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Delilah – 100 words

February 7, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Delilah Once upon a time there were stories about women who pined and sighed and sat about in big pants drinking gin. If only, they wailed, he would come and rescue me from this life of solitude. Because a man is what I need to complete me and bring me socks to wash. Then one […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, banning, creative writing, fairy tales, feminism, patriarchy

Therapy or selfcare – 100 words

February 6, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Therapy or selfcare One of them makes you cry, the other smells of roses One of them is an unscheduled trip to a strange new country, the other guarantees great views One of them is all the ways you were wrong, the other feels oh so smug One of them accepts your catastrophic cock-ups, the […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, selfcare, therapy

Snow Moon – 100 words

February 5, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Snow Moon A bright springward afternoon – cirrus fringes the blue. Snowdrops nod benign. Sunshine seduces – a facsimile of kindness. Walkers pocket gloves, loosen scarves. They sit on benches and smile – trusting season’s end. There’s a sigh as the day slides away and horizon bleeds pink to orange. And shadows exhale biting cold. […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, Hungry Moon, Snow Moon

Cinderella – The Sequel – 100 words

February 5, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Cinderella – The Sequel Was that the Amazon guy again? More shoes? The box is from GlassSlippers.com – again. Cinders, you can’t keep buying more. There’s nowhere to put them. We haven’t danced for years since the ball room filled with footwear. It has to stop. Your godmother won’t help after she enchanted the planning […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, cinderella, creative writing, fairytale, flash fiction, shopping addiction

Helm wind – 100 words

February 3, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Helm wind You are a wicked, spiteful gust coming here throwing bin lids about. You clatter and rattle, bruising paint and denting, flattening crop heads and shaking branches bare. Dislodging my peace and flipping hair in my face, Why can’t you let me have this calm day? Grit in my eyes, icy fingers down my […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, Cumbria, helm bar, helm wind, wind

Teaching Your Child to Overcome Obstacles

February 3, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

  It’s good to set goals but sometimes, we’re not always able to meet them. Things can change and set us back. When we do it’s important that we stay positive, reflect so that we can overcome obstacles. It’s so easy to quit and give up, and your child may feel like doing the same […]

Filed Under: boys, review Tagged With: grit, managing challenge, persevere, supporting children

The Importance of Sensory Play in Early Child Development

February 3, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

In the early years foundation stage (which covers playgroup, nursery, and reception), children are taught about the wider world and explore their five senses. They use them to make their own discoveries as well as to develop and strengthen their brain. The range of activities that they explore for this are referred to as sensory […]

Filed Under: boys, review Tagged With: education, experience, learning, neurology, School, sensory play

Helping Your Child Manage their Anxiety

February 3, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Anxiety is something that pretty much all of us will experience in our lifetimes and for children who have not experienced this before, it may be difficult to deal with and navigate. By definition anxiety is the feeling of unease, worry or fear. The effects can really vary. For some it may be severe whilst […]

Filed Under: boys, review Tagged With: anxiety, children, mindfulness, stress, treatment

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