First week or so not going well!

The groups out and about are fine... But in the house has not gone that well...

I know this is mostly due to me recovering from surgery so I have so little energy and am a bit of a grump and less inclined to find things funny...

But also Isabelle has a cold so also has no energy and isn't prepared to use her brain at all or so it seems!!!

I need a massive injection of patience but I don't think they do them on the NHS and I dread to think what they'd cost privately


I KNOW I know that we don't need to do it all at once, and she's still learning all the time at home even if we don't do activities as such but goodness!!! I also know it's very very early days and I need to give it time...

Both girls are bickering a lot and winding each other a lot and I find it hard to keep them seperate as they want to do whatever the other is doing and never give each other any space...

I know it won't stay like this either...

Someone please find my mojo for me and give it a decent kick up the backside and return it to me pronto!!!!

I have no advice but lots of

Things will improve I'm sure, don't push it or try too hard as it will stress you both out right now

Have you read about unschooling? It took us almost 2 years to unschool, it wasn't until it all clicked one day to realise it does need to happen and had done so - for the boys as well as me. And don't forget that you don't have to stick to school holidays - take a break on days you need to. We had a really busy long weekend, so the boys haven't done any book work today. They had a little time on Brainpop this morning, have been to a gymnastics class this afternoon and have played or done their chores for the rest of the time. Take it day at a time, I wouldn't push it, just go with the flow.

Thanks guys - I'm normally quite chilled about this type of thing and I know that me being tired and recovering, and the girls being under the weather and Isabelle especially was clearly feeling rotten today so it was a bad combination resulting in tantrums from her and super-strictness on behaviour from me!! Haha never a good combination really!!

I will try and chill - I had heard of unschooling but was kinda hoping that would happen over the summer holidays especially as she's only done a year of reception!!

Perhaps tomorrow the TV and computers might get more of a look-in though she tried using the PC today but didn't have the patience! That says a lot about how rotten she's feeling really...

Oh and I'll try and get an earlier night...

Take a break hun. Things will flow much better when you and Isabelle feel better xxx

No advice on the homeschooling but don't be too hard on yourself. You have just had an operation and you need to recover 100%.