This week I went back to work after two weeks off and honestly? I've been treading water.

I had to take a step back from all my blogs to just get through the week, but I do have two month-long projects I've got going on. One is my October Daily Halloween fauxdori - there have been sneak peeks on my Instagram this week - and the other is #letteritoctober.

Above, you can see the first 9 days of my challenge responses. 

For those of you who aren't aware, I hand letter as a hobby. I'm not a professional, nor claim to be. Mostly, it's just therapeutic for me. I do scan in my lettering and make small adjustments in Adobe Illustrator (also, not an expert on this) and change colours/etc.

If you're interested in playing along, the prompts are below:

I hope you've all had a wonderful week! What have you been up to?

Until next time, friends, have an awesome weekend!

This one seems fairly obvious, given that I'm a teacher, but it really, truly is one of my passions. I live and breathe teaching, even when it drives me completely crazy. There is nothing more rewarding than working with my gorgeous kiddos each day and seeing the amazing learning and growth that happens every single day. Plus, whenever you teach somebody something, you always learn something in return. A win-win.

Which is good, because my second passion is...

I've always loved learning. Anything. Random facts. Things I don't (and never will) understand (*cough* astrophysics *cough*). A day without learning something new is a dull day indeed. Learning can take many different forms, so this one also encompasses some other passions of mind - reading, communicating, observing. All of these drive learning and I think that is amazing!

I think this one is probably another obvious one for me, and it really ties in with both of the above. Creating is my outlet. The thing I do to relax, to grow, to just be me. It can be anything - from creating new games for my kiddos, to creating planner layouts or Project Life pages to just messing around with my stamps or washi tape collection. Creating is how I express myself to the world and I am utterly dedicated to encouraging people to create what they want to create. Be who you are, friends! Make what is in you to make! Embrace it! (And don't forget to enjoy it!)

Don't forget to join in with Bailey's wonderful link-up - simply click the image header at the top of this page. You'll also see lots of other wonderful bloggers' posts, too!

Until tomorrow, friends, have a wonderful Friday! xx

Inspiration tends to strike me when I least expect it - at home, at work, in the shower, while travelling. For everything from work-related (school) stuff to ideas for videos or crafting projects to writing ideas. Things people say, things I see while walking home or even the funny little things that my little students do can spark an idea.

(And then we've got Pinterest, Youtube, Facebook and Instagram... Yeah, those wonderful rabbit holes!)

Happy Friday, friends!

Happy Friday!

If you have any suggestions for words you'd like to see, leave them in the comments below!

Happy Friday!