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4 months

My dad got a loom. He made me a scarf for Christmas and has just finished this.

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5 months

How do people be awesome teachers, keep up with new research, look after other humans, cook vaguely healthy food, exercise and remember to drink enough water?

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4 months

Is that teaching has been my identity for so long that I’m terrified to lose it. When you’re suddenly ‘not good’ at the thing that has made you ‘you’, what do you do? If you made it this far into my existential crisis, thank you.

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4 months

I realised something yesterday. It’s not particularly earth shattering but it made sense. I started teaching 22 years ago. I put everything into my job and I was a good teacher. 12 years ago, I was diagnosed with infertility. I took no time off (including -

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11 months

If you’ve never had to manage school ‘refusal’, I can see how it would be easy to say ‘it’s just something they need to overcome.’ I will never forget the distress of one of my children during the time we were ‘managing’ it. I can still feel it in my own body and more -

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10 months

Youngest decided she was going up for house captain. She created a speech based on making school more environmentally friendly and delivered it to 14(!) classes. She didn’t get it and oh my goodness did I feel her pain. I bought her a ‘There is no planet B’ badge to keep -

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1 year

Took the dog for a walk this morning. Someone pulled their car over, wound their window down and shouted ‘your dog has a brilliant face’ and drove off again. Weirdly proud.

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11 months

Made flapjack. Youngest: Oh no, are we going up a hill?

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4 months

Be a good teacher again. On Monday my body refused to comply and I ended up in hospital. I don’t have it in me to be my best in both places. One has to take priority and it’s obvious which. That’s what I realised yesterday (I did say it wasn’t earth shattering) -

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7 months

I was in P1 today. One wee toot arrived in a snow suit. They looked up at me and said ‘I am going to need A LOT of help with this.’

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2 months

I’ve been up since 4.30 worrying about that observation. Got home to find this. (I would like to lie down now.)

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4 months

Innovative lessons. I’m doing enough to get by. HMI came this year and confirmed this. It’s completely knocked me for six. I cannot give anything more to this job, my family will fall apart if I do. But HMI need me to give more. I’ve spent the last 4 months trying to -

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4 months

And completely. I’m no longer a good teacher. I’m an excellent nurture provider, I’m excellent at identifying when children need help and I’m excellent at supporting families when they need it. But I’m no longer a good teacher. I’m not planning creative and -

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2 months

Youngest just came back down. ‘I know I’m not supposed to come back down but I wanted to show you this’

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3 years

I’m really struggling just now. In a very not okay place. The time we’ve spent in or on the water this holiday has helped hugely and I’m very grateful we’re able to do it.

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10 months

Her going a bit. She came home yesterday with the news that she’s on the Eco Committee because ‘everyone said if I already care, I’ll do a good job.’

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4 months

Having 3 miscarriages) and during this time, I was still a good teacher. 10 years ago, the girls came. I had 3 years off and when I went back, it was okay because I was a good teacher. The girls need very tight routines. Once I’m in the house, they’re my priority, utterly -

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1 year

We’re struggling so much just now. I’ll post photos in a bit and it’ll look like we’ve had an amazing day but they show none of what actually happens. And if I see another teacher making jokes about being trauma informed then I might ask them to do a life swap so they can learn.

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Carrie

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4 years

Made this for my class.

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4 months

@MrsVeriTea He’s got arthritis in every finger and the condition where your ligaments shorten so it takes him a bit of time. I’m dropping hints for one of these!

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3 years

On the theme of 40, this is me in my fab Batoko swimming costume. I wouldn’t have wanted to put this photo on before but I’m discovering nobody cares except ourselves. I’m aiming to take up space from now on, not hiding away.

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Carrie

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11 months

To their advantage seems crackers to me. If a child trusts you enough to talk about this with you, listen. Don’t look for reasons why it’s not true. Just listen.

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7 years

Little: I think you're the bestest mummy. Me: Thank you very much. Little: No mummy, I said 'I THINK', I'm not sure yet.

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Carrie

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5 months

In on supply today. This did not cause chaos AT ALL when it came into the classroom…

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3 months

First time ever that I properly don’t want to go back. I love the bit with my class but everything else is too much.

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11 months

Importantly, she can still remember it and it’s very close to the surface. Some children need things doing differently. And I know that we have no support and it’s really difficult. But we’re talking about children. This idea that children are creating these situations-

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Carrie

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3 years

Just came to bed to find this.

