reflect

When I reflect back to when I was a kid. I couldn't imagine the world on edge like they are today. I would have hated being homeschooled. Summer break have felt even more non existent.....well sort of. I think I would have enjoyed time with my cousins more...maybe. I could see that being more common than it was. I can not imagine that happening.

People don't believe in global warming, they think it doesn't matter. More animals will be getting sick and more stronger strains of corona viruses will emerge. Bats have a higher temperature and sick bats dont have symptoms. Same with monkeys and HIV aids. Eating animals are causing diseases spread for humans. The flu comes from pork and poultry. People need to wake up to what factory farming and the high demand on meat and dairy products are doing to planet Earth. They pass it off as a joke. If the Country shut off travel when China had their pandemic, it wouldn't be able to spread to new York and Seattle like it has. If you are in denial, you can go volunteer at your local hospital that are taking covid positive patients.

If I was pregnant, especially a 1st time mom. I would be irritated at people's lack of concern. Pregnancy lowers your immune system. No matter how healthy you are, you are still vulnerable. Increase the contagious level and it's such a diservice to an expecting parent. There are children who weren't sick with something else but the virus exposed a weak part of their DNA and made them have a reaction. Or maybe someone had mild symptoms and the virus magnifies those symptoms on top of its own symptoms. The only reason why they shut each country was not enough information on the outbreak. It will hopefully make public places have higher standards now. Hard surfaces simple way to do that but retail with so much soft surfaces is impossible to keep sanitary.

China has a moral obligation more than ever to go vegan. They have a chance to make things right, have potential to be great and treat their people with dignity and need to take responsibility for their choices.

kids brain storming

I tell my kids if you don't offer a solution, you have no room to complain. That is something that I see a lot happen in the world today. They all pretend they want change but they don't share an idea that fixes anything, they just share a bandaid idea and then complain about it. No more slapping on a band aid! Either stand for something or sit down and stop complaining. Walk the walk, live by example. Make a change and live it fully.

So I told them what is something they would want to happen for the betterment of life, society etc. I'm hoping it inspires them to think deeply about their ideas and what they stand for.

 My answer was if I was put in a department to help, I would probably choose school curriculums. I have a knack for design so it would have to be something that I could be the most useful doing. The school system is something that people keep throwing money at but the quality offered is inconsistent. What would you choose?

crazy

You are crazy!

Now all the things that are "crazy" aren't considered crazy anymore

Homeschool

Meal planning

Spring clean and fall clean

Budgeting for the sake of being organized and mindful for the environment etc.

Vegan meal planning (as people now are unsure of how to go without meat in a pandemic)

Planning by season and need

Prioritizing, down sizing your belongings.

My kids don't even feel what others across the country are feeling. They haven't had their life disrupted at all (yet) we didn't have to worry about no toilet paper not being shipped online because during our fall clean we buy annually, the crucial items like toilet paper that we will need. Guess when you have a big family and having so many need to wipe their bottoms, well you just get it all at once instead of having to always think about it last minute. Same with having dry goods that you make normally. It doesn't require refrigeration and your family is accustomed to eating that way. Everyone having anxiety is my normal, everyone having anxiety is my normal "anxiety" just thinking about if their anxiety now was my anxiety even BEFORE a pandemic happened! It gives me anxiety to focus on getting things done so that my "anxiousness" subsides enough. I rather look crazy and have a sense of peace than to not do anything, I'm not a person that loves surprises.

Valid

People like to argue have no valid points are so irritating. That's a big reason why I don't like mingling with certain people. They aren't the brightest crayon in the box and it shows in what they choose to focus on. They have no original thought.

From their ideas on eating healthy to politics. Let me sum it up, example: just because you shop at whole foods does NOT mean everything there is healthy! Same with every other loaded word or whatever else people try to sell you on. You've been brainwashed. Vegan, vegetarian and plant based doesn't mean you are perfectly healthy. Do you look in the mirror and think you look like the image of the word healthy? In America probably not! If you look at a wild animal and the only time you can tell how old it might be is when it's an infant/baby and when it's on the brink of death! That's because it eats what it was designed to eat on its natural habitat. Anything you think about, if you can't effortlessly explain it to a child and they comprehend what you are saying, you don't know what you are talking about well enough to share it.

the norm

I find it interesting social norms don't already require 6+ feet in public. It's a good rule that I hope sticks.

People who meal plan buy ahead. It saves time and money and convenience by buying ONLINE!

I thought people would treat this as a time to enjoy spring cleaning. I guess only if they "have" to.

Local

I would buy online, then buy online through the direct seller when possible. Next is taking it one step further. Only buying local. A big but necessary step if we care about our future. Our planet deserves that. Local products, directly from the source. Luckily, I've narrowed down what I need to make everything my kids eat. Luckily, I didn't need to buy bigger sizes in clothes this year, I usually buy a few needed pieces the year prior. When I do, I make sure I check materials used and I keep track of their sizes because I create a capsule wardrobe for each kid.

Times

Times are changing.....

Changes for the future could be smaller stores and outdoor venues, more online shopping as the norm.

Homeschool as the norm (safety and accountability)

Better city/state/country/international planning also to include promoting more local products

More mindful purchasing (good for your wallet and the environment and your health)

Perspective