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Fabulous Free Printables for Preschool

Jun 06, 2020 Gaby Flavin

I thought I would gather a curated collection of some of the wonderful resources I have been using in my play-based preschool classroom and put them all together here in a handy dandy easily accessible resource! This service to be a collection for me, but also a useful link to share when the question is asked again!

Creating beauty where you can ...

May 03, 2020 Gaby Flavin

Tags Diary of an Early Childhood Teacher, Home Sanctuary, Reflections of an Educator

We are finding ourselves in strange and uncertain times. We started the year with catastrophic bushfires and then stepped straight into a pandemic. We have had so much heavy emotion to wade through this year, and we have only just ticked over into May. I actually have started so many newsletters and left them they didn't seem right. But I finally worked it all out. So a newsletter becomes a blog post which makes more sense as its own blog. Go figure.

Australia is on Fire

Jan 15, 2020 Gaby Flavin

Tags Environmental Change, Sustainability

Hello all ... With everything going on in our country right now, it just seems so wrong to be writing the usual newsletters or blogs. It's January 15th and I have been pondering this since Christmas. I've been putting this off for so long. Part of my goals for 2020 has been to be consistent. So rather than avoiding this, I'm going to be plain. How are you? How are you really? I hope that you're ok, but in reality I know that many of you won't be. Watching what is going on has been heartbreaking. Listening to friends...

How does a Reflective Journal help you with Goal Setting and Life?

Nov 27, 2019 Gaby Flavin

I have loved keeping a reflective journal. I can see my growth and progress over the year. I can see what I've achieved as well as what challenged me - and what also may challenge me! I can write myself notes and encourage myself. I can find some gorgeous inspo online and print them out and use them to brighten up my goals and plans. I can add photos from my life and document in my journal that way.

I Quit My Day Job

Mar 31, 2019 Gaby Flavin

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This is not some wanky I quit my day job and now I'm squillionaire! ... I really did quit my job. Really. I went and quit my 9-5 day job. Crazy hey? Well, I just couldn’t do it anymore. The 8 hour day in management that was becoming increasingly complex and dissatisfying plus the two hours in the car to and from. I have learnt a great deal about myself and my skills, but it just didn’t “spark joy” as Marie Kondo would say. So I picked it up, I thanked it, and I put it to the side.