Last week I
lost one of the childminding forums I visit, it was a bit like having the rug
removed from beneath your feet or finding the wrong filling in your sandwich.
But another one came along to fill the void so all's well and good. I have many
online friends and luckily a high proportion of them have found it too. I find
online communities a very useful support system, as I mentioned before living
here and being a non-driver I sometimes feel cut off from the rest of the
childcare world.
But in this world of faceless communication I am very careful
not to get lulled into a false sense of security when visiting the forums. I
know it is important to be on guard for 'trolls' or worse, and for that reason
I have a robust internet policy in place and (hopefully) my wits about me. And of course I
never divulge any personal information about the families or children I care
for.
Over the
weekend I have been busy creating a sleep corner for the babies who come here.
I found a small cot that would fit into the available space, it came with a cute
quilt but no sheet. I have since discovered why. Small cots do not take
standard cot sheets! and small cots sheets are not easy to come by. Thankfully
I'm handy with the sewing machine.
I hunted around for a theme to decorate the
space and found some really lovely wall stickers with rabbits, owls, and stars......the
choice was seemingly endless and after some hours of searching and not being
able to make up my mind, I decided I would paint a design free-hand and keep
things simple. Because by this time it was late afternoon and I was literally
running out of time!
That's the
problem with the internet, you can spend hours on it without realising the time is flying by.
Still, I am
a procrastinator so that's ok :)
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