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Salt lamps are lamps made of salt and they look stunning when lit. The colour of the salt is usually pink, grey, and white colour. When lit the light will travel through the salt to create a beautiful glow. People often feel more relaxed in the presence of a salt lamp. Using a salt lamp is a great way of cleaning the air in your home, the salt attracts moisture and people will often find water on the salt or around the base. People believe that salt lamps create negative ions that react with dust, pollen, and dirt in the air. Many people with asthma or lung problems will use these lamps in their homes. As these lamps are not too bright they make the perfect nightlight, it can help people sleep and feel more relaxed. These are also perfect if you have a toddler in the house and you are looking for a lamp that has a gentle glow. How they are made Salt lamps are mined in the Himalayan mountains in Pakistan. The salt is stored underground. The salt is extracted from the ground, the workers...

I'm not too bothered about inbox zero because we live in a world of digital communication so that sense of relief will only be replaced by one of dread once the next piece of correspondence pings into place and that's not a good feeling.  But what I have been doing during my time on furlough is to look at what is being sent to me and removing myself from subscription lists that aren't relevant any more, or actually dealing with queries rather than flagging them for later or putting them in a folder of relevance. I appreciate that I have more time to do this at the moment but I know that it will be beneficial to me once my life is busy again. It's all part of my reset process for the new normal that is now, and that is our future.  In a sense, I'm actually dreading going back to work because I know the pressure and hectic nature of my job will sweep me off my feet straight away but, if I'm being totally honest, I've really missed the routine and the challeng...

When I was in primary school I had the best, most forward-thinking teacher I have ever met.  Even at a young age I knew he was 'different' and I mentioned him in a blog post ten years ago .  Everyone knew him as "Sir", he was firm but fair and had amazing vision when it came to teaching. Aside from his passion for learning through music and drama mentioned in my previous blog post, he decided to use Jane Elliott's 1968 'brown eyes / blue eyes' experiment to explain racism. This was in 1982 and I was ten years old.  He followed Ms Elliott's experiment to the letter and the results were exactly the same as Elliott's. Ironically, parent's were full of outrage at the segregation, complained and the school governors got involved but us students learnt valuable lessons. And you can tell that it resonated because I still remember those two days almost 40 years later. I remember how awful it felt to be separated from my friends and how guilty I felt a...