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How I juggled motherhood and my studies during level 1 lockdown definitely took a lot of determination and planning. Covid 19 changed a lot of things in the world. As a result most people\u2019s lives changed to accommodate what was going on in the world. It was quite a testing time for me and I had to be quick and think of how I was going to juggle motherhood and my studies. There is no magical way in which I did it but I just had to remind myself that I was doing a good job and that I won\u2019t get it right everyday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first thing I did was to set up a zoom timetable for all the classes I was taking for each semester. I pasted my timetable on my wall so that I wouldn\u2019t forget it. Mother\u2019s<\/a> have a lot on their plate not to mention full time mothers hence its easy for some things to slip your mind. I set reminders for test dates and other important dates I had to remember. I wrote a personal study timetable for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent at least two hours every night studying the two modules that were in my timetable for that day. In order to attend my zoom classes, I would rock sometimes rock my daughter to sleep thirty minutes before the zoom lecture began. However, I couldn’t attend everyday. There were times where I wouldn\u2019t attend my zoom classes. If I attended, I wouldn\u2019t even hear what was being talked about in the lecture. This is the reality of online learning as a full time parent. When I started missing some of my zoom lectures I knew I had to get help. I used to ask my classmates to record lectures for me luckily for me, most lecturers would record the lectures and post them online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Study when the baby is sleeping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I did most of my studying at night when my daughter<\/a> slept. I would go through the days work and if there was a specific test to prepare for I\u2019d prepare for that test. I found studying in the evenings to be very productive for me. In the evenings I\u2019d make myself a cup of coffee to stay awake. It was so much better to focus at night since the house was quiet. I could process my thoughts, the knowledge I have studied and just take some time to think about life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juggling full time motherhood and school was the hardest thing I have ever done. There were nights where I would pass out without having read a single slide. At the time I used to beat myself up so much for that. Now I wish I was more kind to myself. I was just a mother who was exhausted from all the diaper<\/a> changes and the feedings during the day to a point where I just couldn\u2019t study at some nights. It is totally fine to feel overwhelmed and tired I also wish I didn\u2019t beat myself up that much. I learnt that what had happened the day before was yesterday\u2019s events and it shouldn\u2019t determine what I do the day after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accept or seek help for your motherhood duties and your school work <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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No man is an island and we can\u2019t do it all alone as much as we may want to. I accepted the help that was offered to me by people and I also looked for help. I would sometimes ask one of my class mates to explain a concept I was a struggling with. I did a lot of revision past papers to prepare myself for my exams. There is honestly no set way to cope and deal with balancing parenting and academics .Time management and a good timetable was a huge help for me in my journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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