All my life I have struggled with my body image and weight. Growing up I was a hefty kid (not fat, but certainly big) and carried that through to my adult years. At least when I was young I played multiple sports and was active enough to feel healthy. As I went through my twenties… Continue reading Asking for Help is a Good Thing
Tag: Life
Forcing a Spark of Creativity
Oh man, this has taken a while to get to. After going on holiday over a month ago and coming back to the routine of home, I had lost any motivation to create anything. That spanned different areas of my day, from creating new resources for my classrooms to creating an enticing meal that my… Continue reading Forcing a Spark of Creativity
My Entry into Self-Care
Self-care has always been something I laughed at women's magazines over. It seemed to mean going out on shopping extravaganzas, shelling out hundreds or thousands on spas and holidays, and never actually addressing what you were supposed to be doing. Throwing money at an issue is probably not going to make it go away -… Continue reading My Entry into Self-Care
How to Waste a Day
All teachers rejoiced, for it was a Snow Day yesterday. It was great fun, waking up at 5:00am, starting my morning properly with lots of coffee and blog readings, and checking the school website at 6:30 on the nose to see if the two feet of snow that had dropped had any impact on the… Continue reading How to Waste a Day
Breaking the Couch Routine
Not today, you temptress! Laziness comes easy to me. It feels so simple to lay out on the couch with a good book, or watching tv, or on my computer, that even the smallest suggestion for movement becomes massively difficult for me to acknowledge. As a kid and young adult my default lifestyle would be:… Continue reading Breaking the Couch Routine
Me, Myself and I
Well, I've done it. After months (maybe even years) of waffling around, I've taken the plunge and started a blog. At the moment it is a bit frightening - I don't like confrontation and the idea of publishing words online for others to read and judge is a bit overwhelming. But at the end of… Continue reading Me, Myself and I
Secondhand Thoughts 