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February 23, 2016 By John Adams 36 Comments

Our new kitchen, week two; every cloud has a silver lining

February 3, 2016 By John Adams 50 Comments

Our new kitchen; the work begins

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Motivation during lockdown. Is motivation a probl

Motivation during lockdown.

Is motivation a problem in your household? Are you wandering around in pyjamas until two in the afternoon? Do you struggle to get your kids off the sofa when the remote-learning day is done?

I recognised this was going to be a potential problem during the Christmas holidays. I realised I needed to buck up my ideas as I was finding life in Tier 4 and then lockdown soooo energy sapping.

I worry about the impact on the kids as well. They have no activities scheduled, can’t visit friends and so on and some days it takes a long time to get them out the house and on one of the muddy walks we go on each day.

I’ve written in more detail about this on the blog (link in bio). One thing, however, I’m doing each day is wearing aftershave. It’s a small thing, but it concentrates the mind.

Oh, and for the record, I have never sat up in the mid morning playing video games in a pyjama / hoodie combo. It just made for a good pic, innit.
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National Tutoring Programme: What you need to know

National Tutoring Programme: What you need to know.

The Government introduced a scheme in England at the end of last year called the National Tutoring Programme (NTP). The NTP scheme was introduced to help children catch up on lost learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

What, however, do mums, dads and carers need to know about NTP?

On the blog (link in bio) you’ll find a Q&A with Simon Barnes of @tlc_live_tutors which is one of the organisations offering the tutoring.

Simon talks about who is eligible for the tutoring, what subjects it covers, how the tutoring is delivered and the safeguards that are in place.

Do go have a read.

In the meantime, are you concerned about the disruption to your children’s learning?
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Is this what your lockdown entertainment now consi

Is this what your lockdown entertainment now consists of? Walking in huge puddles that were once footpaths???!
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#AD Going green with @ecozoneproducts. I’m alwa

#AD Going green with @ecozoneproducts.

I’m always looking for ways to green up the family. Over the past couple of months we’re been using Ecozone’s dishwasher tablets, oven cleaning gel, laundry capsules and fabric conditioner.

The oven cleaning gel has been superb, as have the dishwasher tablets and I was really impressed at how the laundry tablets cleaned at low temperatures.

Mrs Adams, meanwhile, loved the scent of the fabric conditioner.

All items are available direct on the Ecozone website (as well as a host of other retailers). Go take a look at the Ecozone feed for more or alternatively, there’s a detailed review on the blog (the review has proven to be very popular!).

Have you ‘gone green’ for the new year? If so, what steps have you taken?
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#ad Keeping screen time constructive. This is a c

#ad Keeping screen time constructive.

This is a challenge during lockdown isn’t it? We’re all trying to work, do housework and oversee remote learning. While it doesn’t feel like there’s much to do, us mums and dads are very busy and I see parents admitting their kids’ screen time has increased.

@nightzookeeper is an option if you’re looking for a way to keep screen time constructive and educational. It’s a creative writing platform that enables youngsters to write and publish stories online in a secure, moderated environment.

It’s based on the Night Zookeeper books written by Joshua Davidson. There are prizes to be won and adult tutors will also review your child’s work before it is published. If your child doesn’t want to publish their work for other users to read, simply set the settings to private!

There’s more info plus an exclusive link offering a big discount on the blog (link in bio). Please do have a read and if you like the look of it, you can sign up for a free seven day trial before paying a penny.
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“Vaccines cause adults.” Just making my posit

“Vaccines cause adults.”

Just making my position on this issue 100% Crystal clear!
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