Today I have the joy of hosting Monikka Jephcott Thomas as part of the 12 Days of CLink Christmas! I hope you enjoy the post which describes the inspiration behind her brilliant book 'Fifteen Words'. The inspiration for FIFTEEN WORDS I was doing some research into my family history, as most of us do at … Continue reading 12 Days of Clink Christmas
Well hello compadres. The year is almost coming to an end! What happened there? The day is December 1. I have read books. I have done things. November came and went. It was a pretty stressful month. My poor bullet journal was abandoned due to stresses. I bought a Fitbit and I am coming to … Continue reading November books!
Things that have made me smile recently The Hairspray soundtrack. Hot showers on a cold day. My kids. Teaching. Learning. Reading. Author friends. Gorgeous morning skies. Snuggling up in a warm bed. Kind words. Book post. The NHS. Tablets that make me better. Getting better. Understanding friends. New friends. Books. Finding a book so magical, … Continue reading You can’t stop the beat…
I have seen this meme on my friend Kelly's blog (check our her most recent Down the TBR hole post here: clicky) and was most curious as to getting started! I had no idea what it was all about, just that it involved your TBR. After checking Lia's post about the meme (I was a bit clearer!) so … Continue reading Down the TBR hole…
Monday brings a reflection of the week gone and my word, what a week last week was. If you didn't already know, we had Ofsted in. I don't have much to say about the experience, except it was stressful, frustrating, exhausting and tough. I did lots of teaching (as a student, I'm slightly different to … Continue reading Some weeks are better than others…
Hello! Sunday again. Another Sunday closer to Christmas! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Today is another #SixforSunday post! Thank you so much to the people who have been joining in with my silly little Sunday posts! I am currently devising the list for 2018! Hope you all continue to join in! Today we have: Books with numbers in their titles … Continue reading S4S – Books with a number!
I haven't written a letter to, in my 'Letters To' series, in a while, so I thought now would be a great time. Today's letter is to my clan, my friends, my people... you probably ARE one of those people if you're reading this... so to you: Hello lovely person reading this letter, Today I … Continue reading Letters to… my people
It Only Happens In The Movies: heart-breaking and moving. "Audrey is over romance. Since her parents' relationship imploded her mother's been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody expects Audrey and Harry to fall in love as hard and fast as … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Holly Bourne
So last week was a bit of a blur, mainly down to being pretty exhausted and poorly. Today's round up isn't going to be brilliant BUT there's a few stand out things from last week! I'm feeling slightly better now (thanks NHS!) so hopefully this coming week will be better! I've been doing a bit … Continue reading Week 11…
Hola! Today is Sunday again and you know what that means?! Starbucks for blog planning and teacher planning, then home to do teacher stuff and blog stuff. What is your usual Sunday routine? Do you have one? I am a creature of habit, y'see! Today on #SixforSunday we are talking: Books with colours in the … Continue reading S4S – colourful books!
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