E is for ….
I wasn’t EXPECTING this! Everything’s changed Elephant Juice… (this mimed across a room looks like ‘I love you’) Ear defenders Everyone’s scared Eeeee he can read!!!! This is the fifth in a series of 26 blogs about our son and…
Fairground Attraction – navigating ego in the creative industries
So you wanna play at The Fairground? Bright lights, enticing smells of donuts and cinder toffee, fun and freedom at the fairground! It’s free to get in, everyone’s so welcome! With thrills guaranteed and a thousand people to play with,…
D is for…
(Completely) Devoted… Disgruntled (mildly, sometimes…) Dyslexia What a Diamond Dyscalculia (I had to google that) “I DON’T WANT TO!” Two Dogs (Paddy and Piper – the guide-dogs L reads to at school on Wednesdays) One date This is the forth…
The power of letting go in honour of enhanced creativity
Last year I focussed on giving away one thing every day for 40 days over lent. A timeline of a set number of days gives us focus and I always find this time of year I have a bucket load…
C is for…
Calm… …Chaos Cuisenaire rods Creative maths for five year olds Coaching… Conversations (lots of them) Cuddles Club together… (with other parents/ partners who understand) Creatively Conscious – trying my best. This is the third in a series of 26 blogs…
B is for …
Just Be… …Brilliant ….Broken Bonkers… …Brutal Put it in the bin… This is the second in a series of 26 blogs about our son and how he is navigating the world on a SEN plan. He’s 5. The first one…
A is for…
…the start. …an alphabet of 26 letters to learn. An assessment. Apple. A superhero. AMAZING teachers. A… is also for autism. This is the first in a series of 26 blog posts exploring the ‘tags’, language and names we use…
First there is a Mountain… then… absolutely no trace…
(Except joy and human connection!) First There is a Mountain is an invitation to us to slow down and allow us to reflect on the space we occupy, both near and far. To consider the interconnectedness of our planet; how…
Why I don’t do laundry on weekends and other stories
Hey guys! I’m super chuffed that this is my third blog of January. I’m enjoying my refocus of how I spend my time online so this blog is kind of about that. I wanted to write about a set of…
NO diving, no bombing! January in the Simplest Terms
I had to laugh at the irony as I was pushing my ‘first week back’ tired body through the water at our local pool and I fixated on the sign… “NO diving, no bombing!” Defying Gravity… and being out in…
