Getting on with it
London, England
Joined May 2013
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My column on Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s space flight with the girlz
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It would be so great if you could give my botanical illustration & mental health workshop below a RT if you have a moment. Thankyou 🌿
My Feb beginners' botanical illustration & mental health w'shop is now open.
I'll teach you:
✒️🌿How to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading
🧠How time spent creatively improves mental health
Limited spaces. Earlybird price expires 1 Jan:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/co…
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My🌲jewellery orders usually make up a very significant part of my income at this time of yr but I've received just 1 order,massively down on previous years (& a bit scary). If you have a moment I wondered if you could RT my Etsy shop, linked in the tweet below? Many thanks🌿
My Etsy shop's now open for orders of my silver casts of real flowers,nature finds & tiny wearable versions of much-loved bird species.I make each individually by hand using recycled silver.V few spaces in my order book.I ship anywhere. Deliv in time for🌲
etsy.com/uk/shop/silverpebbl…
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Something free and genuinely useful you could do this World Mental Health Day is to share this information. You never know who might desperately need to see it. #NoMindLeftBehind @MindCharity
ALT Reach out this World Mental Health Day. MIND: 0300 102 1234 SAMARITANS: 116 123 CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY: 0800 58 58 58 For Wales CALL: 0800 123 737 Under 25 THE MIX: Text THEMIX to 85258
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Been obsessed w burgers since first visit NYC -1990. Nearly opened Sam's Burgers in 2007 before everything burgers that has happened in London- So thrilled to now have my burger joint here in Hammersmith @samskitchenw6 Big thank you to all my team who helped bring to live!
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Now 6 sites in W6/ W4/TW8, looking find someone help me w 4 insta account/4 websites. Could be p/t or become f/t working with me on other aspects of the business. Someone w creative eye & experience - passion & understand of food/ wine/ hospitality, no bad thing! Come say hi :)
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Election tomorrow.
FIND YOUR PHOTO ID.
PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET OR BAG.
The address DOESN'T need to match your constituency or current address. This is just to prove your ID.
Passport, driving license, PASS card or Voter Certificate, or this stuff:
electoralcommission.org.uk/v…
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Planning ahead for the UK train and tube strike? We've got you covered with FREE Brompton Bike Hire for 24 hours using code STRIKE between 5-8th April brnw.ch/21wIqSl
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Conservatives want you to forget it, but they actually made Liz Truss Prime Minister.
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To say Mark didn't like GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE is the understatement of the year, oh and... BILL MURRAY 🤣
Strap in for an absolutely stellar Kermodian rant!
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Entry to Chiswick House Kitchen Garden to Be Made Free
Area to be opened up in time for a display of spring flowers chiswickw4.com/info/conchg13…
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Parents/grandparents: this post could save your family hundreds of dollars.
Did you know it’s actually possible for young children to have TOO MANY toys? 🧸 🎁
As we enter the holiday season, grown ups often feel pressured to make the big event “extra special” - which can lead not only to over spending, but to more gifts than your little one is ready to meaningfully engage.
In a 2018 study, researchers observed two different toddler play settings - one with 16 toys and the other with only 4.
What they found was that the children presented with fewer options actually engaged more deeply in play.
They stayed focused longer and used the toys available to them in more imaginative ways.
Which is just what we want, developmentally.
Parents participating in the study were asked, meanwhile, to estimate the number of toys available in their homes. Some self reported 90 or more.
90 different choices! 🤯
This holiday season I want to help both your baby and your credit rating… and assure you that this is a case where LESS can actually be more.
When purchasing toys, focus on quality, not quantity.
Here’s how:
As you consider an item, take a moment to brainstorm a list of its potential uses.
Is it something that your child might, with a little imagination, use in multiple types of play?
Does it lend itself to sustained engagement?
Will it help them to think, build, imagine, create, or problem solve?
If the answer is yes, you have a winner.
If the answer is no, leave it on the shelf.
Your little one doesn’t require dozens of gift wrapped boxes.
And buyer beware: they’re likely to be just as thrilled with the box as the item inside.
Buy less.
Toddler parents, I’d love for you to weigh in here. What toy sustains your little one’s attention the LONGEST? What toy do you see them using in the most ways?
Finally a favor to ask… if this post is pertinent to you and you have the means to do so, please take a little of the money this approach saves you and buy a duplicate toy (or two) for donation to a child who may not be as fortunate as your own this holiday season.
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This little guy and his favorite plaything were shared by mariavmcauley on TT.
