During my paid working life, I did quite a few coaching courses that emphasized the value of creating goals. While I certainly see the value in doing this, I’m not so formal about creating goals in my personal life. Having said that, before I get up each morning, I always take a few minutes to…
Aspiring to be a writer of children’s books as I am, takes a healthy dose of determination amongst other things. Seeking honest and ‘meaty’ feedback is essential if you want to improve. When you write a story you are totally in your own head. You need others’ opinions to see what is working and what…
I was talking to my youngest son on the phone the other day, and at the end of the conversation he said, ‘Don’t take this the wrong way, Ma, but one day soon I need to ask you and Dad some questions about your lives before you both get too long in the tooth.’ WHAT?…
This book, written by author and writing buddy, Kellie Nissen, was a story filled with raw emotion, courage, inspiration, hope, at times humour, and above all, honesty. For me as a reader, the way in which Kellie personified Cancer and the emotions she was experiencing, helped me to understand her journey, chapter by chapter, feeling…
As an avid reader and a keen promoter of literacy, I really wanted to have my own street library. After waiting 18 months for it to materialise from the collection of wood we have in our garage, I finally got a street library kit for my birthday and it was the best present ever! My…
I have found the most awesome picture book that I think everyone should read
The first six sounds of a synthetic phonics program enable many two and three letter decodable words to be made, providing the opportunity for children to practise the essential skills of blending and segmenting. So, what comes next?
Do you find that being in nature is something that is important to you?
According to the dictionary, the word inspiration can relate to ideas, to admiration of a person, or it can have a medical or biological meaning as in the act of breathing in.
By place I mean home…