Approximate reading time: 4 min Written the 22nd March 2022 Respite I haven’t cried Not ONCE in three weeks I haven’t zoned out eating crap While binging on Netflix I feel relatively weightless Nothing to figure out or ascertain Calm, relaxed And relatively sane Simply watching the world My own reality show It seems pointless to …
A whole spectrum of emotions
Approximate reading time: 16 min Apologies for being AWOL for a week. It’s been a busy Christmas. 😉 One of my oldest friends Michelle, who I have been friends with for 41 years, was visiting her family in the UK and I got to spend 3 days with her, which was AMAZING. It is worth …
The art of how NOT to manifest
Approximate reading time: 20 min So, I have been thinking a lot about The Law of Attraction these last couple of weeks and trying to formulate what I really think about it. On Sunday while doing my online yoga, this ‘unwritten post’ was swimming relentlessly around in my head. (I do realise I am supposed …
RoseMan and BusGirl
Approximate reading time: 13 min Disclosure: Things have not been great these last couple of weeks….but that’s for another loooong post currently under construction. To top it all off this week, I have been sick….not quite sick enough to miss school….mind you. Just run down, tired and emotional with a horrible sore throat. (Which could …
How to be the best Supply teacher EVER!
Approximate reading time: 10 min Ok, sorry I couldn’t resist. 😉 That’s my LAST HOW-TO headline EVER I promise!!!! So, I had an interesting day on Wednesday I accepted a booking to cover a Year 3 class in a new school. I arrived early, as usual, so I could get ready and prepared for the …
How to not give a fuck
Approximate reading time: 8 min FYI: There is no point to this post. You will learn nothing! You might even be wasting 8 minutes of your life. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!) For those of you that worry about me being single forever and ever and ever. Rest assured, I will not. I have …
The IMPORTANCE of the details
Approximate reading time: 5min We need to talk! Last Sunday 19 people logged on to read my post. WTF!! (That’s like HUGE for me!) Are you guys trying to kill me? I am used to 5/6 people a day …if that. I know I post (almost religiously on Sundays) ….but maybe if you could spread …
The Dooms Day Prepper
Approximate reading time: 15 min I have to admit I do love writing about my dating experiences. There is nothing more cathartic than purging all your frustrations onto a piece of paper (AKA a computer screen) … it’s like the silver lining to a really shitty day! But if I am honest, I often have …
Happy Halloween
Approximate reading time: 13 min About 4 years ago I published a blog post about how I desperately wanted to go to a Halloween House Party. I bought two second-hand wedding dresses in a charity shop in eager anticipation of the upcoming Halloween House Party that I had not yet been invited to. My best …
One Starfish at a Time
Approximate reading time: 27min I often wonder why simply being a teacher has never been enough for me. I have through the years met so many amazing teachers who have dedicated their lives to their vocation. Part of me admires and envies them…. Why have I never been able to just settle and be content? …