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Carrie

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3 months

For at least 2 years, I haven’t been able to put fuel in the car. I would get so panicked at the thought of doing it, I just couldn’t go. Today I managed to. I know how this sounds and I know I’m lucky that someone has been able to do it for me. Anxiety has taken -

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1 year

One of the hardest things about infertility (for me) is that most days, it’s tucked away neatly in a box in the corner. It’s often when someone tells you their lovely news that the box opens and then you feel like a monster because you’re thinking about your own grief. -/

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6 years

Me: Are you okay my lovely? Little: Yes. But not so very much. Me: Can I do anything? Little: Cuddle me definitely. And maybe a wee bit of cake?

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8 years

Lifted Little out of the bath, she threw her arms round me & whispered, 'You're mine & I'm yours.'

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3 years

Busy day for the pup.

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3 years

Today

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5 years

4 weeks ago, L found a £10 note inside a book in the library. She went straight away to hand it in. We’ve just been today, no one has claimed it so L was given it with a note saying ‘thank you for handing this in.’

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Carrie

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6 years

We have a new kitchen! I want it to stay like this for all time. We’re never eating in it.

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Carrie

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5 years

Well, I declare that this has not only been our best weekend away, but it has possibly been our best weekend ever.

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8 years

Big told the psych this morning that 'my mummy helps me'. If anyone needs me I'll be crying happy tears & eating chocolate.

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7 years

Yesterday Big asked if we could have a rainbow fence. She's helped paint every post.

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Carrie

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1 year

The beauty of social media is that the last two weeks look to have been like this. But the reality is that my mental health has suffered hugely this year. The psychologist I’m seeing described me as traumatised. Yet if you met me, you’d never know. I’ve worked all year-

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3 years

Spoke to a professional today who seemed to actually want to help. And who actually offered some concrete help there and then. So naturally I burst into tears.

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Carrie

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4 months

We’ve teetered on school refusal for years here. Anxiety has been very high this weekend. After last week I’m anxious about my week too. So I’m just going to look at the daffodils.

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5 years

A project 7 weeks in the doing.

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Carrie

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10 months

I had an interview this week for a slightly promoted post (for 1 day a week) and I got it! Thank you to @hazelmpinner for giving me a boost when I needed it.

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Carrie

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11 months

I’ve never really mentioned this before for fear of negative comments (although the way Twitter works now either 50,000 people will see it or 2 people will) but since I went back to work after the girls came, I do no work at home and I leave at 4.50 every day. I knew that -

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7 years

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3 years

7 years ago these two darlings came to live with us. I wish I’d known then what I know now and maybe I could have made it ever so slightly easier for them.

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Carrie

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4 months

Ended up in A&E on Monday. All okay A&E wise but looking like it’s ‘you’ve got chronic pain, this is your new level of pain.’ Which is fine but also not really fine. So I bought some daffydills because they can make a lot of things better.

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1 year

I completely agree that as teachers we should not be laminating anything, I haven’t for 2 years. But I also haven’t shopped at Amazon since March 2020 & I know which will have had a bigger impact on the planet. I know why people have to shop there, it’s cheaper and we’re-

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Carrie

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6 years

We have just been swimming and everyone got out when they needed to, got changed when they needed to and got in the car when they needed to.

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7 years

'Mummy, I might do a sparkly poo later because I ate glitter at nursery.'

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6 years

Today we navigated two car journeys, two ferry journeys, a new swimming pool, a different walk, lunch out, tea out & getting home ‘after bedtime.’ And we saw porpoises!

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7 years

Something amazing has happened. They've agreed to pay for husband to be off one day a week!

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6 years

I told Little where we were going today. ‘I went there with birth mummy! Oh mummy, I know I didn’t but it makes me feel better thinking she took me somewhere nice.’

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3 years

I appreciate this has been said before, but a staycation is when you stay at home. Anything else is a holiday and should be fully appreciated as such!

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2 years

At some point in this month we’ll have been a family for 8 years. I wish I known then what I know now. There’s been a lot of learning and a lot of adventures. I’m sure there’s a lot of both of these to come.

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1 month

Had a wonderful moment today. One of my class who spent the first part of the year actively avoiding writing, took me out to his bag to show me the book he had written. 4 chapters, illustrations and a blurb. And the most brilliant title, ‘The first dog on the moon?’

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5 years

It’s my birthday today. We’ve totally ignored it and it’s helped it be a much easier day. A bit sad it has to be this way though.

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3 years

PE overran today, when we came back most of my class said ‘can we read, pleeease?’ Then quite a few of them asked me to help change their books by a certain author for a different one. It was such a lovely half hour. Thank you @Teacherglitter for all the inspiration.

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6 years

My brother got us this for Christmas. It’s open.

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5 years

Have puppy, will travel.

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Carrie

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7 years

A few more pictures from our days away. Thank you @TheOpenNest for such an amazing space and for having us.

