One of the biggest blessings of homeschooling is the time we get to spend with our kids. Time, which creates bonds and gives birth to beautiful discussions. Discussions, which are the biggest tool in transferring values, getting an insight into our children’s world, and giving them a glimpse to ours. Umar is a sensitive kid.… Continue reading Dolphins and empathy
Category: Musings
How not to feel dejected due to lack of resources
What should you do if you live in a place where you don’t have access to nature trails or can’t go for walks with nature surrounding you?
Or, to ask a broader question, what should you do when you can’t do something that seems very important for your kids’ learning? Or life?
Fava beans and life
Today’s lunch was fava beans, sautéed Swiss chard, and homemade flat bread. We mostly eat a vegetarian and simple lunch. Simple as in opposite of fancy, not simple as in quick and easy. Often when I am cooking a “simple” meal from scratch, I ponder over the irony that it can take a lot of… Continue reading Fava beans and life
Create your own life (and happiness)
“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive. Ambition is only understood if it’s to rise to the top… Continue reading Create your own life (and happiness)
Diesel and Rocky
Meet our guard dogs. Diesel (the black one) is a Rottweiler, and around 9 years old. Rocky is an Anatolian Shepherd, a rescue. He is around 3, but likes to think he is still a puppy Living in Johannesburg, guard dogs are a necessary deterrent to crime. They live in the yard (as dogs… Continue reading Diesel and Rocky
Grandpa Amu
I have a weakness. I like to watch YouTube videos of old men and women living in mountains, villages, wilderness. Living simple lives. Making simple things. Cooking simple food. I have watched a lot of these. From a granny in a SriLankan village, to grandpa Amu somewhere in far east, to people in Russian mountains.… Continue reading Grandpa Amu
From Sirius to Woolly Mammoths
Living with my kids is like living within an encyclopaedia. At any given time you can be fired with information, on anything from prehistoric civilizations to modern gizmos and everything in between, at dizzying speed. Every day I am served a glorious cocktail of history, politics, sciences, philosophy, tech, languages and more, with an assortment… Continue reading From Sirius to Woolly Mammoths
Different ways of homeschooling
An intro to different homeschooling styles and when to choose one.
What Is Confidence And How To Achieve It?
Confidence is when you are comfortable in your own skin. When you know your worth and shortcomings, when you recognize your talents and weaknesses and you accept yourself as you are. When you are happy with how the Creator created you and where He planted you. When you are not comparing yourself to others and neither are you in a perpetual race against everyone else.
Reflections On Homeschooling And Life In General
Here are a few reflections, or musings or advise I want to give to homeschooling mothers and mothers in general, as a long time homeschooling mother. 1. DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO ANYONE. I wanted to write this one at the end, but then I decided to write it in the beginning, so even if… Continue reading Reflections On Homeschooling And Life In General