The domino effect of distraction
Last night, I sat down with one simple goal: to work on Elijah’s Mission 7 worksheet (a themed activity from his weekly learning plan). But because I wanted to make it more connected, I decided to add in some Bahasa Malaysia words from a few worksheets I’d printed a while ago. Then I realised he didn’t have a good visual aid to learn colours in BM, so I thought I’d design a simple poster to go with it. It was around 8pm, the time I should have been getting him ready for bed. But I told myself it wouldn’t take long. Just a quick design. Except, while looking for inspiration on Pinterest, I came across so many cute educational prints. And then my brain went, “Hey, what if I make some little inspirational cards too?” Perfect for mornings when I don’t have the energy to write sticky notes for his snack box. Since I was already sending the colour poster to print, I figured I might as well design a few more helpful ones. Maybe even some motivational ones for myself. You can imagine how ...