Today, Disney is 100 years old. Here are just a few Disney memories: 2022 Walt Disney World 2015 Disneyland Paris 2008 Walt Disney World 1992-4? Disneyland Paris - can't remember the year! 1993 Disneyland Paris's 1st Birthday
Category: Journal
Podcasts Lately
I love listening to podcasts when I am doing housework or driving, especially if I don't have an audiobook on the go or that I feel like listening to. These are the ones I go for more often at the moment: The Lazy Genius - Kendra Adachi has a great way of calming the chaos… Continue reading Podcasts Lately
Life Advice in Haiku
The laundry is a cycleIt is never doneStop trying to finish it When someone rude puts you downJust smile and reply'That's such an odd thing to say' Don't worry about sleepingAfter some crossed wordsSometimes you're both just tired Tug of war with your worriesIs so exhaustingYou can let go of the rope Writing haiku is… Continue reading Life Advice in Haiku
Watching
We have been watching quite a mix of things on TV lately: Just watched: Beckham (the documentary series on Netflix) - we enjoyed this immensely. Taskmaster Series 1 - 5 - the perfect easy entertainment with some good laughs and wonderfully ridiculous challenges. We need a break now though. Currently watching: Ahsoka - the Star… Continue reading Watching
23 in 2023 Update
My cousin Trish asked me yesterday how this list was going and I couldn't answer immediately as haven't checked in with it for ages. Explore a town or city and discover something new about it. Read Beloved by Toni Morrison. Not yet but I'm on track to read 50 books this year! Finish the first draft of… Continue reading 23 in 2023 Update
Throwback Thursday
Remember when this was a thing?
A Glimpse of the Cosmic Dance
This is one of the prompts from the Year of Reflection that I didn't get to way back when but I just found it while mining through old emails. This quotation paints such beautiful images and combines captivating moments in nature with truly soulful moments in our existence as humans. There are some time when… Continue reading A Glimpse of the Cosmic Dance
Homework and fried rice
Evenings are a bit mixed around here lately. Sometimes it is a picture of serenity (which in truth means everyone is likely on a screen) or it is hectic with chores and raised voices and after-school activities. This evening, we have managed to strike a fragile harmony where we have each had some downtime, made… Continue reading Homework and fried rice
Around here
Around here I am in and out of school while the school closure drags into another week. It is not the start of term I had expected and I miss seeing my colleagues properly. Around here Evelina is coping well with her long days. This year, her bus is so early after her original bus… Continue reading Around here
Since when is doing the right thing the wrong decision?
Today my family went to see the Women’s Super League game of Aston Villa vs. Manchester United. It was the first game of the season and the first women’s game that we had been to. We chose seats in the family stand as we always do when we go to the football with the kids… Continue reading Since when is doing the right thing the wrong decision?
Notes From My Day 