Approximate reading time: 2 min Written the 14th May 2022 It’s been a good week I’ve got lots to say I was with a Y1 class For a full 3 days And I loved them so much With every fibre of my being It’s hard to explain The intensity of feeling Such gentle, kind children Who’ve …
Year: 2025
To Binnet, with love
Approximate reading time: 8 min I am incredibly happy to report that I have found 3 single women for my master’s study. I can’t even begin to describe how relieved I am. Apparently, I’m not the ONLY almost-50-singleton in the world;-) So this week has been pretty chilled and happy, despite the fact that my …
That swear word ‘should’
Approximate reading time: 5 min I’ve lost my writing mojo. I think my dissertation is freaking me out too much. So far, I have had exactly zero responses to my reach out for participants for my study. For the love of God, surely I can’t be the only single 49-year-old female in the whole, entire …
On the off chance…
Ok, so it is now time to finally start my Attachment Theory dissertation, and I need some single women!!! 😉 I thought I might post my request on here because, just maybe, I have a couple of single women followers out there who wouldn’t mind being part of my study. As most of you already …
Back in my garden
Approximate reading time: 7 min Happy Easter! It’s been a great week. It’s currently school holidays and I have been dog-sitting Jersey again. Good grief, I love that dog. Jersey will be your absolute best friend and then suddenly turn around and snap at you for no apparent reason. The second, after she has snapped, …
Just a reminder
Approximate reading time: 3 min Written 26th April As I sit in my garden A deluge of tears Exhausted by my life Of musical chairs Wanting so much to settle Form authentic bonds To find a home A safe place Where do I belong? And as I cut down my work hours To make more …
Untangling my life lessons
Approximate reading time: 13 minutes I am happy to report that it has been a better two weeks. I feel like I am starting to pull myself out of this funk I’ve been in for the last… mmmm… couple of months. Of course, it has helped that I have suddenly been inundated with dog and …
I can’t sleep
Approximate reading time: 7 min 15th April 2022 I can’t sleep!!! This easter break away Has simply been The most amazing couple of days Away from my routine And I have noticed I feel Slightly different in my skin Free from the internal turmoil That continual inner spin That has accompanied my holidays (Since forever …
Rachel
Approximate reading time: 15min I love nursery and reception age. When you are teaching in a good nursery where the children are calm and regulated, where there are clear boundaries as to what is acceptable and not acceptable and where the teachers are firm, but loving it can be a truly lovely experience. There is …
Saint Gayle to the Rescue
Approximate reading time: 18 min It has been a bit of an insane week. I am sitting in my bedroom, staring out at my garden and I feel like all I want to do for the next two days is SIT and DO NOTHING. My nervous system needs a little reboot. So, I thought I …