, toddler, ToddlerLife

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