The child, the parent and the artist

Many children do not get the concept that their home is their primary place of work. They have the opportunity to make it grandiose through their art, their craftiness, the full expression of their boredom.

The three boys in my house complain.

A: Why can't I play on the computer?

M: Baba bobo bibi, Can I have an ice-cream?

I: Why don't you have a TV?

Marle: Outside Boys! A, can you please paint this pallet? M, can you please fill those pots with stones? I, can you please fill those pot with soil and plants?

Here it is, a beautiful flower pots holder.

Many parents forget that their children are a tool to be sharpened. The home is the workshop/stage for transformation. Be the artist, direct them!

Get crafting!

People & Money – The real problem is to not act

A quick extract of an article I wrote after an event I've organised in Leicester with the support of Positive Money and Transition Leicester. You can access the full article on Positive Money Blog . ''In the last few months, I contemplated the idea of organising an event in Leicester about Money and the financial system. I first started by looking for a supportive group of individuals to do it with but after few unsuccessful attempts in recruiting people and ensuring continuous involvement, it became clear that speaking was not enough but that I had to take action. I was letting go of my passive consumer shield to be more of an active citizen. With the full support of Transition Leicester and Positive Money, 5 knowledgeable key speakers were invited. 40 people managed to attend the event. Food, hot and cold drinks were available for everyone to share. The evening turned out not only to be fun and interesting but also educating. This was a moment we travelled in a l...

C'est triste et c beau en meme temps

Philippe, Popo et Marie Toto sont dans la cuisine. Assise sur une chaise, son carnet sur les genoux, elle le regarde et attends. Elle veux toute son attention. Il marque le pas dans la cuisine, attrape une pomme et une petite Assiette. Coupes la pomme,la met dans l'assietre mange la pomme. Croise les bras. Se touche le menton. Reflechit. Il s'assoit enfin. Elle repete sa question: Marie Toto: Que voudrais tu?... Philippe: Pour quoi? Pour la fin? Elle hoche la tete Philippe: mais je ne sais pas. Quel drole daffaire Le silence pese Philippe J'aimerais qu'il fasse beau ce serait bien quand meme Marie Toto A oui ce serait bien mais ca je ne peut pas tassurer qu'il fasse grand soleil Philippe: oui bien sur... Ce serait bien que pierre lise un texte et que to marie, que tu sois ma voix.que tu parle pour moi marie, que tu sois ma voix Marie toto : moi ta voix? Quel voix? Ma voix avec la tienne alors que tu ne sera plus la.. Je ne suis ni actrice ni directr...

What did I learn from analysing my expenditure after a year

In the following blog post, I share the results of two analysis. The first one is an analysis of my spendings by categories after a year, the second is analysis of what I want to achieve by category. The analysis contribute to my main aim which is to achieve financial independence. I am currently trying to pay a debt - 12K for a student loan. To do the first analysis, I downloaded all the statements from my current account in an excel format. I assigned a category to each entry. What are the results? I allocated 18% of my resources to my loan and the same amount to travel to France and have a couple of trip in the UK. I spent more money on conspicuous consumption than food. I did not have many outings that involved financial expenditure. What am I missing? I haven't got a good idea of what all the cash I have taken out was used for. A part of it must be to commute to work, then it is a mix of food shopping, outings, shopping and more outings. For the second analyy...

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