loopyloulaura

A busy week workwise and familywise! Day 308: Zach loves preschool and is having a good go at writing! Day 309: fireworks! The Beaver and Cubs held a joint evening of fun. It was nowhere near as cold as last year! Day 310: a busy day with 2 hours of training in the morning and […]

I have worked in education for the last 13 years in a variety of roles both in and out of the classroom. It is a huge privilege to be able to support the next generation and inspire a love of learning. But it is also a huge responsibility, and the pressures faced by teachers is […]

The world is full of contradictions it seems! My main problem is I hate being told what to think so here is my response to some of the social rhetoric that applies to me and my family: Stop telling me to love myself I’ll start off by saying I hate my body. I always have. […]

I wasn’t going to write a post today. I’m just too tired and too busy. But this morning I am also upset and a little angry. I belong to several really supportive Facebook groups but last night I was called out for being 40 minutes late completing a thread. FORTY minutes 🙁 Yes I was […]

Errr. I’m a parent. Relaxing doesn’t happen! Actually that isn’t true. The problem is that when I do have 5 minutes of freedom, me-time, peace that doesn’t need to be filled with chores, work or blogging I feel guilty. Yep, the dreaded mum guilt steps in to make me feel bad 🙁 I feel selfish […]