Being proactive
How to clear a property, effortlessly, within 30 minutes
Find out how I cleared a flat of unwanted furniture within 45 minutes without having to do very much at all.
Children
Do you think whistle-blowers are responsible citizens or no good interfering individuals?
In 2016/17 the NSPCC helped make over 1.8 million children safer. Could your actions make a child less at risk? Not too long ago, a friend of mine told me that was struggling to tolerate hearing her neighbour call her 5-year-old, a ‘good for nothing’ f****** bi*** on a daily Read more…
Being proactive
What I learned about campaigning when we shared leaflets last week
On Saturday 17th May, a few members of the Harrow Teachers’ Association met with members of the public to explain the NUT campaign – Stand Up For Education. My journey I went through a bit of a journey and was amazed at how much I learned within a few hours. Read more…
Being proactive
Declutter – reduce, re-use and recycle
I have been speaking to a number of people who are moving abroad, down-sizing, creating space for someone who is going to live with them, going through the things of someone who has passed away or simply striving to be more minimal. The thing they all have in common is Read more…
Holidays
Shannon Rowbury on how London did during the Olympics! :)
I was in San Francisco recently. We went to hang out at Samovar Tea Lounge , where we were going to meet Jesse Jacobs and have a tea tasting session! What an experience! Jesse is the owner of this amazing and very successful venture. 🙂 Luckily for us, he had arranged for us to Read more…
Education/training
What it really means for a school to become an academy!
I attended an NUT meeting recently. It was all about academies. The guest speaker was Alasdair Smith. He represented the Anti Academies Alliance. Here’s the minutes from the meeting. Alasdair was kind enough to check it and amend where necessary. Some information about academies The previous government wanted to use Read more…
Local community
Ex-local/council flats are the best!
Why are ex-council/ex-local flats better? They are built well as opposed to new private builds, which are rushed and completed after many corners are cut! They are designed for families to live in comfortably, rather than, cramped in small rooms. The private builds make you feel boxed in! They are built Read more…
