I remember being a teenager and hating winter because "there was nothing to do". Any parents reading this blog may be one "I'm bored"...

There was a solid few months there where the most strenuous thing I read was my shopping list. I don't know if I just couldn't be...

This week has been so inspiring. As well as being super organised in my day job, I have also been making significant steps in terms of...

"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. if you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living...

It was a dreary October afternoon. I had just driven forty-five minutes home from work and had my gym gear in the back of the car ready...

Six weeks off seems like a long time but after a hectic term four going flat chat for ten weeks, I was well and truly looking forward to...

My love of reading started when I first read Harry Potter back in Primary School. Cliché I know. Since then, I've gone through droughts...

I have always been good at saving money. However, having a few big projects coming up, such as building a house and wanting to do another...

When I was in Year 6 I had this massive crush on a boy named Dylan. He certainly didn't like me, but I continued to try pretty hard to...

As a high school teacher, I am often counting down the days, hours and minutes until the next school holidays. This year, after an...

Anyone who knows me knows that 'obsessive compulsive' is potentially too light of a phrase to use. Because I simply live and breathe...

We live in a consumer-driven culture. Almost everywhere we look we are told to buy something new. Whether you subscribe to the latest...

Here's a taste of what I'm loving this month. Reading: Loving how talented teenagers are. Some of their writing is so perceptive and...

I go through fazes of reading excessively and lacking motivation and inspiration to pick up a book. Being an English teacher, it's almost...