The Museum For Trees
She looked at me aghast, her eyes wide in horror at the mere suggestion,
"No no! They can't climb trees! We're a conservation area! They might damage the trees, plus of course the danger to themselves!"
Exploring Science: Activities for Children (Tuesday Tutorials)
This week in Tuesday Tutorials I'm bringing you a round-up of some of my favourite posts from the previous week, focusing on science exploration using everyday household and kitchen objects. Easy peasy!
The True Cost Of A 'Cheeky Drink' (Collaborative Post)
Despite the fact that the weather has been a little bit disagreeable over the weekend, the May Day Bank Holiday usually signals the start of the British Summer; family garden parties with over exuberant barbeques and cheeky glasses of Pimm's before heading to a pub beer garden for a few spritzers or ice-cold lagers.
The problem is that all these light and refreshing fizzy drinks soon mount up and before you know it you're driving a car that you're not fully in control of because you're over the legal limit for alcohol.
Day 116 – The End
See that photo of my gorgeous son there, swinging into action at Mountain View Ranch last Sunday? That's one of those metaphor jobbies it is.
I can't do Project 365 any more.
After 1,577 days of taking a photograph of our lives every single day consecutively I've had enough.
When I started the project on 1st January 2011 I never thought I'd finish a month, let alone a year. And yet four years and four months I'm still at it, until today. I've had a wonderful time being part of this global project (and running the Project 365 linky in the UK parent blogging world), capturing the every day in our life, remembering the important and unimportant moments and reminiscing about my funny little boy.
But enough.
Serious family health issues over the past few months have made me re-evaluate several factors. A very important work announcement today has hammered home how stressful life is going to be over the next two months. And I'm tired. I'm tired of remembering on a Saturday evening that I need to do a round-up post. I'm tired of keeping my fingers crossed that I took a photo every day in the past week. I'm tired of staying up until gone midnight on a Saturday getting the posts done. And I'm tired of forcing moments in order to take a photograph worthy of being in my Project 365 round-up.
I want to start living again, enjoying the moments rather than capturing them on 'film'. Keeping them in my mind's eye and for me. And I want to start enjoying blogging again, because I haven't since February.
Thank you to everyone who has nominated me for a Britmums Brilliance in Blogging award in the Photography category again this year, it means so very much to me, especially when there are so many talented photographers in the same category. I know that Project 365 is the reason you nominated me, and I'm so grateful. This is not the end of photography on my blog, hopefully it will free me up to be more creative and enjoy my photos a little more, rather than them feeling like an obligation.
Good luck to everyone else completing the project, I'm always here for advice, but for me now the journey has come to an end.
I want to feel like that little boy on the swing above, enjoying the freedom of life.
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Invitations To Create (Tuesday Tutorials)
This week in Tuesday Tutorials I'm bringing you a round-up of some of my favourite posts from the previous week, focusing on 'Invitations to Create', art and craft activities that don't have a set ending but allow the child to find their own path.
Days 109 – 115 of Project 365
6 Easy Ways To Explore The Garden (Tuesday Tutorials)
The glorious sunshine brings about the chance to explore all the different wonders, the bugs and insects, the smell of freshly cut grass, the shoots in the soil, buds blossoming on trees etc. Nature is wonderful and it's time to explore it with this great range of activities in Tuesday Tutorials Pinterest link-up.
Days 102 – 108 of Project 365
TomTom GO 5000 (Review)
When it comes to navigation whilst driving, I am resolutely an advocate of reading road signs and maps, using the internal compass, asking directions and working out the way to go next using all these skills. I can't tell you how many times my husband and I have rowed during a car journey because he has relied solely upon the satnav function on his phone and ignored his common sense of road signs!
So I'd make a good person to review a TomTom then wouldn't I?
Turns out, I am actually!
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