I think today I made peace with being the proverbial cat lady. 😂 Although I have to admit they are very strange creatures that I don’t quite understand. I usually start with Pumpkin, as secretly, he is my favourite. 🐈 He sits on my lap the entire time I am there soaking up every bit of attention he can …
Day 26: Be Brave Challenge – Grief to Gratitude
You always hear people talk about the power of gratitude. As a life coach, it is one of the first things you learn about. While my head could understand it, (I mean logically it makes sense)…I never really got it on a heart level. I definitely felt grateful for my life, my job, my friends …
Day 25: Be Brave Challenge – Teacher Life Lessons
Today was one of those awesome teaching days when your students actually seem to be learning something 😂. Mmmm….well sort of 😎 I took one of my language groups this morning. One of the little boys who frankly has a few ADHD symptoms (let’s call him Eminem) actually seemed to be focusing and getting all his vocabulary …
Day 24: Be Brave Challenge – Toastmaster Ice-Breaker
Today I got told I looked like I had just got back from a funeral.😲 (so not the look I’m going for😂) I assured them I was perfectly fine but maybe just a little overtired. When I explained about my posts she said tonight’s post should say: “Need sleep, going to bed!”I am going to follow …
Day 23: Be Brave Challenge – My food Obsession
I have to admit I felt like myself again today. (You gotta love sleep) …mmmm.. clearly letting Weezer out every now and then is good for my soul. I think it is pretty obvious that I think about stuff a ‘shitload’. My biggest problem is I often seem to be stuck in two mindsets which …
Day 22: Be Brave Challenge – Weezer Rant!
Ok, truth be told: I feel like the inspiration has dried up a bit. Not that I don’t have things I still want to write about but frankly writing every day is beginning to feel a little like a full-time second job (that I’m not getting paid for😣).Constance made the mistake of suggesting that I …
Day 21: Be Brave Challenge – ADHD Conference Part 2: Unlocking Potential
My absolute favourite speaker of the day was an educational psychologist called Jane Jarvis whose topic was understanding how ADHD affects learning. She provided deep insight into what it feels like to be a child struggling with ADHD plus lots of practical hands-on information that parents and teachers can use. For the rest of the …
Day 20: Be Brave Challenge – ADHD Conference Part 1
On Friday I got an early birthday present from my self-adopted dad, Dr Colin Hirsch. 😜I still need to write a separate post on him, one day, as he has been such a valuable addition to my life and I have learnt so much from him. I met him a few months after my day died …
Day 19: Be Brave Challenge -Choppie Update
Had a bit of a manic Choppie day yesterday. He who usually sleeps quietly was like a miniature tornado.😌 Chewed my Uno cards, weed indoors twice (despite regular outdoor toilet trips) assaulted my student’s shoelaces and then delivered a frenzied attack on my grade 2 language group ( who all thought it was hilarious). Disclaimer: Am …
Day 18: Be Brave Challenge – Everything’s Fine?
I started watching Matthew a few years ago for his dating advice. (Cute, self-aware and funny- always an awesome combo) It has been lovely to see how his advice has grown from just dating to focusing on the whole person. I love his point about taking off the disguise in life….not always presenting your life …