10 Things I’ve Learnt at Playgroup I never considered playgroup part of my role when I started at Balgowlah nearly 18 months ago. Now my week is defined by our 3 playgroup sessions. So I thought I’d share some of my experiences and learning with you. 1. Don’t let children near hot coffee 2. [...]
Archive for February, 2011
I commented earlier that amidst the fallout of Tuesday’s earthquake in NZ, I witnessed a remarkable few hours online. As the grapevine (both SMS & online) shared the news of my friend’s families tragic loss, the Internet became the forum for a community of young people to grieve. Perhaps the “privacy” of one’s own computer [...]
Some say the Vietnam War was so upsetting because it was witnessed on TV. It has invaded the lounge room. For my generation, we first witnessed real devastation on TV during the 9/11 bombings – I was sitting my year 11 yearly exams that week. This past week, we’ve witnessed the aftermath of the Christchurch [...]
Hello loyal fan. I redecorated. It was an impulse decision. Hopefully it’ll keep the blog ‘fresh,’ ‘cool’ and ‘edgy.’ It probably won’t. I mean, how many people go blog stalking just to find ‘cool’ layouts & ‘edgy’ themes? I would imagine they’re probably after content. Uni starts next week. Lent starts pretty soon after that. [...]
Today I embarked on a new adventure, 20:20:20. It’s about my 20th attempt to lose weight, and I’m aiming to lose 20kg in 20weeks. That’ll have me looking pretty good by D(addy)-Day. Also, I received an email from WordPress informing me that most people find this blog as a result of a Google search for [...]
This is not a popular blog. It’s definitely not someone’s homepage. This is not a well-maintained blog. New posts are random in so many ways. This is not a life-changing blog. In some small way, I hope the posts may offer some hope, possibly some insight, maybe even a giggle. This is, quite simply, my [...]
