Approximate reading time: 7 min It has arrived. The BIG 5.0. is finally here. Happy birthday me!;-) It has been a pretty great week. Last weekend I finished my final coding assignment that I have been working on for the past 6 months and on Tuesday I received my results. I needed 50% to pass …
Up down,Up down…UP!
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, …
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 …
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 …