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The wonderful Michelle, founding leader of the collective, has shared the eighth post in the series being run by the Climate Change Collective. We’ve been hearing for years that younger generations prefer experiences to material possessions. Fuelled by FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and YOLO (You Only Live Once), millennials in particular show a definite… Continue reading Climate Change Collective Post 8: Six Ways to Reduce the Environmental Cost of Experiences
I am genetically not predisposed to letting go of stuff. I am biologically prone to keeping hold of things. Maybe it's nurture too. My mum and her mum both have houses full of many many bits and bobs. For my grandma, that's fair enough; she's been on her own since the mid-80s. However, my dad… Continue reading Having a clear out
Large boy wants a news app for his phone. He's been reading the Google suggestions and it's all junk, he's set it to tell him about superheroes and gaming. But he's been reading First News at school and loves that, so I've been doing some investigating of the options available. We want something more global,… Continue reading News apps for kids
I've decided to document large boy's journey through his year 6 experiences with a series of posts sharing a tongue in cheek assessment of what it's like having a 10 or 11 year old child. Social Media We held out for so long. Lots of other children in large boy's class seemed to have phones… Continue reading Year 6 Horrors: 2 Social Media
Since last May or so, I've been participating in a leadership development program at work. It's been an.... interesting process. After self-awareness and emotional intelligence, we've moved on to situational leadership. I've noticed a pattern in the way that I've reacted to each new area. It seems that I don't like it when I don't… Continue reading Learning hurts
Last summer I wrote about large boy's last meeting at Cubs. He started Scouts a few weeks later and has been loving it. Now, though, we're back to having a Cub in the house. Small boy finished Beavers last Monday and swiftly moved on to his first Cubs meeting on Wednesday. I sincerely hope that… Continue reading Start of an era
Disclaimer, I wrote this post in summer 2019. However, I wanted to share it again because today is International Women's day. My thoughts and feelings about these women haven't changed. They remain examples that I work towards. There was a question on my Twitter feed a couple of weeks ago, about real women who inspire.… Continue reading Inspirational Women
The wonderful Krista from Sustainably Simple Life has shared the seventh post in the series being run by the Climate Change Collective. 2022 was an interesting solar year for us! It was our first full year with the additional panels that were installed in May 2021, and they really made a difference to our power… Continue reading Climate Change Collective Post 7: Residential solar panels
I do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! We've all really struggled with reading this month. Small boy has an absolute Beast Quest obsession and has read almost nothing else for weeks. Large… Continue reading February 2023 Reading
I've decided to document large boy's journey through his year 6 experiences with a series of posts sharing a (mostly tongue in cheek) assessment of what it's like having a 10 or 11 year old child. The Attitude Me oh my this child has developed a whole other way of behaving and communicating. My lovely,… Continue reading Year 6 Horrors: 1 The Attitude
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