Collaborative Post When I speak to parents who are planning their next family holiday, I always suggest going to Portugal with kids. I’ve been to Portugal with the family twice now, and I hope to go again when travel restrictions are lifted. My first family holiday in Portugal was to …
A couple of weeks ago I had my last day at Transport for NSW, a large State Government agency that I had been working within for over 9.5 years. This was a milestone for many reasons: not only was it the first government organisation I’d worked in, it was the …
Monday morning the interview was postponed to the next day as the connection did not work. Avoka’s dad was also in the house and already started his usual moaning that whatever Avoka was doing or saying wasn’t right, not good enough and was complaining about whatever he could find. …
This week I focused a lot on storytelling. I remembered how my uncle used to tell us stories about Easter and how those stories have had an impact in the way I see religion today.
I also saw the movie Luca and …
This week I saw Luca, Pixar’s latest movie and their shot at a Studio Ghibli film.
Luca is a story of the boy meets girl type (or rather sea monster meets the outside world) according to Kurt Vonnegut’s shapes of stories because after coming up to …
Noughts & crosses is one of the easiest games to play, which makes it perfect for road trips and long car journeys. Anyone of any age can play this printable noughts and crosses printable game. With it being so easy and quick to play, it’s a great time filler if …
One of our favourite games to play on a long car journey is Battleships. I like it as it gets them talking and thinking. It channels that bored energy that can often end up with people falling out in the back of the car. As parents, we all know how …
Do your kids love fish? If they do they will love our fish colouring page! Colouring is a great way to encourage children to have some downtime, and it’s great for keeping them away from screens too. >> Click Here for the Fish Colouring Page << As well as being …
From to-do apps and day planners, to spreadsheets and full-blown subscription services, making your work trackable and visible can really help with productivity.
P2 is the tool we use at Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com), and today we’d love to share some ways you can do the same.
What sets…
Most of us love to travel because it enables us to discover our true authentic selves. As travellers, we often love to explore and try new things to find a renewed purpose in life. How do we make the most of these experiences? Don’t underestimate the power of having the …
When I was a I child, I took my first camping trip with my family in Easter. My uncle, who wasn’t very religious, told my cousins and me stories about the last days of Jesus Christ.
It was nothing like Sunday School, though. He would sometimes …
I have listed my blog on https://ds106.us/tag/openonline/ and every now and then my posts appear on the site.
I haven’t gotten around to customizing my blog because I don’t like to spend time personalizing things. I don’t even change the background of my computer’s …
I coded my first website in 1999, two years after I got connected to the internet using FrontPage Express and uploading the files to Geocities. I learned HTML by studying the code generated by FrontPage and comparing it to a laminated reference guide that I still …
The next batch of exciting updates to the block editor is live on WordPress.com. Powerful duotone image editing, a persistent list view to edit your page or post, and an update for picking table colors are all ready for you to build and improve the look of your site. Let’s …
There was a time when I was feeling stuck and didn’t really know what to do next. I came upon Bill Burnett’s TED Talk about Designing Your Life and that got me going. I learned to reframe my problems, to make decisions and above all, I understood that the future …
A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie Midsommar. For today’s Daily Create, I remixed a portrait that Dan Misdea made of me with some flowers that remind me of the May Queen. …
There are plenty of outdoor activities in and around Carlisle to keep your children entertained. Whether you want to learn more about local history, enjoy nature and wildlife or burn off some steam there is plenty to keep the children busy. Read on to discover our top picks outdoor activities …
At WordPress.com, part of our mission is to support and empower storytellers and publishers of all sizes. We’re thrilled to announce that the award-winning Atavist Magazine has moved to WordPress.com, joining its sister publication, Longreads, on the platform. Atavist is built on Newspack, a suite of features and …
It’s Pride month; perhaps you’ve noticed from the rainbows all over everything?
A most unusual Pride month it is, too — the familiar sights of parades were missing last year, and those happening this year are somewhat cautious by comparison to years past. The representation and visibility that Pride was …
We’re excited to welcome Day One to the Automattic team. Day One is a private journaling app that makes writing for yourself a simple pleasure. A beautifully designed user experience has earned the app prestigious awards including App Store Editor’s Choice, App of the Year, and the Apple Design Award, …
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Educational simulation is an interesting and, in my view, underutilised area of active learning. Often associated with technology-based approaches, educational simulation is in fact a broader field. In this broad sense it creates a …
When we were planning things to do in North Devon, the other attraction near to where we were staying was The Big Sheep. I have to admit, I was pretty curious about a day out that featured sheep as the star of the show. As with all days out these …
All people need to express themselves. Some of them create complex works that elicit a reaction and some of them just throw some things around and put their name on it. I think that art needs to have a transformative purpose.
To the latter I say, …
At Wonkfest I attended a panel session titled Changing the Culture of Changing the Culture in which Charlotte Summers, who is Head of Commercial Development at the RSA, referred to their excellent Future Change Framework.
Admittedly, I am a sucker for a framework, but this …
Laundryheap have kindly sponsored this post, but all thoughts are my own. Nothing quite brings you back down to earth with a bang after a holiday than unpacking suitcases full of dirty laundry. When we get back from a trip, one of the first jobs we do is empty the …
In collaboration with Hotels.com, but all views are my own. The way we think and feel about travel has changed so much since the start of the pandemic. Many of us have been asking questions like ‘when will it be safe to travel again’ or ‘where can I go on holiday …
In Mexico City there’s an ice cream shop that sells popsicles of very interesting flavors. Among them, there’s one that has a chocolate bunny inside. My useless superpower would be to make those chocolate bunnies disappear.…
For the past eight years, Review Signal has published its WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks, and 2021’s results are in.
We’re happy to report that not only did WordPress.com earn Top Tier status once again, but we were proven to be the fastest WordPress host in any pricing tier.
WordPress.com … …
When I was looking up things to do in North Devon, The Milky Way Adventure Park was one of the first places to come up in my search. It was not far from where we were staying in the Hartland Peninsula and it’s near to Bideford too. If you want …
