Musings :: Moments :: Memories
Back in 2005, I started my journey to become an English teacher. I made initial enquiries and it soon became clear that in the climate at the time, my BA (Hons) degree in Linguistics was not going to contain enough English content to satisfy university requirements. so while I was still working in London as… Continue reading Regret, resolve, and peace
This weekend, we are heading back to the Peak District for a short lodge break at Darwin Forest - this is where we stayed for our 20th anniversary in May. Here are five things we want to do when we are there: Chatsworth House - this beautiful house is home to the Devonshire family and… Continue reading 5 Things to Do in the Peak District
One of the things on my 23 in 2023 list that I wanted to achieve was to make a photo book. I am aware that nearly all our photos in recent years are solely in digital form. It is true that we occasionally peruse the Photos app, and share photos that pop up on our… Continue reading The Magic of a Photograph
There are lots of things that are currently up in the air with a big decision that is looming. Since I have a deadline to make this decision, it makes it even more all-consuming in terms of my thoughts. As such, bedtime has become a real issue. I struggle to relax at bedtime as it… Continue reading *Sighs in burnout*
I really believe that creativity is an essential aspect of human life. I didn't used to think so. In fact, for many years I told myself the story that I wasn't remotely creative. All through school, I didn't believe I could be creative because I didn't really understand what creativity was. Now I think that… Continue reading Fearing Creative Failure
The new season of Loki was released last week so we decided to rewatch season one in preparation. I am so glad we did because a) I had forgotten so much of it and b) it is SO flipping good. Like SO GOOD. Tonight we watched the first two episodes of season two and they… Continue reading Loki Love
Last Friday, I made huge progress in getting my first draft structured, even adding some new words to the overall word count. However, my hyper focus on this task meant that it took nearly all day. As a result, I feel like I have been on catch up. Add to that hurting my back at… Continue reading The Friend Trick
When I first started teaching, my lovely colleague Louise made me a jar in which I was to capture moments in the school day that made me happy. There are so many challenges in the job that it is important that we try to hang on to the parts of the job that make it… Continue reading Happy Jar
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
I used to be so good at recording a lot of the little moments that happened on a dedicated Twitter account but now Twitter is tarnished (thanks, Elon) I need to decide what to do with these so they don't get lost and decide if I continue or move to Threads/elsewhere. Here are just some… Continue reading Tweets from the Past
Notes From My Day 