Learning New Ways

Words & Photography
by Alyson Morgan



We’re adjusting to a new “normal” and it hasn’t felt easy. On one hand, I want things to feel like they were before, but life is far from it, and our new routines and rhythms haven’t quite fallen into place. Not being able to walk to the coop together, see friends, gather in community, and have time to ourselves...we are spending more time in our living space. Slowly but surely, we are learning new ways.





One thing that I’m getting the hang of is how to incorporate little hands into daily and weekly chores. Things I’d do myself while they were out of the house or at school, we’re doing together. I remembered in Waldorf education the idea that tasks and chores that we find tedious are fun for littles.

One thing that I’m getting the hang of is how to incorporate little hands into daily and weekly chores. Things I’d do myself while they were out of the house or at school, we’re doing together. 

So yesterday I filled our bowl with soapy water and pulled out rags and brushes and we got to work on the kitchen floor. The kiddos had great fun, splashing and scrubbing. Magnolia has been taking a turn at dishes here and there and it’s been helping to lighten the load. It’s a lesson to us that we all need to lend a hand to care and tend for our home.

How are you adjusting to a new “normal”?