Approximate reading time: 25 minutes Ok, so truth be told, I have been crying a bucket-shit load for the last couple of months. It’s a well-known fact that I cry a lot. As a highly sensitive person, I have come to accept that this is just how I am. I get overwhelmed easily, I cry, …
Category: Poetry
My. Own. Two. Feet.
Approximate reading time: 4 min Written 15th May 2022 Lo and behold It has to be said After 3 months of diligence My determination is dead I’ve been trying desperately To finish a dam book On my study reading list (Lest it not be forsook!) But now I’m DONE reading I seriously had to stop …
An outstanding school
Approximate reading time: 4 min Written the 14th May 2022 Today I got sent To a school near Kew As I arrived at the door I almost immediately knew… It was going to be “One of those days!” What was it, pray tell That gave it away The huge sign on the gate And from …
Letting go of the agenda
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …