Got told off by Lyra for letting my father-in-law pay for dinner. He snuck off! I should be wise to this, apparently.
Got told off by Lyra for letting my father-in-law pay for dinner. He snuck off! I should be wise to this, apparently.
Lunch. The right amount of numbing spice for me, which obviously means it wasn’t enough for Lyra.
We followed this by watching Barbie, which I really enjoyed. Then by getting our ears cleaned, which mine definitely needed apparently. However, it definitely feels dangerous having someone do that.
There are worse places to eat lunch
Is teaching science?
All steps. Or is it an art
With paint and messes
Such a strange feeling
Only British on paper
There’s no place like home
Likely that would be me. Quite aside that I would likely have to be apart from Lyra and the kids while applying.
It feels like I’m heading to a point where I’m only British on paper. A strange sensation indeed.
Almost certainly lost my 3.5mm to Lightning adapter. It’s just too small.
5 and a half hours and counting with friends, “talking things over”
I don’t like giant logos for giant companies and generally they’re avoidable. Except shoes I’ve found.
Anyway, the exception is logos for things I feel a connection with.
So, I am grateful the coffee shop 2 minutes from ordered me a copy of the staff’s jumper. My favourite coffee shop!
I think this was my favourite of the first 3. Have picked up the 4th too. Though I need to finish Hidden Potential first…
Finished reading: Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs 📚
Enjoyed the first 2 episodes of Season 3 of Slow Horses. 📺
New Slow Horses on Apple TV+ 📺!
A friend bought me the book when she left. I started it but for reasons, I didn’t finish it. Now i feel i should.
We didn’t give up our dreams or our ambitions when we had kids, but we did give up the right to be wholly selfish. We have other people, other priorities to consider now. It’s not that we’re tied down, it’s that we’re rooted, we are balanced out. We can make better decisions now–decisions not just for ourselves but for the whole family.
Between teaching and family. It’s a lot right now. At work from 7:30-5:30. Walk in the door and then Lyra walks out the door.
As, I’ve said before I’m definitely a better teacher because I’m a parent but damn if it isn’t hard sometimes.
Research by the University of Plymouth and Nottingham Trent University, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, found that many people who took to sharing, discussing and writing poetry as a means to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic experienced “demonstrable positive impact on their wellbeing.”
“Be the person you needed when you were younger”. -Ayesha Siddiqi
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One of my favourite newsletters, always makes me think.
Also, Elise ends the episode with a song.
Stumbling in the woods
A thousand, tiny details
Head up, look forward!
Presence is better than presents.
One thing at a time
One thing at a time. Just one
One thing at a time
