by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow is my 26th Birthday. For the last six years I have been posting on this blog, the day before my birthday, reflecting on the year that has passed. In the 365 days that have flown by since my last post, a lot in my life has changed. In my post ’25’,...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog
Teaching has broken me. I remember the excitement, the childlike giddiness I felt when I first walked into the classroom as a volunteer a few years ago. I loved working with the children and as I watched the teacher at the front, I knew that I wanted to do that too....
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow I turn 25. I like to reflect on my life when it’s my birthday. It’s the perfect time to see how my life has changed in one year and it also gives me a chance to express my gratitude for the amazing things in my life. When I wrote my last birthday...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog
So tomorrow is my twenty-fourth birthday. If I could use one word to reflect on the year that has passed between my twenty-third birthday and now, it would be strength. I have found a strength that helps me to get back up when I fall. I have found an inner strength to...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog
For 365 days, I have been writing down three things I am grateful for each day and it has had some surprising results. We all know the power gratitude can have. In the darkest times, if you can find at least one thing to be grateful for, even if it is something as...