Hello October, goodbye September! Where did September go? As you all know (if you've been following my life!), September was the month I started my SCITT (teacher training) programme, finally fulfilling a life long dream. I will be a teacher in a year... hopefully! Reading definitely took a back seat because of tiredness but I … Continue reading September wrap up
Desert Island Books – xpectopatronerd
Hello all! It's that time of the week again. Time to send another willing victim to the island of booklessness. This week we have my gorgeous book fairy Sarah. She tweets over at @xpectopatronerd and you probably should be following her, because well she's amazing. (I have to say I chuckled an awful lot when I received … Continue reading Desert Island Books – xpectopatronerd
How time flies!
It's Monday again, which means it's a recap of my last week time! This week was week 4 and I was back to school after having 2 weeks of block training away from school. To say I was glad to be in school is an understatement. I was pretty nervous though: I'm not really sure … Continue reading How time flies!
S4S – Favourite fictional lands
Happy Sunday everyone! How are we all? If you were around last Sunday, you will have noticed that I have left #SixforSunday prompts available on my blog! I'd love to see all of you get involved. If you'd like to be involved - check out the blog post: SixForSunday: You Join In!). This week's prompt was … Continue reading S4S – Favourite fictional lands
Stories for Homes book tour
Published and unpublished writers come together to create an anthology of stories about what ‘home’ means. 55 writers are included in a second charity anthology that brings issues around housing, poverty and crisis to life through the power of storytelling. Volume One of the Stories for Homes Project raised over £3K for housing charity Shelter … Continue reading Stories for Homes book tour
Gratefulness
Happiness. Doing something I love doing. Books. Texts from friends. People saying lovely things. Being helpful and being helped. My family. Running in to the twiglets. My job. Working hard. Chasing your dreams. Battling demons. Moana. More books. Friends. Stupid pictures from the twiglets on Snapchat. Laughter. New friends. Old friends. Colourful pens. Bullet journaling. Chocolate. Watching … Continue reading Gratefulness
Desert Island Books: lktomlinson
It's that time of week again! TIME TO FLY SOMEONE TO MY DESERT ISLAND AND MAKE THEM MAKE TOUGH CHOICES. Today's victim is my lovely friend Lucinda (@lktomlinson on twitter, go follow her, she's awesome!) RULES: My bags are packed and I've got my books, music, and unlimited Yorkshire tea and Bourbon biscuits! First, vaguely in … Continue reading Desert Island Books: lktomlinson
BOOKBLOG: Emma Carroll
Letters From the Lighthouse: spies, sea and secrets "February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But he's not used to company and he certainly doesn't … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Emma Carroll
Desert Island Books: Abi Elphinstone
Hello! Welcome back to #DesertIslandBooks! Today the inhabitant of our island is one of my favourite authors. She is probably one of the people I know who could get off this island alive! She would survive! I can guarantee it! Today's post comes courtesy of the gorgeous Abi Elphinstone! If you don't know Abi, then … Continue reading Desert Island Books: Abi Elphinstone
SCITT update – week 3
It's Monday again! As this post goes live, I am back in school, after 2.5 weeks of training at university and the training centre who are running my SCITT. If I'm being honest I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL. My block training weeks were incredible and intense and overwhelming - I learned a lot … Continue reading SCITT update – week 3
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