MrA’s school closed as of 9pm last night. He only found out when he got up this morning! He was up at the usual time (0615) Andres his breakfast. At 0800 he was asked to get dressed and to tidy his desk. By about 0930 he’d achieved this! No specific work had been sent by […]
The One About Contagion
*I am not a scientist* I’ve held off blogging about COVID-19, or coronavirus, until now. But the briefing from Government on 16th March has shaken me and spurred me into action. As a still relatively young teacher, with no underlying health issues, I am required to attend work still. To associate in close proximity with […]
The One About Action for Happiness (20th Jan)
“Go to bed in good time and give yourself time to recharge” Today will be a pretty busy day – morning parenting, afternoon meeting in London and a late train home. My promise today is to keep my laptop switched off when I arrive home… Will I manage it?!?!?
The One About Action for Happiness (16th Jan)
“Get outside and notice 5 things that are beautiful” 1. The moon feint in the sky this morning. 2. Tiny signs of warmer weather on its way (bulbs peeping through the soil!) 3. A “one for sorrow” magpie wandering around the garden. 4. The cacophony of birdsong from within a hedge. 5. Almost still daylight […]
The One About Action for Happiness (19th Jan)
“Get back in contact with an old friend” Social media has made this somewhat easier. I’m in irregular contact with many friends I might have fallen out of touch with before. I took this challenge as a nudge to engage more, and not just click “like” on their posts.
The One About Action for Happiness (18th Jan)
“Make something happen for a good cause” Having completed my CTeach qualification last summer, I have been getting involved with supporting the next cohort with their progress. To day I presented a keynote on their final phase – the action research project. Here’s hoping their projects result in interesting and useful developments in their schools […]
The One About Action for Happiness (17th Jan)
“Eat healthy food which really nourishes you” Not the best day for this one. In the @OneAbout house, Friday is known as Pizza Friday. Weirdly, today we’ve not had pizza… we had fish and chips instead! I did share a portion with MrE though, so it could have been worse.
The One About Action for Happiness (15th Jan)
“Put a worry into perspective and try to let it go” Well that was easy to type…. but harder by far to do! To start, which worry do I choose? I’ve been using the Headspace app this week before I go to sleep, so tonight I’ll look for a meditation session about “letting go” I […]
The One About Action for Happiness (14th Jan)
“Take a different route today and see what you notice” This is a task that needs some pre-planning. I have three journeys to make today – one to MissE’s daytime activity, one to MrA’s after school activity and one to my Zumba class. The route to Zumba is really not that easy to vary, and […]
The One About Action for Happiness (13th Jan)
“Be gentle with yourself when you make mistakes” I’ve been catching up with these blog posts as I hadn’t posted updates from 9th to 12th. In writing, I’ve reflected on the things that happened at work last week, the rather late night on Saturday and some very lazy parenting on Sunday. There were definitely times […]