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Bea Konyves
Aug 92 min read
... When she turned 24
There’s this song that I really really like. It talks about this Debbie whose dreams went out the door… when she turned 24. What happened...
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Bea Konyves
Dec 24, 20232 min read
The cake my grandma used to make
Trigger Warning! Grief. I thought I wasn't going to have an article to write this Christmas. It was expected to be about boxes and...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 25, 20233 min read
An emotional reset in ' The Midnight Library'. A book and life review.
Books have a way of finding you at the right time. It feels like the Universe just knows… October and November have been physically,...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 7, 20239 min read
The importance of offline interactions for trust and relationship-building in youth work
I wrote this essay as a formative assignment in the first year of my part-time MA Applied Anthropology & Community & Youth Work. The...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 6, 20232 min read
20 minutes of Yoga after a full day and finishing an audiobook
I've been on the go all day today. Working on multiple bits throughout the day, but also going from one place to another. Because I...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 5, 20231 min read
20 minutes of Yoga and a bit about Mind
Mind is the mental health charity that 'made me' do 20 mins of Yoga everyday in November. It was founded in 1946, originally named the...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 4, 20231 min read
20 minutes of Yoga, some reading, and a walk + work
Today was a balanced day for my energy. I worked as much as my productivity allowed, but then I also read, cleaned around the house, did...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 3, 20231 min read
20 minutes of Yoga before going for a walk
I might keep this structure for all my #muddyshoes titles in November. 😅 It's so good to stretch and go for a walk after a day spent...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Dark and rainy, but I'm still excited for Yoga
Today instead of 20 minutes, I'm doing a full hour. I do it almost every week, regardless of the challenge, but now it also counts...
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Bea Konyves
Nov 1, 20231 min read
20 minutes of Yoga after a mentally draining day
It is November and that means that my 20-mins of Yoga everyday challenge has started! I had a very busy day, sitting at my desk and...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Spookily busy day
Uni, work, Halloween... Adulthood is the spookiest thing out there! 💀
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Bea Konyves
Oct 30, 20231 min read
What a great Active Bystander Training session today!!
Recap. Last year I got a job with Goldsmiths Students' Union as part of their CARE Project, against sexual violence. As part of that, I'm...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 29, 20231 min read
Indoor day with some Romanian detective fiction
My quick "filler" read for this occasion is another Romanian detective novel. You've seen me read Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu before (I even...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 28, 20231 min read
I thought it took me longer to finish this book 😅
Apparently it only took me 3 weeks. I would've loved to finish it quicker and read another book or two... but October was... a month....
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Bea Konyves
Oct 27, 20231 min read
Missed some live music by DEIS UK
These events are just so cosy and... safe. They kinda remind me why I love this organisation and, generally, youth work. ❤️
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Bea Konyves
Oct 26, 20231 min read
A moment of gratitude
I started practicing Yoga in January. I didn't know anything about it, so I joined the first class at Artfix with no expectations. I have...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Halloween deco!
I was telling you about groupwork yesterday. One of my favourite things about it is that people can fill in for whatever skills you're...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 24, 20231 min read
About working with groups
Whether you're part of a team of people, facilitating a workshop, or running a community project, working with groups is an unavoidable...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Halloween planning
Boo! We're planning a Halloween party with Artfix, in Kidbrooke. Today we had our first meeting with a few local young people. AWESOME!
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Bea Konyves
Oct 22, 20231 min read
Sundays can be productive too
As my energy levels are coming back up to normal, I am still taking extra care with my productivity. I'd rather take it slow and do bits...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 21, 20231 min read
Caught by the book
I was curious about this book from the very beginning. I didn't know what to expect. Half-way through, it caught me. There is so much...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Productivity is back and now I'm out for a walk
This weekly one-hour Yoga class does so much for my wellbeing, it's fascinating. Reconnected with myself and re-balanced yesterday. I was...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Taking time to breathe
Because I enjoy my work so much it's easy for me to lose myself in it. A bit of this, a bit of that, some food, a tea, a coffee and......
