Professionalising Creativity
I’ve found this week difficult. Last week, I created a Scrivener file of ideas for the next month. This was the year when I was going to professionalise my creativity.…
Tag: learning as I go along
The new organised (and slightly more courageous) me
This is not saying much, but I have never been as organised as I am now. Not since A level revision anyway. The obvious reason is the children are now…
The wrong temperature for a reset.
Am I alone in thinking New Year is a very strange time for a reset? For one thing, I am in a state of over-relaxation, where it’s hard to take…
Is it OK that all is so calm?
Is it OK that all is so calm? #amwriting #notwriting #Nanowrimo2016
Points mean prizes: when reward charts turn toxic.
21st October 2016 INSET day for three youngest. Planned to take children to country park in morning and return for lunch. Free time (art and craft, screens off) until we…
Hypocrisy, addiction and excuses.
I hope it’s the thought that counts, because I’ve had so many ideas for blog posts since I last actually wrote one. I had my first experience with a fact…
Season of sharpened pencils and mellow productivity
Decades after leaving school, September is still my favourite time of year. It means crisp air, clean skies, oversized uniform and the intention my homework will always be beautifully presented…
This week’s parenting crisis
This Tuesday, I took my children to our local country park. Unless it’s the sort of thing that requires Tesco vouchers (Longleat, Legoland…that sort of thing) it’s a rare day…
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