Marlyn Exconde of Kintal has been kind enough to nominate me for the WordPress Versatile Blogger Award. As part of the award, nominees are asked to answer 7 questions made up by the person who nominated them, so here are Marlyn’s questions for me, and my answers (and you can find out how her other nominees…
Author: Amy T
I am a writer, reader, adopter and teacher. I have started a new project called Feel Good Education and also write at Life Lived blog.
The North Devon Coast – Woody Bay
A while ago, I posted about the Valley of the Rocks and Lynton, as the first installment in my North Devon coast series. Today, we took a trip just a little way around the coast from there, to Woody Bay. I got ready with a real air of excitement, as going to Woody Bay calls for a…
Wild June
The other day, I stumbled across this Wildlife Trust campaign to get people outdoors this June. They’re calling it 30 Days Wild, and the idea is that you get outdoors every day in June and do something ‘wild’. I’ll be honest some of their ‘wild’ ideas seem a bit tame, but I love the principle…
Fashion on the Ration: An Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum
When I saw this exhibition listed on Braintree’s Bthoughtful blog I jumped at the chance to get along to it. I am so interested in the World Wars and how they influenced culture and ways of life, and I’m a big believer in re-finding the kinds of sustainable, resourceful and creative approaches to fashion that surfaced in that…
Brave Hope
Do you remember when I wrote about my New Year’s Resolutions? One of the most heartfelt was ‘to keep hopeful’. It has struck me time and time again lately that to hope is to be brave. Applying for jobs, trying for a baby, making a new friend, going on a date, attempting to make amends…
It’s been a while…
It’s been a while since I last posted, hasn’t it? I’ve been busy applying for jobs, going to interviews and trying to keep standing up straight in between! There are lots of half written post drafts on my dashboard and plenty of ideas rolling around in my head, and it’s half term this week so…
4 Myths about Fair Trade
If you know me well, you’ll know that I’ve got a bit of a bee in my bonnet about shopping ethically. I am a big fan of the Fair Trade movement, which aims to make sure that growers and producers in the developing world get fair pay and humane treatment for the products we clamour…
High, Low and Interesting
I get Ruth Soukup‘s weekly emails, and this week she shared about a game she plays with her family, which involves them all sharing a high, a low and something interesting from their day. It was good to hear a different way of taking time to soak in the gift that each day is, so…
Small Things
This week has flown by. Here are some of the Small Things that I’m feeling thankful for this week: *Getting delivery of my new shoes. I have needed a new pair for a while and was waiting to save the money to buy some from Toms. If you haven’t heard of them, they are a…
The North Devon Coast – The Valley of the Rocks and Lynton
Now that we’re lucky enough to live in North Devon again, I thought I’d share some of my favourite places to go along the beautiful North Devon coast. Last week we drove over to The Valley of the Rocks. The drive there is stunning, taking us through parts of Exmoor with rugged views of farmland, fields,…
Why I Teach, by Kate Copson
The next installment of my ‘Why I…’ post series about people’s interests is written by Kate, my lovely English teacher friend… The question ‘why do I teach’ is one that, in all honesty, I often struggle to answer but one that regularly plagues my mind. I am twenty-eight years old; I have only been teaching…
Small Things
It’s so important to notice the small things – because small graces are everywhere, whatever you are going through, and they are part of the richness and fullness of a life well lived. It is, of course, easier said than done to habitually notice life’s gifts, especially when you feel like life’s not going your…
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