Up Skilling, learning ....whatever you call it

Hello my lovelies how are you all?

Right now I'm working on a new novel and a rather long blog, it's too much fun and I can't wait to share it with you. 

In the meantime I thought I'd give you a section of my most popular blog post to date, 'Xheesebia not your enemy....but socks are.'. My light hearted lockdown post full of advice, nice words and just an all around me in a blog.  Today I have chosen the section of learning something new.  So go for it!

Take time to learn something new. 

Now we had a long time during the first lockdown, and while I was busy with home learning I still found time to learn something new. 

I've had a sewing machine for ages but never used it for anything other than repairs to a 7 year old costumes. So yes you've guessed it, I turned my hand to learning to sew by hand and machine. It's quite fun to learn something new even something as small as sewing. It kept my mind busy and challange me. 

Now I know they say it's harder to learn new things the older you get but I say it just takes longer. Im a big fan of learning and even more so teaching. Ive been a trainer (Not the shoes silly.) for years now and there's no greater feeling of teaching someone and passing your knowledge onto them. It's even better when you see them putting it into practice.

There's so many new things you could learn not just from books, now a days there's an app for most things. Some are better than others and while some are free those you pay for can have other benefits such as chatting or more courses. One of my favourite websites is the Open University, there's lots of courses and so much for free if your looking to save pennies. But if you want further learning don't be scared to contact your local college, your never too old to learn. 

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/free-courses

Additional note updated in 2022

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