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Hi... failte (Irish for welcome! and pronounced fall-thhha).
I'm a newbie to blogging, here just over a year, but what a great year it has been!
I've turned the corner to 50 recently and two things become more relevant...time and experiences!
Material possessions are less important! Using time wisely and truly experiencing each day holds a new significance for me!
If you wish..., a little of the back story...
I''m blessed to be married to a kind and loving man for 28 years, we have two children now 19 and 21.
As I approached 40 and searching for something more, whilst holding down my then part-time legal secretarial work, I trained as a voluntary adult literacy tutor, with the hope of helping adults improve their literacy skills and have a second, and better experience of learning!
However, little did I think that wanting to help others improve their lives would see my own life improve beyond measure also!
You see for years I found it difficult to know what to do as I watched our two children suffer at the hands of bullies. Their struggle began to change when I returned to education! Through education I slowly gained valuable knowledge, I grew in confidence and self-esteme and it had a ripple effect!
By 2014, aged 47 I had completed a Higher Certificate in Literacy Development and a B.A. in Adult Education. I love my work as an adult educator, particularly when adults trust me enough to let down their defences and 'let me in'. Then I can help them by getting to know what makes them 'tic' and what 'lights their fire!'.
As an added bonus along the way I've realised that I also have a love of writing and that writing is cathartic (providing psychological relief through written expression of built up emotions), both for my students and myself. This blog enables me to pursue that new-found interest and I've really enjoying reading your blogs, sharing comments, getting to know so many people and gaining new perspectives. I also like to share any little 'gems' of learning I've gathered along the way!
Thanks for sharing your stories and for helping me realise that it is all possible...and that together we write a truly better story!
Much love,
Marie x
July 24, 2018 at 1:52 am
Your food pictures are making me hungry. 🙂 I love fruit and pasta. There really is nothing like the naturally sweet taste of a good ripe peach. Not even candy can compare to it. I’ve been called weird by my family for having simple tastes. For example, I enjoy the watery and moist texture of steamed vegetables without any flavoring, whereas someone else might find it tasteless without adding some salt or soy sauce to it.
Today I had a very small bowl of unsalted popcorn. I had less than I intended because I accidentally scorched the rest to a blackened crisp by microwaving the whole bag for too long. It was interesting to eat each kernel slowly and feeling the crunch of each one. By the end of it, I felt satisfied even though I ate very little.
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July 24, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Hi Nat, thanks for reading and adding your lovely comment! We only recently found peach donuts..yum! Fresh steamed veg are so sweet and crisp I’d be happy with them natural! I’ve been there with the popcorn disaster…we now pop our own, we can add our preferred amount of salt!
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July 24, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Yes, donut peaches are delicious! Lol they sound like a dessert rather than a fruit. 😉 I can understand salt on popcorn, but I have never gotten why people put butter on popcorn. It looks icky to me.
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July 24, 2018 at 6:54 pm
We are very alike! Yuck to butter on popcorn!
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July 24, 2018 at 8:31 pm
I think it would be so much easier to have a healthy diet if we all thought of food as fuel for our body, rather than something tasty for our mouths!
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July 24, 2018 at 8:34 pm
Hi Ann, yes that would be a good way to look at it…but the ‘tasty’ bit is where I fall down!!
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