Julia Childs
@juliachilds.bsky.social
University tutor and mentor to neurodivergent students. MEd (Inclusive Practice). Ex special school teacher. Living with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and cookie bite hearing loss. I am @pig_witch on the bird-site!
@suecowley.bsky.social I’ve finally started your flowers!
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
@suecowley.bsky.social I’ve finally started your flowers!
I started to explain that hearing loss doesn’t necessarily mean ‘all frequencies’ loss, but she was glazing over
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I started to explain that hearing loss doesn’t necessarily mean ‘all frequencies’ loss, but she was glazing over
Not such a good trip back from Essex, but at least we were off the motorway and we had two men in the car who could change the tyre.
October 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Not such a good trip back from Essex, but at least we were off the motorway and we had two men in the car who could change the tyre.
Just covered myself in latte before my physio. I hope he likes Eau de Starbucks.
October 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Just covered myself in latte before my physio. I hope he likes Eau de Starbucks.
Lots of the neurodivergent students I work with find the tube intolerable. This is one of the reasons why (Jubilee Line yesterday evening)!
September 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lots of the neurodivergent students I work with find the tube intolerable. This is one of the reasons why (Jubilee Line yesterday evening)!
Look what’s arrived! Very different to see it in the flesh. If you’d like to get one, it’s available at Waterstone’s and Foyles, as well as here: www.amazon.co.uk/Study-Skills...
September 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Look what’s arrived! Very different to see it in the flesh. If you’d like to get one, it’s available at Waterstone’s and Foyles, as well as here: www.amazon.co.uk/Study-Skills...
Morning! Operation Pain the Chair Legs has commenced.
August 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Morning! Operation Pain the Chair Legs has commenced.
Morning all! At the pool before 7 to walk out my achy limbs. Only trouble is that booking for the classes next week opens at 7 and will be full by 7:05. So, sat twiddling my thumbs in the changing room until then!
August 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Morning all! At the pool before 7 to walk out my achy limbs. Only trouble is that booking for the classes next week opens at 7 and will be full by 7:05. So, sat twiddling my thumbs in the changing room until then!
Murder on hypermobile feet and ankles but very pretty in Rhodes.
August 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Murder on hypermobile feet and ankles but very pretty in Rhodes.
In other news, we’ve been accidentally locked on our balcony by housekeeping. Managed to call head office but nothing’s happening. May start yelling in a bit.
August 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In other news, we’ve been accidentally locked on our balcony by housekeeping. Managed to call head office but nothing’s happening. May start yelling in a bit.
I am thankful for my husband’s gift of two new water bottles and his thoughtful decanting of detergent to a smaller bottle, to save my fingers. And yet…🤣
July 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I am thankful for my husband’s gift of two new water bottles and his thoughtful decanting of detergent to a smaller bottle, to save my fingers. And yet…🤣
If I were a mum to little girls, this morning I would be so pleased they have such healthy, tenacious and gloriously happy role models.
July 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
If I were a mum to little girls, this morning I would be so pleased they have such healthy, tenacious and gloriously happy role models.
Last week, I was banging on about the importance of pacing and how I generally get it right. The avoidance of hubris is important, as my sore hands can attest.
July 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Last week, I was banging on about the importance of pacing and how I generally get it right. The avoidance of hubris is important, as my sore hands can attest.
Oh my goodness, just back from an absolutely magical, joyous matinee performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Bridge. Worth every single penny. This was during the interval.
July 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oh my goodness, just back from an absolutely magical, joyous matinee performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Bridge. Worth every single penny. This was during the interval.
Supposed to have been making bucket hats but got sidetracked by a bag pattern and some spare denim 🤣 Half the day has now gone and my house is a tip.
July 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Supposed to have been making bucket hats but got sidetracked by a bag pattern and some spare denim 🤣 Half the day has now gone and my house is a tip.
Husband needs bigger version. Boys (young men) need smaller. Bit rough and ready, here’s the first one I made.
July 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Husband needs bigger version. Boys (young men) need smaller. Bit rough and ready, here’s the first one I made.
One of the joys of working from home is that no one can tell me off for working in ‘layers’ on my desk!
July 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
One of the joys of working from home is that no one can tell me off for working in ‘layers’ on my desk!
Good morning! My petunias are grateful for a change in the weather.
July 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Good morning! My petunias are grateful for a change in the weather.
I hear you! I saw this yesterday by @kitdewaal.com and thought it would be my theme tune for the week. I think the heat isn’t helping.
June 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I hear you! I saw this yesterday by @kitdewaal.com and thought it would be my theme tune for the week. I think the heat isn’t helping.
Mysterium Fidei (museum in a working monastery) in Valetta is beautiful. Also, vaguely unsettling - but organised religion does that to me.
June 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Mysterium Fidei (museum in a working monastery) in Valetta is beautiful. Also, vaguely unsettling - but organised religion does that to me.
Good, thank you. I’m in Valetta, celebrating the end of my marking marathon and trying to forget the state of the world.
June 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good, thank you. I’m in Valetta, celebrating the end of my marking marathon and trying to forget the state of the world.
There’s a degree of risk when I buy fabric from Vinted which I quite enjoy. Just picked this up from the locker. It looked like a white background on the photos. So, I shall be making a pale green dress this afternoon!
May 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
There’s a degree of risk when I buy fabric from Vinted which I quite enjoy. Just picked this up from the locker. It looked like a white background on the photos. So, I shall be making a pale green dress this afternoon!