Home tonight but first a busy day with a full course of attendees looking forward to what the day brings, the people, the discussions, the learning #CareHomes #CommunityNursing #StaffDevelopment

We’ve got lots planned for the month to raise awareness and bust some myths about #CareHolmesLife #WorldAlzMonth

After a great few days through in the West I am home to my own bed and this fabulous book has arrived. So the evening is set. I am so grateful that I get to meet so many different people, share and learn. #CommunityNursing

Came home to 2 new books, a weekend of study planned but also plenty time for reading. Catching up with the community enriching lives team in the morning, their new mascots will soon have names as we kick off a range of events to raise awareness. Alzheimer Scotland #WorldAlzMonth

Catch up with our community enriching lives team Holmes Care Group 💚 who picked up their Alzheimer Scotland bears and brain health promotion cards for joining us on our adventures through September for #WorldAlzMonth #BrainHealth #TeamWork

#FungiFriday so a stroll was needed, my favourite triceratops tree and plenty fungi to be spotted, clear the head after a busy week, switching to the #PhD #Study head for the weekend but for now a lazy afternoon and evening planned #NatureInspiration #NatureInspired

Fabulous Laura you inspire me all the time with your passion for enriching lives and getting to know people. #CareHolmesLife #WorldAlzMonth

It’s a #PhD weekend, going to add to the writing prompt cards to help with the continuing writing of the first four chapter drafts but most of today will be spent doing data analysis. It’s been a busy work week so a good few breaks factored in #phdlife #PhDWeekends #InchByInch

It’s the start of #WorldAlzMonth and our community enriching lives mascots have names they are Hamish and Piper. They will be heading out across the country on daily adventures with our communities and sharing some brain health information #BrainHealth #CommunityConnections

Autumn is fast approaching my favourite season, cosy jumpers, log fires, toasted marshmallows, changing forests, and of course pumpkin spice. Another data analysis day, and will soon be time for more data collection #PhDLife #Autumn #HelloSeptember

Well done John I’ve got my watch on an setting off on the first journey goal of 92miles. Exercise is good for brain health and looking forward to writing some letters as I reach each care home on the journey, may be some mention of fungi in my letters #WorldAlzMonth #BrainHealth

Lovely way to start the week off with a catch up with Jenni Burton 💙💚 talking all things care homes,dementia and research. Office today so not out on the roads and ever hopeful the rain eases before my trip through to Renfrew for a few days with the staff teams #Research #CareHomes

The trolley and the overnight bag are out again Renfrew for a few days with the team exploring understanding dementia and stress and distress. The joy of facilitation is the attendees shape the direction and focus, their experience, their stories #StaffDevelopment #Facilitation

September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth - a global campaign to raise awareness and combat the stigma of dementia. We'll be supporting the campaign alongside spearheading our own, National Playlist Day, on Fri 20 Sep to inspire everyone to share the soundtrack of their life 💚🎶

Arrived safely, roads were clear this morning until junction 17 so was quicker than I thought so plenty time for a coffee before I get set up. Dinner with the bairn tonight while I’m through this way added bonus. #CommunityNursing #WorkTravels #Facilitation

Applications are now open for #BGSRisingStar awards. These prestigious awards are made to people who show exceptional promise in their research or clinical quality work and have the potential to be leaders within healthcare for older people. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Ready for a busy day. The memory test always brings about a lot of #discussion, I don’t give enough information but also give too much wrong information, I add things as if they were always there, some certain they saw it. Results in a lot of reflection on how we #communicate

Another good session today, lots of great discussions around personalisation and the uniqueness of people and our own personal responses to stress and distress. At the hotel and looking forward to dinner and cosying up with the book #Relationships #CommunityNursing #WorldAlzMonth

Survived the walk from the hotel although I’m a fabulous colour of red. Note to self bring the travel suitcase with wheels if walking back and forth. Saw a few squirrels on the walk though. I do get to see a lot of our beautiful country on my travels #CommunityNursing #National

Home and while I was off on my travels new book arrived and I decided to open at a random page and this was the result. We spoke about perfectionism today and how comparison makes us feel so the perfect page to land upon. Be uniquely you #NewRead #GrowingBrave #Comparison