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107 words

November 4, 2021 By Ellen

Everyone has an opinion about my life – how I live and why. Who’s there and – more importantly – who isn’t. They care what I do and with whom. I’m too old, too young. Working too hard and not doing enough. Who would I be if I didn’t care what they thought? After all […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, idea, opinion

97 words

November 1, 2021 By Ellen

When I’m busy, I want to be stuck on a broken train, in a power cut, on an island where the ferries can’t run. Just make it stop, I beg. However, when it’s calm, I pace the perimeters looking for diversion and wishing for a voice, an explosion, an anything to crash over the silence […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 100 words, busy, grass is greener, peace, wishing

99 words

October 31, 2021 By Ellen

Sometimes a scrap of knowledge gets caught in my brain and I can’t stop worrying at it. Today I learned that William Wordsworth and mutinous Fletcher Christian were at school together. Not in the same class, plotting separate extraordinary careers, of course, but in the same building for a while. Christian, six years older, ignored […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 100 words, Cumbria, Fletcher Christian, lake district, Wordsworth

4 Spanish Attractions Your Child Should Experience

October 24, 2021 By Ellen

Moving to a new country abroad is one of the most remarkable life experiences you can have. However, for many children, it’s not so easy. They are young and have to adjust to new schools, language, culture, family dynamics – even their environment is different! As such, exploring a new location can help ease your […]

Filed Under: family, review, Uncategorized Tagged With: Barcelona, children, Spain, travel

How to Raise a Confident Child

September 19, 2021 By Ellen

Confidence is important because it what gives us the courage to take risks, try new things and overcome challenges with an optimistic attitude. If we are confident in our abilities and achievements, we tend to feel more fulfilled and find it easier to reach success. With that said, parents should try and find ways to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children, confidence, education, Resilience, School

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