I HATE hearing whispering!! I have always hated it. There is a particularly spitty p-p-p lip flapping whisper that my parents used when they had their early morning cuppa at about 6 am. They whispered because they thought it would not wake me up but when it DID they just kept whispering. I told themContinue reading “WHISPER: One word prompt”
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Another one word prompt: Conversant
OK. I’m conversant with a lot of topics and issues. In fact some people call me a “know-it-all” but I DO know a lot about a variety of things and that’s definitely a fact! On quiz nights I’m quite handy except on sports and most things Hollywood. In my various jobs as a university lecturerContinue reading “Another one word prompt: Conversant”
Just bloody do something!!
[Instructions to self] I replied to a Facebook Friend’s post where she described getting stuck into a new quilting project with this: “It would be so lovely to feel “free” enough to embark on a much-anticipated project, to enjoy doing it and [eventually] completing it! My mental state these past few months just will notContinue reading “Just bloody do something!!”
Start with a paragraph per day
Currently I am quite disabled with a badly bulging disc in my back and a displaced biceps tendon. I can’t walk far
Need to stop thinking about…
Distracting myself from problems I cannot solve by thinking about things I sorted out in an entrepreneurial fashion.
Praise was a no-no
Child development: The right kind of early praise predicts positive attitudes toward effort. _____________________________________________________ When I taught developmental psychology to young teacher- and childcare-trainees, I fought a losing battle most of the time trying to show them how to use praise in the best way to enhance the lives of the little ones in theirContinue reading “Praise was a no-no”
What’s affected me this week?
How to blog positively while remaining true to my passions. Not so easy.
Finding hope
I’ve joined the 52 blog posts in 52 weeks blogathon started by Bronwyn Clee, so I thought I would announce my theme. My personal goal is to find hope for the longer term future for myself. If you’ve ever visited this blog before you might have noticed I get visited by the Black Dog quiteContinue reading “Finding hope”
2011 in review–What WordPress said!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,100 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here toContinue reading “2011 in review–What WordPress said!”
From the WordPress Dungeons: 2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blogContinue reading “From the WordPress Dungeons: 2010 in review”
Up & Down Like the Assyrian Empire! 