Me and the Sea
My car is promptly parked and I hop out, backpack swung on my back with my flask tucked inside along with my swimming clothes. The first thing I do is breathe in the fresh air. My ear pods are in and the radio on, I […]
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Pandemic Positivity and the Power of Community
As I opened my eyes this morning, I remembered that it was the beginning of our six week lockdown. Instead of crawling back under the covers, I jumped out of bed, full of optimism and a zest for the day ahead. I attended the Virtual […]
Ssh…It’s that time of the month…
Like many writers and journalists now, I feel compelled to write about the Tampax debate. It’s strange to see so much negativity around the now banned advertisement. Looking through the statistics of the 84 complaints – they were mostly women. I wanted to share an […]
PPE- Productive, Perspective, Educate
Throughout the pandemic, we have become accustomed to a lot of new terminology including PPE and relating that to the front line workers equipment. Instead to me it also means something else entirely, it means- Productive, Perspective, Educate. Productive- Most certainly, Perspective – I changed […]
Social Prescribing – Community at its best
At the moment the world is at a standstill, the words ‘Covid 19’ is part of everyday conversation. It will be something that we the human race will talk about for a very long time when our lives return to normal. We have heard conversations […]
Half the world away
“I would like to leave this city This old town don’t smell too pretty and I can feel the warning signs running around my mind And when I leave this island I’ll book myself into a soul asylum ‘Cause I can feel the warning signs […]
New Year, New Lists…
So, it been a while since I posted. I really don’t know where the time goes. And is Christmas really over? People still have Christmas trees up. I for one had mine down before January 6th. I don’t feel bad as my friend took hers […]
Trick or Treat..
So, its nearly Halloween time again and guess what? Christmas products are everywhere to be seen already. OMG. Far too early for me. But the other side of it is, its time to get organised or start to think about the white-bearded man…. SANTA. I […]
Time out…
Yes, mothers out there like me, looking to keep the little ones busy, this website has great tips and plenty to read on parenting. Have a look: http://www.onefamily.ie 10 Ways to Make the Most of School Breaks Time off: If you work outside of the home, […]
Back to life, Back to reality….
It’s hard to believe I have finished my year studying. Where exactly does time go? If anyone feels they can’t do something new, try it first and then see. For me, everything fell into place so I was meant to do this course. My last […]
Am I there yet?
I feel I’ve forgotten what having spare time is since beginning college. My blog hasn’t been updated in so long so here I am, doing just that. I am now halfway through my course to be a Further Education teacher. It has been a whirlwind […]
Farewell Summer, Hello new beginnings..
With the Summer quickly fading, I notice the dark nights creeping back in and I’m looking forward to getting back into some kind of routine in September. I have realised over our Indian Summer how much I miss this type of weather. After living away […]