Musings :: Moments :: Memories
These gems have been on my TBR for way too long. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - I borrowed this from a friend an embarrassingly long time ago. I started it but need to finish it. Jackson's writing is phenomenal. The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks - recommended by Anne Bogel on… Continue reading 5 Books I Want to Read this Autumn
I just finished listening to The Midnight Library by Matt Haig on audiobook (read by the exquisite Carey Mulligan). As this is not a new novel, I know that many of you may have read it and certainly a lot has already been written or said about it. In any case, I wanted to record… Continue reading We don’t have to do everything in order to be everything
Since there are 100 days left of the year, I have decided to try to blog every day from now until the end of the year. I am determined to make the most of my favourite time of year this year and avoid all the stress and pressure that comes from work and home. My… Continue reading One Hundred Days Left of 2023
A while back, I signed up for a Year of Reflection with Erin Loechner. She sent a weekly email with curated quotations or extracts and invite us to read, think and respond. I just stumbled across my journalling from this and thought I would share some of my writing. The first was an extract from… Continue reading Dismiss whatever insults your soul
It's been a while. I have been muddled, unable to find words to articulate my thoughts in a way that serves me well. Say too much and it could cause problems. Say too little and it is annoyingly (and needlessly concerningly) cryptic. So I don't write. This weekend, though, Rich and I have enjoyed a… Continue reading Stalled but recharged
I am hitting this February half-term with mixed feelings. Whilst I am so glad for it to arrive, I am also wiped out and feeling somewhat anxious about the next few teaching weeks which are some of the most pressured of the year as we barrel towards the exams at an ever-increasing speed. Even so,… Continue reading Five Things for Half Term
I noticed today how high you come up at my side. You are growing and growing and those body-slam-hugs you like to give me at hometime are going to knock me over one day! I noticed today your freckles and how many you have. When did they appear? For a long time, you only had… Continue reading I Noticed Today
I am not going to be writing every day on here but I do want to maintain a somewhat regular writing habit as I have really enjoyed engaging with my blog again and I hope you have enjoyed it too. When I started blogging way back in 2008, I use my blog as a memory-keeping… Continue reading Five Goals for February
I welcomed the new year with my oldest dear friends as we all squished into our house for a New Year weekend of fun; I connected with friends for dinner, and coffee and I even managed to FaceTime with my brother! My word of the year has already made an impact. I made a list… Continue reading Five Lovely Things about January
So far this year I have read five books. Three of these were on Kindle (Below Zero, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour and Reminders of Him), one was a physical book (The Lost Tide Warriors) and one an audiobook (The Office BFFs). According to Goodreads, I am ‘on track’! My favourite book so far is… Continue reading Reading Round Up
Notes From My Day 