It’s time to reflect that 2024 already feels like it’s a lot. As an art teacher, middle leader in a secondary school, and devoted mum, life has been a whirlwind of creativity, chaos, and love and lately it has felt rather overwhelming. Today, I wanted to engage in…
Person-centered care sees service users as equal partners when making decisions about the care that they receive. While this is not always possible, it should be adhered to as much as possible. When someone goes into a nursing home, they can feel that their independence and choice is…
If you wish to change your life for the better, it’s is very important that you set a goal for yourself even it’s by taking one tiny step at a time. Initially, it might be difficult but taking a shorter route is never a safe option. And in…
The children have been back for almost two weeks and it feels so good to be easing back into some kind of routine following the summer holidays. I completely thrive on routine and although I welcome September for that very reason, I seem to be struggling to get…
Many of us will reach a point in our lives where we feel fractured with an opinion that we have generated about ourselves. It might be because you have a native mindset right now, maybe struggling with depression or anxiety. Or it could be outside influences such as…
As I’m getting older and maybe (and I say maybe!) getting wiser, I’m becoming more conscious of the amount of waste our family produce. I don’t want to be driven by consumerism or negatively impact our environment and so I’m looking to make improvements to the way we…
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share with you tips on how to can actively change your mindset so you can have a more positive outlook on life and reach your goals. Whether its to be more happy, successful, motivated – having a positive mindset can help…
If you’re anything like me, then you may have Hinch fever. I have been following Mrs Hinch since she was at 12,000 followers and now she’s at over a million. Which is slightly mind-blowing! Her humour an simple cleaning tips seem to motivate the usually unmotivated, including me….
Art is becoming a huge part of my life, it’s always been something I appreciate and I’ve always enjoyed creating art but it’s never been something I’ve fully pursued. However, I’m now teaching art again at secondary level and I’ve fallen in love it with again. If you…
Another week has zoomed by, one crazy, hectic, kind of glad it’s over but don’t want to moan about it, week. Let’s just say we’ve had some quite significant challenges to contend with, not just the head spin of Donald Trump becoming president, but we’ve reached Friday. That’s…