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Carrie

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5 years

Today I met another actual real life adopter.

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Carrie

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2 years

@i_teach_things @pennywpennyw @reads_and_draws @MissBTeaches_ @RobCrossley4 @DarrellWakelam @MrsBezoari @TsuiAllen @jonnybid @PaulWat5 @MeakerR @SarahFarrellKS2 I always feel I never have anything concrete to share but my class made me so proud with these this week. Another nice way to be outside. #ShareStuffSunday

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Carrie

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7 years

School have made a CD with photos of the concert. HT gave me a memory stick this morning, ‘Here’s the photos of your girls as they’re not on the CD.’

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5 years

VERY proud of my lovelies today. They’re sitting at 658m and were totally awesome all the way up.

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3 months

The face of someone who has managed a bike ride! (And of someone who has no clue how to take a selfie.) Two things: It was awesome I need some chamois cream Only 6 miles today but small steps and all that.

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1 year

I have to say, as a parent, listening to teachers talk about children that are essentially my children, in such a way both breaks my heart and makes me really cross.

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6 years

Me and the girls went to an actual place this afternoon. Not a deserted beach or wood. An actual place. First time in 4 years. They did good.

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4 months

My body: I’m so tired. My brain: Ah, but wouldn’t you like to wake up really early and worry about things that are completely outwith your control?

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1 year

Sticking my neck out a bit this morning but I just need to say (again) that trauma informed does not mean ‘no boundaries’. If anything, it means the very opposite. Boundaries show that we care. -

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6 years

We have a house! I will have a bed again!

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5 years

On the way back from school we saw a dog with its head out of a car window. L: That’s amazing! How did the dog work out how to open the window?

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4 months

Inspired by @Teacherglitter and @jonnybid we had a reading cafe today. Lots of chat about books and lots of proud children sharing their reading.

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7 years

Big swam a length this afternoon. She was so determined, huge smiles afterwards.

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7 years

‘Mummy, sometimes I think Big gets me to build my wall back up so I feel like her. But I don’t want it up, I want it down.’

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6 years

Both the girls are asleep. I repeat, they are BOTH asleep!

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3 months

I’ve decided that ‘and what are you doing for self care’ should be a phrase banned from professionals. If I’ve just described to you how life is, you know the answer to that. Don’t make that be something else that I beat myself up for.

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7 years

I’m not saying I’m totally awesome or anything, but I just sung Little to sleep during next door’s fireworks.

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1 month

Ended up upset at school today. Every child who saw me either gave me a hug, patted me on the arm or gave me a wee smile. Children are very lovely.

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5 years

I’ll stop soon, I promise.

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6 years

We did it! ‘Playday’ successfully negotiated (including tea!) for nearly 3 hours. Nobody screamed, nobody went home in tears & actual food was consumed.

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6 years

Our house sold today.

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5 months

Youngest: why have I got a spot? Me: It’s the age you’re coming to lovely. Y: I’m not being rude but you’ve got one too. Me: That’s menopause. It happens when everything that’s starting for you, stops. Y: Oh for goodness sake, I have to do this twice?!

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5 years

Me: Good morning! L: Morning? Me: Yep L: I slept all night?! Me: Yep L: Woah...

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7 years

Just back from an amazing 2 nights at @TheOpenNest . Such a magical place.

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1 year

12 years married today. And pretty much 23 together.

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7 years

That Little got to see this means I'm glad we went today. She was so happy.

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7 years

Very glad I did this. This and new play dough have meant a hot cup of tea in the morning.

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7 years

Me: You seem a bit sad just now. Little: I am not sad, I am angry. I need a cuddle and a biscuit!

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6 years

Wahoo!

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7 years

Just going to whisper very quietly, ‘both my children are asleep.’

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8 years

I have a confession to make. My children slept til 7am. I think they had the longest sleep they've ever had.

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8 years

A day of making memories & preventing meltdowns. We were quite successful at both.

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7 years

We didn't do sports day. We did this instead.

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3 years

Holiday!

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5 years

May I introduce ‘T-Dog’* *Not her real name

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8 years

Me: Night night my brave girl. I love you. Big: I love you too.

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4 months

No offence to the lovely blanket my dad’s made, it’s clearly awesome. But Twitter isn’t half strange nowadays. Mostly nobody sees what I say, then suddenly, lots of people see.

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6 years

I have just spoken to a professional who listened to me and was nice to me. I had to have a wee sit down afterwards.

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6 months

Last year I was very lucky. I was referred for Compassion Focused Therapy. Through this I was given EMDR to help process my diagnosis of infertility. This was 12 years ago but I hadn’t realised how much it was still impacting on my life. The big realisation that came -

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