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ecilathump.bsky.social
Qualified teacher but not teaching; aln/send; on my own nd discovery journey; mh sufferer; nd mother; dysgu cymraeg; background in environmental science; nerdy geek type person...
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I can still remember what tyre is in French from my gcse where we had to learn to say that our car had a flat tyre. All I can remember is 'pneu'!

I am having my hair cut and coloured tomorrow. And by coloured I mean COLOURED - it is currently pink... mostly. My hairdresser has been on mat leave since September. I coloured my hair myself at the end of October but couldn't bring myself to try a new hairdresser. Nd fear of New things!

I received an enormous tax rebate this month. Teen is doing a Spanish gcse so... if you were to go anywhere in Spain where would you go? We like history, architecture (have been to Barcelona) and good public transport links. Any ideas?

"In a distant and secondhand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly, the curling star-mists waver and part… See… Great A'Tuin the turtle comes . . . " - Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic. Opening lines of the first book for our inaugural Bluesky post! #FirstLineFriday

No doubt English can sound bananas, sometimes. 😂🤣😂🤣 #thursday #thursdayvibes #thursdaymotivation #thursdays #thursdaythoughts #thursdaymorning #thursdaymood #happythursday #fun #funny #humor #humour #meme #memes #funnymemes #funnymeme #joke #jokes #pun #puns

Apparently, the windmill had complained a few times... 😂🤣😂🤣 #thursday #thursdayvibes #thursdaymotivation #thursdays #thursdaythoughts #thursdaymorning #thursdaymood #happythursday #fun #funny #humor #humour #meme #memes #funnymemes #funnymeme #joke #jokes #pun #puns

On the train, listening to people sharing there ADHD lives.

A downside of having a smart meter is being able to see the vast amount of money our energy use is costing us at any time. This week will have been our most costly week of energy use so far this winter.

Please share if you'd like to enter my giveaway! #edusky ⬇️

Oh hey Albuquerque folks the aquarium is doing a 21+ Sensory Friendly event on the 25th.

Here are Beverly Crusher's hairstyles in season 5 of #StarTrekTNG. The new longer season 5 wig debuted in 5x03, "Ensign Ro" (still with hair behind her shoulders in the first shot). The bangs returned in 5x16, "Ethics" and an even longer wig was first seen in 5x18, "Cause and Effect" (poker scenes).

I am not Merry Man... Is Worf the most quotable member of the ST universe? Love this episode.

I'm enjoying the second season/series of Picard so much more than the first.

Returning to work tomorrow with some kit funded by Access to Work... I really hope it helps!

I hate shopping. I know what I want/need. I have the entire www at my fingertips. But nothing seems right/worth the price.

My Christmas present from my teen!

Why do people celebrate New Year's Eve?

Watching It's a Wonderful Life... the original What If...?

Masking at in law's is so very hard.

I lost my earbud things a few weeks ago and want to buy more. Any recommendations for budget friendly earbuds for tiny ears?

Also #AutRes, I am an autistic woman-unaffiliated. I started a survey among the autism commynity re: lack of supports. It took off! I have over 3,000 responses and over 100 pages of stories. Will share snippets below. Am I eligible for any grants, maybe? To do something with this DMs open!

I’ve just opened my account and looking to reconnect with followers from Twitter. It’s lovely here! Please recommend any eyfs/edu people to follow. Thank you!

Trying to get mother in law to understand that nd grandchildren with nd brains do not have "something wrong with their brains." It's going to be a long visit!

Forgot to turn off my alarm!

Watching first episode of new season of What If... or is it an episode of Voltron?

youtube.com/watch?v=xteK...

Packing to travel by train after nit doing so for over a decade is quite tricky.

Untamed orinithoid without cause... a wild goose chase, according to Data ST:TNG.

Reminder that if you ever need a meal and can't afford it, find your local gurudwara, they will feed you a great hot meal for free, you won't even have to fetch a plate for yourself and they'll also give you a place to crash if you don't have one and there's room. gurudwara is open to all always

Ein schönes Yule/Wintersonnenwende an alle, die feiern! 🕯️☀️ #Yule #WinterSolstice

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