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What now

So today’s afternoon task (structure of day courtesy of the baby’s nap times…) was to unfollow all teacher-related people / organisations on Twitter. I’d been considering it for a while, and putting it off because 1) unfollowing things on Twitter is more of a faff than it should be, and 2) the idea of removingContinue reading “What now”

Lenten Music

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been sending off a reflection on the communion hymns we’d chosen for Masses we now cannot participate in. This is this week’s – slightly punchier than the others have been, but I want it here, to remind me. Holy Week is upon us, and usually the 9am choirContinue reading “Lenten Music”

What a difference

…a month makes. I’ve 3 drafts for this blog that I never got round to publishing, all of very different tones and topics. Life has settled again (for now) though, and none of them are quite right. In the last 2 weeks the husband, baby boy and I have set off excitedly for 10 daysContinue reading “What a difference”

New every morning

It is tempting to approach Lent with a heavy sigh. Another Lent. Another set of resolutions, many of which I’m going to struggle to remember, let alone keep, another 40 days that are going to remind me how not good enough a Catholic I am, another Easter at which I want to rejoice, but somehowContinue reading “New every morning”

An addendum

So I’m 3 pages into reading my book of the month, and already am buzzing. …in today’s intellectual climate, only the masculine principle counts. And that means doing, achieving results, actively planning and producing the world oneself, refusing to wait for anything upon which one would thereby become dependent, relying rather, solely on one’s ownContinue reading “An addendum”

Basics

So, lesson 1: a daily blog is unreasonable. Weekly I can probably commit to. Lesson 2: Thinking of what to blog that isn’t just a stream of consciousness is pretty tricky. So I’ll be asking for ideas… Lesson 3: I’m much happier with a bullet journal than without, it turns out. After a year’s hiatusContinue reading “Basics”

Why now?

First, because I miss writing. I miss sitting and thinking and crafting (yes, trickier with a very very active 1 year old but possible if I’m not sat around on facebook). Second, I’d like to have something concrete to do with the things I’ve been reading and listening to, and I’ve always processed best byContinue reading “Why now?”