It has been 13 weeks to the day since I started teaching from home due to the Coronavirus outbreak. At first, I'll be honest, it was actually quite nice. I was building a really positive relationship with parents, talking to them more about their children's work than I usually would be able to. I actually [...]
So you want to save a bit of the old monies? Well look no further friends, because I've gotten pretty good at this over the last few years and want to share my tips with you! I've gone from being a student, to a mortgage-paying homeowner, to a full time teacher mortgage-paying homeowner, to a [...]
It's Friday 23rd May 2020 and the truth is, I'm bored. Bored of lockdown, bored of being home alone every day whilst my key worker husband does his bit for the NHS, and bored of not having a hobby to do alongside my day job of Primary School teaching. I love to write. It relaxes [...]
Something I have struggled with since my teens is finding makeup that suits my pale skin, without looking either washed out or like I'd just rolled my face around in the mud (contouring AIN'T my strong point). I have 'strawberry blonde' hair, as my mum calls it, and my complexion is prone to blotchy red [...]
These brownies are my go-to baking treat. For lovers of chocolate and caramel and not for the faint hearted (or diabetic). I did not create this recipe, but have adapted it from a BBC Good Food recipe for Salted Caramel Brownies which you can find here. I mainly enjoy making these because my husband doesn't [...]
Day 19273959...surely?! So I'm 9 weeks in to working from home as a teacher, and amidst the Zoom calls with my class, messaging children and parents, setting and marking work and planning future online lesson content, this is what my day looks like! 7.30am - Alarm goes off, wonderful NHS worker husband Luke goes to [...]
It's safe to say that things aren't exactly normal at the moment. Stay 2 metres apart from each other, don't leave the house, you can only have one walk a day...yes, the Coronavirus has well and truly turned the world upside down. Many people are working from home, and as a teacher, I am able [...]
And breathe....what a busy old week at work!! I've been so looking forward to having some me-time this weekend. I've done a bit of Christmas shopping (never been so organised in my entire life), and spent time with my husband which we don't often get to do during the week. Another thing I have been [...]
I've had such a lovely weekend in my favourite time of year! On Saturday I did a spot of kitchen browsing (my husband and I are extending next year), and had a great time collecting tile samples from Tile Giant to help us get inspo for our kitchen and bathrooms! These are the samples we [...]
Today is World Mental Health Day. I am a teacher, and at my school, along with probably thousands of other schools, we were encouraged to teach about and spread awareness of mental health. What is it? How would you cope with it? Why is it important to talk about it? I started off with a [...]
