Approximate reading time: 9 minutes Written 27 October 2021 My week has been So super cool and relaxed I’m on school holiday (Thank goodness) I’m not feeling at all taxed I’m making an effort To sit outside every day First thing in the morning To be present and meditate For the rest of the day …
Category: Poetry
uP iN SmoKe!
Approximate reading time: 4 min 24th October 2021 6 am, curled up In a blanket outside Sitting in my garden Feeling calm and clear-eyed Rolling green grass Lush towering trees It’s truly the most gorgeous Of gardens for me Various sections Separate alcoves Forested beauty With wooded shadows My favourite place is sitting Underneath these …
Semi-Organized Chaos
Approximate reading time: 8 min Written the 15th October 2021 I’m so fucking wired I’ve honestly had enough This last bloody week Has just been so tough Booked into a reception class (Just for 7 days) To cover for a teacher who’d had An operation and was away Beautiful kids, very friendly staff But I’m …
My Yaai-Paai
Approximate reading time: 15 minutes Written the 20th -26th of October 2021 I feel like a stuck record I’m mildly annoyed Another week goes by Being unemployed No voice and a cough That sounds horrendous It’s driving me insane Being stuck at home like this I’ve spent the last 3 days “Attempting to rest” But …
Lady Godiva
Approximate reading time: 11 min What to say, what to say…. Unfortunately, the creative juices seem to have gone a little AWOL. I am hoping if I stare at my screen long enough I’ll get a supercharged download of wit and humour!! …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. ( Nope, I’m …
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Approximate reading time: 10 min Typed post will be posted tomorrow xxx Written 1st October 2021 It hasn’t honestly been The coolest of weeks I’ve been sick again Unable to speak I had to cancel a job That was booked yesterday My body’s checked out Quietly gone astray Yesterday I was in the deepest Of …
Lyla
Approximate reading time: 5 minutes The written post is coming tomorrow xxx Written 25th of September 2021 “It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.” ― D.W. Winnicott It hasn’t been an easy week I will admit At this precise moment I feel like absolute shit First that heart breaking class …
For the Naysayers with love
Approximate Reading Time: 18 min I am very conscious that my neurotic energy is rampant at the moment. I haven’t journaled in almost 2 weeks I am struggling to focus on anything I am thinking about everything I have been eating crap since December I am ashamed to admit I haven’t done my yoga or …
What NOT to do when sick!
So, I wish I could say it has been an exciting week. But it has not. I’ve been in bed with flu for most of it. Personally, I think my body has had an allergic reaction to dating and is trying to get me to stop. (I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!) I know I said …
The End of the drought
Approximate reading time: 11 min It has been a good week. Lots of news! I have had another really lovely week in the same school, working with the same autistic boy. I really love doing the one-to-one work and not having to worry about the whole class for a change. I have one more week …