Over the last year a lot has changed for me. I made the decision to leave London and move back to Yorkshire to be closer to my family and save to buy a house. It was an easy decision as I had become home sick after living in London for 8 years, and knew that …
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Down the rabbit hole
I think everyone can agree the last 18 months have been an absolute stinker and not something we were ever prepared for. I found it so hard when I was restricted from seeing my mum for more than 6months. I know other families have had to wait even longer than that. My anxiety started to …
Exercise and loving yourself
I’ve never been a lover of exercise. That comes from when I was at school. I was always picked last for teams and was never really into sports. Swimming was the exercise I enjoyed, but even then as I got older I became a lot more body conscious and I didn’t want to run the …
Methods of dealing with situations
During the first lockdown my mental health took a nose dive. I didn’t cope with the fact I couldn’t see my mum and it turned into 6months before I could see her. I was thankful for my boyfriend being there with me. If I’d been on my own in my old flat share I think …
Lockdown 3.0
It’s been a while since my last blog and a lot had happened in the world since then. The UK is now a week into our 3 national lockdown. Though when I look out my window it appears that people didn’t get the message. It is all well and good the government tell people to …
Should mental health be sacrificed for a job
Every day someone in a workplace is signed off from their job due to mental health issues. It is an increasing issue, especially in the education. But should we be sacrificing our own wellbeing for the sake of a job where we’re we would be replaced without a second glance. Goals posts are ever being …
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Teaching – are we pushing ourselves too much?
4 weeks into the new school term and I don’t make it to lunch time on the Monday because I’m too poorly. Which leaves me questioning… do we push ourselves too hard at work, when we would be replaced within a week? Many people seem to think as teachers, we are in a privileged position. …
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New ventures
It’s been a while since I last posted on my blog. Don’t worry though… there has been good reasons. 1. I’m now back at work after a wonderful summer off. Loving my new class, being in year 3 with a wonderful team. After the stress from last year and the not so nice atmosphere down …
Anxiety
Anxiety. It’s a funny word. Attached to it comes a lot of stigma, just like any mental illness. My bumbling, messy journey with anxiety probably started way before I was even aware of it. It wasn’t until I ended up being carted off to North Mids hospital in an ambulance for the second time in …
Welcome to my world
I’m new to blogging and not a clue where to start. I think it comes from my crazy urge to write a children’s book. I love books and always will. My safe place is a book store or a library – a passion I thankful share with my mum and boyfriend. When I say I …
Emily’s world 