Firstly sorry it’s been a while since I’ve blogged, been spending sometime to work on me joined the Gym with my Children also taking a look at my company. Thinking of adding something to make our clothing boutique Stand out further possible rebranding as-well. Anyways enough of that hope your well, & your families are blessed super excited to have you here. Please share our blogs it help us grow, helping more mothers heal while laughing am wanting touch more hearts.
Hear me out after reading the title you may think how the hell can having your kids around all day everyday while teaching them, while getting our daily duties done Be good or improve your mental health Ya must be thinking Crystal is definitely crazy now lol. Our children makes us wanna be better, when they are at school the main drive that helps most of us as stay at home parents is the fact that they will return home. So we clean before school ends, we cook, we do the laundry attend appointments all to endeavour that they don’t feel the impact of what we feel.
When homeschooling!
Your motivation is there all day, when you want to isolate yourself as you can make excuses not to attend the coffee mornings, then spend hours beating yourselves up till pick up time. You want to go to feed the ducks the kids will enjoy it plus it’s exercise, so P.E lesson accomplished, making lunch instead of starving until dinner time because your depressed your now eating and doing it with your child/children cooking lesson plus a life skill thought new skill gained by your child.
That’s one step to a more stable mental state, going to bed at a normal time as you have to teach while fulfilling all your other obligations. We need adequate sleep in order to pro-form at our best, so now your less exhausted these are just a few things so far. Bet am starting to sound less crazy, not saying it isn’t challenging but challenges make us outstanding ❤️
Flowers are blooming why not nurture yourself bloom with them.
How has my mental health improved!
Am no longer scared I’ve even started taking the bus saving money I spent on taxi. Because I want my daughter to have the best including the best outcome of homeschooling I now want to drive before I was scared because of my hallucinations which is a cause of my (schizophrenia) mental health conditions I didn’t think it’s safe for me or others if I was to drive. However now a year into home educating that fear has been replaced with self love & a massive confidence boost with a more positive outlook on owning my car as if am calm & my stress is limited my mental health is stable limiting my hallucinations. So am Gonna drive. I am ready yes I am to everyone who wanted to say I should be driving that’s why I wasn’t now it’s over! 🤪
I have more time there’s no school pick ups nor drop offs so I can spend time helping to improve my baby girls sickle cell condition learn more about what’s best to improve her quality of life.
Because my daughter is 7 years old she emulates me she admires all I do so I now stand for what I believe with limits to my conditions, win or lose. I don’t get disrespected in-front my girls where as before I had a lot of direct, verbal & indirect abuse from others as I didn’t care (well that’s what I thought) plus it wasn’t affecting me as I cut those people off however now I do care about myself as I teach my girls that to say what they feel, while considering the feelings of others. Living what I teach. My feelings are important to me so is my individuality.
You can be happy if you work hard for happiness. Spend time with yourself if you want others to love your company.
Routine & HomeEd
When suffering from mental health our routines can make or break us, the habits we have means we live free our be locked up in an mental institution or a life or heavy meds.
There are tips that are tried and tested they (mental health professionals) know they work if don’t correctly and consistently. When homeschool & or working from home your routine means the success or demise of your company, and your child’s development mentally as well as academically.
I love homeschooling my routine is on point I’ve worked at it failed now we succeed, sometimes things happen we don’t plan for sickle cell crisis mental melt down, drama etc but if the foundation is strong 💪🏾 you won’t fall nor have we.
My 7 year old speaks Spanish, she can read better than she could a year ago when we started home schooling, she’s more aware of what she say to others, & how she treats herself. She now doesn’t get tricked into lying for people who hurt her she gets help by letting a adult know so we can find a solution.
Her and jahneveah are so close she’s a good big sister Amarni-Anna is kind and respectful also. We all pray together it overwhelms me hearing my 2 year old trying to pray it’s beautiful. I get more time with us we joined David Lloyds Club as a family so we can work out, go spa spend time on building our bonds, while taking mental time n having Fun. 🥸
The Hennessy is mine lol not his he wanted a picture with it I said yes am not parenting how others tell me I am parenting to make beautiful loving respectful kings and Queens that means doing it my way raising them the way I know which is the best thing doing things the way that suits you. No one knows what’s best for you.
The things I’ve said are my views as a homeEd parent. Please leave me a comment with your views, like and share our post.
P.S your good as you are everyone needs improving everyday so enjoy the journey. Xoxo Motherhood No Instructions!
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