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Week 3 of Remote Learning

Can I say remote learning is easy? Nope. Its another week and we survived. We started off with a crazy hectic week juggling work and school. One thing I learned from this week is the day goes by super quick when we are all home. Yesssss, everyday is a blur to me now. Its not because everyday is repetitive, its the rush to get things done early or on time so kids can have a normal day (finish schoolwork by 3-4pm).

I used to be very strict of what we eat like have a well balanced and healthy meal. Its hard now as my day is about work and kids schoolwork. Now I plan my week on Sunday where I try to find something easy to make on weeknights, even if its frozen dumplings or quick pasta every night. At this time, as long as we try our best, I don’t want to stress about it. Lilo found a new healthy snack which is celery dip cream cheese. As long she is eating something I am fine. She will go into the fridge and find herself celery sticks that I pre-cut and get her own cream cheese. Theres also days she make her own cream cheese sandwich with sweet bread. I am just glad she knows how to make simple things without my help.

My husband which is also a big kid, bought a 2k pieces plus lego truck to keep occupied with kids. Hopefully this will steer them away from devices.

🤦🏼‍♀️Lots of lego pieces

Well lets see what comes ahead for us next week… Stay tune…

Week 2 of Remote Learning

Its been over a week since I’ve updated my blog. Remote learning is seriously a whole new level. I must admit teachers should get lots of credits to provide proper learning to all the kids in their class. As a working mom, to get 1 child to focus was indeed very difficult. Last week went by super quick and was a blur to me. With everything going on around me, it struck me really hard. I have so much going on in my mind such as will I still have my job? I really need this job to provide food and healthcare for my family. This is a problem for everyone in this world right now and I know I am not the only one. It is indeed a scray world to not know what happens the next day in terms of financial and health.

So what happened with week 2 and what went wrong? My LILO is the type that needs guidance and can’t do it alone. I’ve tried all week to have her work alone with the help of her older sister but she was not disciplined enough to sit alone. She would play than do schoolwork. I am sure I am not the mother thats going through this stress. Everyday is a new challenge and things I have to learn what works or not. This week nothing works as LILO was not cooperative.

Remind yourself each day will get better as everyone in the whole world is adjusting to a new norm.

Welcome to my journey…

Thanks for joining me here blogging my day-to-day life handling kids while working at home during this difficult time. Keep in mind that not everyone’s style will work the same. I am just happy to share what worked and didn’t work for me here. Anyone is welcome to comment and share their experience here.

NOTE: Please no nasty comments. This is a friendly blog for anyone to share and help each working parents with kids home out there.

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

Day 2: 3/17/20

It will be a short post today just to jot down my highlights today.

Day 1 was semi successful for me. I must admit it is hard but we cannot be hard on ourselves. Reminder it is a difficult time, just know that I tried my best to keep things going. It will NOT always go as expected. Never ever be harsh on yourself.

Things didn’t go as expected today. Schedule was a bit off. Kids didn’t settle until almost an hour late. Alexa had a little melt down starting her day but we finally settle her down. She was a bit upset that her older sister was all setup for google classroom but she did not. I’m happy to see she is ready to go back to school and see her teacher. Day was ok after. I came up with an idea to do reading buddy with her close friend and encouraged her to read her book which kept her occupied for 2 hours. She was anxious to catch up her reading with her friend since she heard her friend finished that book. Now I got her all excited for the next step with her friend.

Since it was a sunny day, we decided to take the girls to the nearby school yard around dinner time (hoping that most people are indoor eating so not a lot of people out on the streets) to ride their bike. The yard was indeed empty. It was perfect for distance socializing. They were able to get some gym time in.

I forgot to post this from day 1. To ensure the kids are on top of their responsibilities. I made a little checklist for them.

What is Google Classroom?

It is a remote environment where teachers can streamline work assignments to kids. Kids can see all their classes in one place (ie. from different subject teacher). To learn please find useful link here.