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3 quotes 3 days – Day 1

16 Jun 2015 26 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging

The lovely Emmanuel from mynameistune.wordpress.com Has challenged me to the 3 Qoutes 3 Days challenge, and I will attempt to do this, even though I am rushed off my feel!

I like this one, very true!

I am nominating YOU, all my readers, if you haven’t done this, have a go!

A girl’s first love

16 Jun 2015 19 Comments

by Ritu in Family Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Family, Father's Day, love

One of my fave mommy blogs, The Champa Tree, asked me to write a guest post on the topic of Father’s Day, as it is fast coming up on Sunday 21st June. I hope you like it! 😊

A little update again!

15 Jun 2015 30 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, School, Tired But Happy, Update, Work

So week 2 in the teaching world was great and ended with a high, as I had a company called ZooLabs visit the nursery twice, so each of the sessions of children could see what they were going to do, and boy did they all enjoy themselves!

Zoolabs are a science based educational company that do workshops around schools on various topics, but the main thing is they bring creatures, and mini beasts to the children!

We met Colin the cockroach, Sonny the Snake, Rosie and Phyllis the tarantulas, Tick and Tock the Rat sisters, Milo the millipede, Henry the Giant African Land Snail, to name but a few!

It was so delightful to see the children’s reactions to the animals, and they were so brave, and confident to touch, or hold creatures, and ask lots of questions!

This week, I am out for the week at another school. Remember my Return to Teach Course? Well I am still completing that, as even though I have my job, I can’t waste the money we spent on it! So I am doing a placement, and it is at a small village school, very different to my own, where we have a large intake of children, it’s in the middle of a busy multicultural town, 49% EAL, which means children of other language. This school has, perhaps 2 children regarded as EAL, and is half the size.

But I have been given a warm welcome, and the children in the class where I will be based are lovely! I have already had a declaration of love, and many running hugs, where I nearly lost my balance! Oh its a good thing I love children so much!!!

2 nights of Single Parenthood, as hubby Dearest is away for work, and I am missing him so much, though, I seem to have got an awful lot done over these 2 evenings! Including scheduling lots of posts!

How has your week/weekend been so far?

Starlight Award!

15 Jun 2015 26 Comments

by Ritu in Awards Tags: Awards, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Starlight, Thankful

Awarder 14/6/15

So, another lovely surprise sneaked upon me yesterday.. another nomination for the Starlight award, this time from my great pal Rich from Wafflemethis!

Wow! What a surprise! Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO much Rich! This means a great deal! 🙂

Award Rules:

Nominate your 6 favorite bloggers! In your nominees I would like for you to think at the light emanating from the stars the ones that truly touch your soul with their work, the ones that are the light for you a true STARLIGHT Blogger.

Thank the giver and link their Blog to your post.

Answer the 3 new questions from your nominator given to you.

Please Pass the award on to 6 or more other Bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated by you.

Include the logo of the award in a post or on your Blog, please never alter the logo.

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The 3 questions I was asked to answer…

1. If you could meet anyone from throughout history. Who and why?

I’d love to have met Bob Marley, and just, you know, chilled. His music was, and still awesome, and he seemed such a relaxed dude!

2. What is your favourite book and why?

I find this really hard to decide on one particular book, I like so many! But one thing, I am not one to read and reread books as an adult… I reread far too many children’s books, LOL!!!!!

3. Who is your favourite fiction character from any medium and why?

I love the BFG, because he seems like such a cute, old man, and although he is a giant, he is so loveable!

My nominees are

A Little Daydreamer
Chris The Story Reading Ape
I Refuse To Follow Your Blog
Gabriel To Earth
Nutsrok
Rebirth Of Lisa

The three questions I would like to ask…

Tell me the inspiration for your writing, your blogging. Who or what moves you?
Where would you ideally like to be, to view the stars? ( I love looking out at the night sky, watching the twinkling start…!)
What would you like your biggest life achievement to be?

As always, please don’t feel obliged to accept, but I’d love to know, if you do!