Morning everyone! I hope you are all doing well. Just a quick one from me today (with a free resource to download!) Next week is Children's Mental Health Week and the theme this year is 'Express Yourself'. There are some brilliant resources over on the website (you can check it out here: https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/). I loved … Continue reading FREEBIE: Children’s Mental Health Week challenges
Hello there friends. How are we all today? I mean, really, how are you today? I'll be honest... I'm OK, but there's a little bit of struggle about me at the minute. Nothing too bad, just a niggle here and there. Just a worry that won't go away. A thought that sometimes spirals and then … Continue reading It’s OK not to be OK
Colour coordinating my timetable. Rainbows. The sunshine. Raining so heavily that there is nothing to do but stay in and read. Getting things ready for my classroom. Cutting and laminating. Sorting and getting rid of things that are not necessary. Getting loads of books ready for September. HAVING A SCHOOL LIBRARY IN A ROOM. Clearing … Continue reading Start each day with a grateful heart
*clap clap* Todrick Hall songs. Talking about old TV shows. Spending the day on the beach with my kids. The sunshine. Old photographs. Cringing at some memories. Starbucks Sundays. Making plans with friends. Making plans with myself. Being ok by myself. Texting new people. Texting old faves. Witchy Trio laughs. Being so proud of friends. … Continue reading If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands…
Hi there friends! I'm not really sure where this post will end up going, so please bear with me. May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and I think it's important to put the spotlight on MH. It's not a taboo subject. It's not something that should be silenced. It's something that should be talked about. We all endure … Continue reading Be kind to yourself: you’re doing a great job
How Not To Lose It: a brilliant book to use when talking MH with kids "The go-to mental health guide for kids! Exam stress? Friendship issues? Panic attacks? How Not to Lose It will help you be the boss of all of this, and more. It's not just your body that should be fit and healthy … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Anna Williamson
A while back I posted my first post about things I'm thankful for/things that make me happy (check it out here: Happy things…) inspired by my gorgeous friend Grace. Today we have post 2 of things that make me happy... it's important to remember good things! I beat myself up often so having posts like this … Continue reading See the good in the world…
So a few days ago my gorgeous friend Grace posted a brilliant blog post about things that made her happy, and spurred everyone to do the same... so here we go. Things that made me happy in the past week. Getting so into a book that you lose track of time. Sunshine and shade. Sitting, … Continue reading Happy things…
Reasons To Stay Alive: honest, important, emotive. "WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Matt Haig
Hello Wednesday folks! Sorry this is late, I have had a mega stressful week, however you are in for a treat with this guest blog this week. My gorgeous friend Rachel, over-lady of #SundayYA, #SundayYAthon and 100-or-less has popped along to talk about YA books which discuss one of the most important things to a … Continue reading Mental Health in YA
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