I clicked on a few links recently, which I really wished I hadn’t, because now those images are in my head and I can’t unsee the sad things I’ve seen. I’ve seen a child lying with a drawing of its mother on the floor, I’ve seen a comedian talk about his 2 year old daughter … Continue reading »
A Rural Walk April 2013
I’m a big fan of the blog posts from Janet Davis who takes us on an Urban Walk. Janet shares photos of objects and items she spots along the way, seeing the beauty in the ordinary, and making me look at the everyday in a new way. Me and the 5yo went for a walk around … Continue reading »
No money? No food? No Problem, Go online
We took a call from a concerned relative recently about a 17 year old care leaver who was a dad to a 4 month old baby. He was living with the baby and the baby’s 18 year old mum, in a one bedroom flat in a small village. He had no money, no heating, no food, … Continue reading »
No Excuse for Domestic Abuse
As Today is International Women’s Day, I thought I would share some news about a new role I have. Back in November 2012 I saw on Twitter that West Mercia Women’s Aid, a charity which had been working for 30 Years to support Women & Children experiencing Domestic Abuse in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, were … Continue reading »
Why I Loved CommsCamp13
So on Tuesday 26th February I attended CommsCamp13, organised by the skilful Ann Kempster, Dan Slee and Darren Caveney. You can read more about the event here in preparation for your attendance at #commscamp14. (Did you see Dan, Ann and Darren twitch then?) A good way for me to organise initial thoughts and feelings is … Continue reading »
A Done List
I like developing project plans and action plans. They are like one big to do list and I’m a big fan of lists. They help me look organised when actually I work very chaotically. They help me stay focused. They remind me of deadlines, and I’ve realised I work much better when there is a … Continue reading »
Look after my husband
Today we’ve been to a friends birthday party, it was a significant one, for lots of reasons, not only the number, but also because 2 weeks ago she was told she had treatable but not curable cancer. Over 70 people crammed into their house to eat birthday cake, but that wasn’t what we were all … Continue reading »
Snowed under
I met a friend of mine for coffee the other day, it was good to catch up. He mentioned that he’d had another new line manager in a sting of line managers recently. Some had left for other positions but some were as a result of restructuring. Either way it was quite unsettling and draining … Continue reading »
The reason for the season
I had a post planned for this week but have embargoed it for a week or two, so then started looking for an alternative post instead. I saw that the [completely optional] theme for weekly blog club this week was snow, or weather generally, so as I woke up today with a spattering of snow … Continue reading »
Information can support families and safeguard children
Back in June of 2012 I blogged about an idea I’d had 18 months before. It was an idea I wasn’t really getting anywhere with because my circle of influence didn’t include the right decision makers to move that idea forward. It’s over here if you wanted to read the frustration. But, there’s good news, so … Continue reading »
