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, …
Category: Poetry
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 …
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 …
Down and Out the ‘Rabbit hole’
Approximate reading time: 8 min Written 10th April 2022 Yesterday I spent The whole day obsessed Watching videos on narcissism (A little stuck in my head) As I dove down the rabbit hole Trying to figure out How to recognise toxic people (A paranoid-narcissism-scout) What prompted this fixation Someone who’s behaviour was bleak A celebrity …
“Goodbye Stanley”
Approximate reading time: 12 min Written the 9th April 2022 I’ve been having a good week So, I decided to apply To a job on LinkedIn That randomly caught my eye An opportunity to work Online from home In personal development (Helping people grow) I checked out the company I liked what I saw The owner, …
The Tale of Ms Carrot
Approximate reading time: 14 minutes Before I dive into my story…I just need to say I had an amazing 2 weeks looking after a year 2 class in Harrow. They were the sweetest children; the TA was lovely and the staff were super friendly and helpful. For the briefest of moments, I thought “Ahhhhhhh maaaybeeeee …
Random Ramblings
Approximate reading time: 15 min I am moving tomorrow. I am a bundle of exhausted, relieved emotions at the moment These last 2 months all I have been watching on Netflix is the entire 10 series of Friends. I’m not sure why. I think I’ve been so all over the place that I just needed …
My ‘Almost’ Silver Lining
Approximate reading time: 14 minutes Ok, so here’s a brief synopsis of my week. (It’s going to be thrilling I tell you) So, still waiting for my new lease to arrive I did the only thing an anxious, avoidant, with slight trust issues could do and continued looking for a new place. (Just in case) …
Déjà vu
Approximate reading time: 8 min I feel like I need to apologise for not writing anything ‘fresh’ for the last couple of weeks. I realise I don’t NEED to but still…there is an explanation. I am moving again. If you are getting an uncanny feeling of déjà vu…I apologise. (Yes, we have totally been here …