Every so often I write a very personal reflection and this blog certainly meets that criteria … this is a blog about something that is immensely important to me. As a mum of three children with dyslexia and the wife of someone with dyslexia and having dyslexia myself life can be exhilarating and frustrating in…
Category: Personal reflections
The code and me!
One of the great things about being involved in WeCommunities is the fantastic student leaders we have had join us over the years. Students tend to get involved with “We” and help lead the communities for a short amount of time … but boy do that have a huge impact. The other day I was…
It’s not easy being green
The problem with single use plastic is something that has been infiltrating our news streams, our Twitter stream, the radio and the old telly box and it’s something that as a mum, a nurse and a human being on planet earth that has given me cause to question how I use plastic. Did you know:…
Life, Death & Daddy Long Legs
Yesterday I went to a funeral of a childhood friends mum, I hadn’t seen her in a while but my friend reached out to me and I felt that I should go. Someone once said to me that funerals are for the living not for those who have died and it’s very true as I…
Looking after ….us !
Last week I spent a day at the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Annual Conference (#TeamCNO) and whilst tweeting in the lead up to the conference I challenged Sam Sherrington and Kath Evans to write a blog about one thing that resonated with them during the conference. Kath has already written her blog post HERE…
Kindly disagreeing
I have spent quite a while thinking about this blog post, it’s a tricky one to write as finding the right words is important. I love social media and I love nursing …. but there is a huge negative to being an active and vocal nurse on social media in that sooner or later someone…
The wonder of social media
Over the last week or so I have been carefully constructing a blog around unkindness in social media spaces …. this is not that blog …. but I am telling you this, dear reader, because it gives a little context. The reason I have been constructing a blog around unkindness is because I have seen…
Running towards danger
I have always been a cautious person, I like to think about things, look before I leap and often not leap at all! In fact at a recent family trip to one of those tree top adventure courses I was the one who opted out of the Tarzan swing and went the long, but safer,…
Evidence based tea
This blog has been rattling around in my head for a few weeks now, mainly because I wanted to find the right words to share my thinking. Sometimes I feel that we have to be careful with our words so that we don’t get misinterpreted .. I hope that I have chosen the right words…
Not Mrs Smith!
When I was a student nurse someone told me a story that went something like this: One day Mrs Jones went into hospital for a minor operation. Before the operation the consultant came to the ward to see Mrs Jones and said “Hello Mrs Smith I am your consultant Mr Brown” Mrs Jones, quite rightly corrected Mr…