#Blogmas2018 Ritu’s Blog Tips #18

Day 18

My muse, my tea my workstation!

Use images and pictures

Let’s be honest. Who wants to sit and read a chunk of 1,200 words on a blog post and nothing else?

It’s always inportant to find at least one image for your posts, to break the words up.

Make sure you are using a source which allowes for sharing of images, like Pixabay, which is free.

If you find another image, you should always credit the source it was taken from.

Alternatively, you can use your own images.

When sharing your posts on certain mediums, image is the most important thing, as your photo is what will attract prospective readers, on Pinterest, for example.

Sites like Canva are great for creating Pinterest worthy images, and others too. You can creat prety much anything on there, using your own images, or ready set templates where you just have to change the text.

They give a professional feel to your posts too.

I am not the best at these, but I do try! And I have my Bitmoji to help me along!

#PoetryReadathon – Meet author and blogger Ritu Bhathal – Robbie’s inspiration

Hop on over to Robbie’s Blog where I have been featured!

Ritu Bhathal is a wonderful blogger and friend. She has christened our blogging community as her blogily which I think is the perfect name for this lovely and supportive group. Ritu and I have beco…

Source: #PoetryReadathon – Meet author and blogger Ritu Bhathal – Robbie’s inspiration

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #232 Foot&Mouth

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge:

Foot & Mouth

Boy, African, Africa, Child, Portrait

Pixabay Image
Mouths wanting water
Tired feet wearily trudging
To fulfil a need

Ritu 2018

Why The Bloggers Bash Is Like Bathing In Chocolate – The Annual Bloggers Bash

Well, I hope you have got your tickets already… It’s not long until the 2019 Annual Bloggers Bash!!! Click below to catch up with His Geofleship, one of the committee members and my Bask Bake Off Nemesis!!!!!

When I began blogging, nearly five years ago, I had one plan and several assumptions. The plan was to provide a vehicle for my writing – I had a book I wanted to publish and had heard that ha…

Source: Why The Bloggers Bash Is Like Bathing In Chocolate – The Annual Bloggers Bash

Chai & A Chat #11 #ChaiAndAChat

Well here we are at meeting number eleven… heaven!

Yes, it’s been another eventful week (when is it not, where I am concerned!)

  • If we were sipping chai together  I’d tell you that my dear colleague is still not well, and has been signed off for a while longer, meaning I shall be changing my priorities for the next couple of months. Reception will get my attention more, and Nursery loses me for a day. I am a little gutted as I love being in Nursery, but equally, I hold a strong belief that children of a young age really need to have continuity in their education. Different faces appearing to teach them, with different methods, confuse them. So, even though it is a change I’d rather not make, I suggested I take more time there so the class I am with at the moment manage to continue with the same staff they are familiar with, rather than lots of different faces. The other class will then also get two teachers they know until our colleague is back… But it’s so annoying… I had written my reports for our class, ready to go out on the Friday, but as the other teacher hadn’t done hers due to her illness, we will have to rewrite them in January now! Grrr!
  • If we were sipping chai together I’d let you know that we’ve been in full Christmas mode in school this week, with carol concerts for the older children, the Key Stage one Christmas performance and our Reception Nativity. You can’t beat a primary school play! The kids did so well too!
  • If we were sipping chai together I’d moan about these parents who send children in when they are still unwell, spread the viruses they have, then keep them off again. Yeah. Thanks. As a result, I have had the worst cold, Lil Princess has been coughing and spluttering, Lil Man was coughing and Hubby Dearest got the lurgy from me! It prompted me to do a little singing, after reading a fantastic rewrite of We Three Kings by Sue Vincent! If you haven’t heard it, check this post out, the singing link is in there!

https://butismileanyway.com/2018/12/14/sues-songs-for-the-seasonally-challenged-we-feel-ill/

  • If we were sipping chai together I’d mention that it was Christmas Jumper day on Friday too. I love a Christmas jumper! The charity, Save The Children, run an annual Christmas Jumper Day, and we all donate money for the pleasure of wearing a festive knit! I have quite3 a collection so didn’t need to buy another, though I have found a great one for Hubby Dearest… He’s a bit of a Rap fan… or he used to be, anyway!
  • If we were sipping chai together  I’d share with you my favourite jumper which I wore, and by the end of Friday, I managed to acquire a red nose to match it! And Sonu Singh joined in with the fun too! 
  • If we were sipping chai together I’d confide in you that we went to get our hair done on Saturday, as a pick me up, Lil Princess and I. My experience was fine, but she was devastated as they found a few nits in her hair… so they were unable to give her a trim! We spent the best part of Saturday afternoon treating, combing and checking her hair… think I got them all…
  • If we were sipping chai together I’d let you know that we had a function on Sunday at the Gurdwara where we had to attend, and then cookies were baked for school too, and I attempted to make some salt dough ready for school today… 
  • If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d tell you that the end of term is finally in sight! Phew! We finish on Wednesday and have the staff Christmas party to look forward to on Thursday. The kids will be having a sleepover at friends, but I may have to ferry Lil Man to an extra set of cricket training sets on both Thursday and Friday, so no relaxation time then!
  • If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d tell you I can’t wait for a little family time…

So there you have it… only two weeks left of this year to go! What ore fun will be chucked at me this week?

Have a great one Peeps! 

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