my Umar turned 3 right before we ended the year. I still cannot believe how quickly they grow and how fleeting time is. despite the fact that they grow right under my eyes everyday.
2020 will always be the year that ill remember as the year we packed up our Aussie life and moved across the ocean to the UK, in the middle of a pandemic. Alhamdulillah we were protected from the virus throughout, and that itself is such a blessing.
whilst I've read a whole list of new year resolutions of everyone on social media, I can't help to think of my own. what are my New Years resolutions? what do I want to achieve in 2021? I'm not entirely sure to be honest. am I the only one partially hopeful but erring more towards anxiousness in welcoming 2021? haha. inshAllah may it be a better year for everyone. but after an epic 2020, I kept wondering what else could possibly go crazier in this coming year?
if anything, 2020 taught me that our family values were strengthened more than ever. having the kids home all day everyday was already a norm to me, something I'm used to with or without the pandemic. but one thing that really changed for me was not seeing everyone (friends and family) as much as I'd like to. another big thing that I'm thankful for was the fact that we had Azhar home so much. so much more than we'd normally do. and the best part about it was how I then started to slowly let go of my daily weights onto him. lets be honest, having him home was harder on me than the kids. the kids LOVE having him home, and don't get me wrong - I do too. but I'll admit he messes up our routine so much by being present. hahaha. he's the fun parent, whilst I'm the disciplinarian. but alhamdulillah for it still. we definitely share the load now. and although I struggled having him home for a bit, I now admit, I can't possibly imagine having him in the office outside home anymore. lol
I think we were toying with the idea of home educating the boys at the start. I loved the concept of it. and during this pandemic, Allah made it easy for us to land to that decision. we did a school tour for both the boys and whilst I was in love with the outdoor Montessori approach they had - I wasn't convinced that they'd be fully protected from the virus outbreak that kept happening here in schools. so that was it. I decided I needed to take action within my own hands, and not wait for anyone for education to start. it can start at home, with me and Azhar, for as long as it allows me to. and the beauty of a non standardised education just made more sense to me having two boys with complete different personalities - I wonder how a one sized box would fit all approach would benefit both of my boys. we spend everyday with the kids, its hard to not know what they're into and what they aren't and go from there.
may Allah make it easy on us, and may this virus go away real soon because to be honest I'm already so sick of reading the news. and may this year be better than the year before. Ameen
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