I'm going to base this post about something that I'm really passionate about - books. I absolutely love reading and books and always have. When I look back at my childhood, I always remember having a little shelf next to my bunkbed with a pile of books and a torch on it. My Mum would come in at 10pm on a school night telling me to stop hiding under...

Why do I seem to return to blogging every January? I read last year's post and it seemed a million years ago. It's been a really busy year - I got my first teaching job and time has flew since I started in June - I can't believe I've been here 7 months already. I'm finding it so rewarding, although tiring, and there is so much less paperwork than uni. The...