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About Us \u2013 About Me<\/h2>\n

Well, every website seems to have an \u2018About Us\u2019 page. So here\u2019s a little more detail about the Lisa behind Busy Busy Learning\u2026About Me.<\/p>\n

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Hey, I\u2019m Lisa. I originally set up Busy Busy Learning website in 2018 after my daughter was born. Well, my other half set it up for me as I\u2019d been doing what I often do \u2013 talking about something and telling myself all of the reasons I shouldn\u2019t do it! <\/p>\n

Busy Busy Learning About Me from the Start<\/h2>\n

Initially, I wanted a place to share learning through play. Before having my daughter I was an early years and primary school teacher. I wanted to be able to share ideas with families and educators and keep up to date with the latest research and pedagogy so that when I returned to teaching I would be well equipped to jump right back in.<\/p>\n

Fast Forward<\/h2>\n

Life definitely had other ideas. To cut a very long story short, after waiting and waiting to \u2018get better\u2019 my doctors gave me the answer I\u2019d been dreading in February 2024. No, I would not be able to return to teaching and that I was not \u2018employable\u2019. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s an answer that I knew deep down really; I just didn\u2019t want to admit. Although, initially, this news felt like being hit metaphorically by a bus it was actually the best thing that could have happened to me. It meant no more waiting to \u2018get better\u2019 \u2013 I needed to learn to work within the parameters that I\u2019d been set. <\/p>\n

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The Medical Stuff<\/h2>\n

In case you\u2019re interested (I always am with anything medical) I have a myriad of health conditions but a couple of my main troubles are with a \u2018suboptimal\u2019 immune system and Addison\u2019s Disease. The one flares up the the other resulting in a very unstable Addison\u2019s state where I go into adrenal crisis frequently. Often needing to \u2018updose\u2019 just to do basic tasks such as\u2026.getting out of bed! Plus all my other health conditions just pile on like some unstable Jenga set up!<\/p>\n

Spoonie Life<\/h2>\n

Have you heard of the term \u2018Spoonie\u2019? If you haven\u2019t you can find out a little more in this blog post<\/strong><\/a>. I am a spoonie and I\u2019m slowly coming to terms with the term \u2018Invisible Disabled\u2019. However, the basic principle is that you wake up each day with a certain amount of spoons and each activity you do in a day may take a certain amount of spoons. Once you\u2019ve used up your spoons for the day there is literally nothing left in you. <\/p>\n

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Seems simple enough?! You just need to pace yourself, right?! Maybe you get 15 spoons a day. If showering is a five spoon activity, getting dressed is a four spoon activity and preparing a meal is a five spoon activity then you\u2019re only eating once and you certainly haven\u2019t left the house! Although, some days you wake up and your spoon allotment didn\u2019t get replenished properly. Sometimes you only get ten spoons \u2013 other days you don\u2019t get any!<\/p>\n

Totally Unemployable \u2013 Let Down Lisa!<\/h2>\n

Hence why I am unemployable. The one thing that I can guarantee to you is that I can 100% be completely inconsistent. Are there times of the year I\u2019m better than others, yes. Can I guarantee when they will be, no. Am I generally better at certain times of the day, sometimes, sometimes not. If I plan to meet up with you in two weeks time \u2013 will I be there? Who knows, I try not to plan anything in advance, that\u2019s how I got the nickname \u2018let down Lisa\u2019.<\/p>\n

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This all becomes a lot trickier when you love to work. I miss my teaching job terribly. However, being around children with under-developed immune systems is not something I can do. What that day in February 2024 taught me was that it was time to stop waiting to get better and just get on with things. Forge a new path. <\/p>\n

Re-Evaluating Life<\/h2>\n

I did a lot of re-evaluating through 2024. I looked carefully at what I enjoyed and how I could turn some of my passions into making a small income. Prior to this I\u2019d never seriously looked to monetize my website as it has been more of a creative outlet\/ hobby.<\/p>\n

Disabled Unfriendly Social Media<\/h3>\n

I looked at where I was spending my precious time and realised that I was spending too much time on areas that were not important, areas that didn\u2019t fit with me as a disabled person. I came off of Instagram in 2024 (you can find out more about this here<\/strong><\/a>). <\/p>\n

Sadly, algorithms need you to be consistent and show up regularly. This is something I just couldn\u2019t keep up with and made me ill trying to. I\u2019ve discovered that certain social media platforms are just not meant for certain disabilities.<\/p>\n

Showing Up Where it Matters<\/h2>\n

So in 2024 I started to put a little more time into my website rather than Instagram. This is something that I could do from my bed (if needed) and it also didn\u2019t matter if I could show up a little more one week or not at all for a few weeks\/ months. <\/p>\n

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A HUGE Thank You!<\/h3>\n

I looked seriously at how I could monetise my site to be able to bring in a small income. Amazingly, this drive to want to carve a path for myself in the world of work has started to bring in a little money. At the end of 2024 I made Busy Busy Learning into a company. Thank you so much if you do utilise the links on my website. It really does mean the world to me to be able to feel useful recommending things we love and being able to support my family at the same time.<\/p>\n

Find What Fits You<\/h2>\n

If you are a spoonie or disabled person struggling to fit into this hamster wheel of expected work then I hope this post can give you the power to evaluate your strengths and what you can do. Being told I couldn\u2019t was such a motivator for me. Don\u2019t get me wrong, it\u2019s still tough. I\u2019m very lucky to be in the privileged position to have access to a laptop and the internet, to have knowledge and expertise from education and a home with an incredibly supportive partner to allow me to achieve small dreams.<\/p>\n

The Highs and the Lows<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ll find friends and family who are really encouraging and kind but you\u2019ll also have to battle against the negativity and put downs that you don\u2019t do \u2018real\u2019 work because you don\u2019t leave the house to \u2018go to work\u2019. <\/p>\n

You\u2019re told you have the luxury of being at home with the flexibility to to do as you please, on your own timescales. These people don\u2019t understand the freedoms they have to be able to leave the house whenever they want to and plan and do whatever they desire (even if it is on days off and holidays). There\u2019s lots that I can\u2019t do, but I choose to focus my attention and good days and moments on what I can do. Yes, even if that\u2019s congratulating myself on getting out of bed on a day! It doesn\u2019t mean that people\u2019s comments don\u2019t still cut deeply and I\u2019m trying very hard to ignore the negativity and focus on the positives.<\/p>\n

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About Me 2025 Hopes<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s now 2025 and I\u2019ve been spurred on by my re-evaluations of life in 2024. I think it\u2019s important to continually re-evaluate and consider what next. So what am I hoping is in store for 2025:<\/p>\n