I am so aware recently that a lot of people I know are having what might be called ‘survival days’. Or, in some cases, survival weeks, months, or years. Sometimes it is tough trying to get up in the morning, get out of the house, get to work, summon a smile, be sociable. You probably know…
Category: Lifestyle
A Round Up of the Week
I thought I would incorporate my ‘Small Things’ post and general thoughts into one post this week – hopefully there’s something here for all of you 🙂 I’ve been listening to: Another Radio 1 Live Lounge – this time Imagine Dragons’ cover of Rudimental, which you can hear here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA0yyeYX0CY Starts off kind of slow, but his…
Small Things :-)
I thought it was time for another ‘Small Things’ post – my occasional lists of bits and pieces that I’ve been enjoying over the week. So here it is – another list of ‘small things’: To listen: Rizzle Kicks’ cover of Lana Del Rey’s Summertime Sadness in Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Unexpectedly good 🙂 It…
A Novel and a Reality
I’m reading a novel at the moment – The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. It is a beautiful, thought-provoking, gripping read. And it is really speaking to me. The Postmistress is set during World War 2. The main character is brave American journalist, Frankie Bard. She is desperate to get the truth about the horrors of…
Job in Pictures – Getting ready for the New Term
A day late, here is this week’s ‘Job in Pictures’ post. As you’ll see, I’ve been getting ready for a new term of clubs, assemblies and services… Yey for a tidy cupboard! Yey for COOKIES…
My Job in Pictures 3
So this week I have three sweet little pictures 🙂 On Saturday I organised a Gardening Session and Cream Tea for families. The only problem was, it was tipping it down! No children turned up to brave the torrents but the four of us who had arrived to help decided to head out anyway. We…
Some more ‘small things’
I like to mix my more ‘philosophical’ ramblings with lighter posts about the little things in life that make our days all the more enjoyable. Doing these posts is great because it always helps me to find thankfulness, even when I have been low or had a hard week. This week I hope there is…
My Job in Pictures 2
So this is my second ‘My Job in Pictures’ post. It was hard to choose this week but here are my final three! 1. Some of the younger children enjoying our day out to Clivedon National Trust site 🙂 I had so much fun playing with them and being with them as they made ‘collections’,…
My Job in Pictures 1
I love my job. It’s exhausting and busy and limits my social life, but I still love it! I work with children and youth and their families, for a church, so every day is different and there are always challenges and always rewards 🙂 I figured it might be interesting to do a new little…
Being honest but appreciative…
Have you ever been in the situation where you’ve been browsing facebook, looking at someone’s holiday snaps, or even just catching up with friends, and you’ve had that nagging feeling that maybe your life doesn’t quite match up? I think a lot of people have moments of dissatisfaction with where they are in life, and…
Small Things :-)
In the style of my favourite blog, ciderwithrosie.com, here is a little list of things that have been lifting my spirits this week. Having been on holiday, I have quite a few! 1. Managing to snap this butterfly (a Dark Green Fritillary I think?) on my phone at Centre Parks, Longleat: 2. Painting my nails…