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Bea Konyves
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Busy Wednesday. Rainy Wednesday.
Some days, if I don't feel like working, I can pause and take time to recharge. Today was not one of those days. The rainy weather made...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Learning with and about youth work
Youth work is not something that can be easily put into an academic lecture. It just doesn't fit. So I was very curious how today's...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Crispy autumn time
Time has come for crispy leaves and crispy temperatures. It's autumn. The season of cosy afternoons and hot drinks, but also the season...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Taking it slow today
‘Vigyázzatok magatokra’. Take care of yourselves. My Grandma’s words have become a little mantra for me. So, I’m doing just that today....
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Bea Konyves
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Grandma, Mama
(TW: Loss of a dear family member. This blog is my diary, albeit public, and writing is my way of coping with life - good and bad - and...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 13, 20231 min read
I didn't tell y'all about the book I'm listening to
As a teen I really enjoyed Twilight. I was aware that the film itself wasn't a masterpiece, but it had a certain appeal. I used to have a...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Yaaaay! I got to do my readings for next week!
I’m very excited for next Tuesday. On week 1 we studied the key principles and values of youth and community work, and on week 2 we dived...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 11, 20231 min read
From one place to the next
From home to Artfix Kidbrooke to uni in New Cross and now to home. Maybe for a walk afterwards. I've had meeting, after meeting, after...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Post-uni mental health walk
Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day. I've become so much more aware of my own mental health in the past year with therapy, Yoga,...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 9, 20231 min read
The pink coffee before a long day
Bibi asked me today how I feel and I realised that even though I've been writing about it, I haven't really thought about it much. So,...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Yet another sunny Sunday
This year, autumn continues to be very summery here in London. But that's alright, at least we get to spend more time outdoors.
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Bea Konyves
Oct 7, 20231 min read
A sore arm and a reading marathon
I said I'll finish the Ghost Stories this weekend. And I did. Now onto some Stephen King! I bought "Dreamcatcher" 2 years ago because I...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 6, 20231 min read
I ain't got time for colds this year
...but I do have one day for a sore arm and maybe feeling a little iffy. This cold season I'll be traveling and working. I can't and...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 5, 20231 min read
In a rush all day
The cool thing about my (youth) work is that there is always something interesting to do. However, that means that life can get very busy...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Halfway through the book
I'm enjoying these stories but they are so hard to get through. I can't read more than two or three in one sitting. The main reason is...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 3, 20231 min read
A lovely day to talk about the key principles & values of community & youth work
Back to uni. A full day with a lecture, an overall meeting, and a fieldwork prep workshop. It's so good to be discussing how we see the...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Can I have an extra 50 hours today?
This is/was one of the most stereotypical Mondays I've experienced. I had 1000 things to do, including the very fun but extremely time...
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Bea Konyves
Oct 1, 20231 min read
A bit of London today
If yesterday was an at-home party, today we continue the V-Day celebrations in Central London. Always so nice to spend time with amazing...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Party prep!
Today is the V-birthday so we're getting ready for some guests later. Happy birthday, V!!! ❤️
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Bea Konyves
Sep 29, 20231 min read
When your mind is cloudy, take a walk in the sun
My mind is a bit all over the place these days. It's not all bad - there's excitement, happiness and satisfaction, but there is also...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Back to school
I'm at uni today, for a little welcome gathering - seeing my profs, colleagues, new people. I missed being here, enjoying a delicious...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Busy, busy day
I am catching my breath before going into a couple of meetings. I worked... all day today. A bit of this, a bit of that, a break to eat,...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 26, 20231 min read
An excellent warmup for Spooky Season
This Spooky Season I will be reading plenty of short stories. I'm warming up with this collection from 1931 and then I'll start reading a...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 25, 20231 min read
London and autumn
After a week in summery Baia Mare and a day of rain, sun, and thunderstorms in the way to Debrecen, London has welcomed us with pleasant...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 24, 20231 min read
A very short visit, very short
Our big lovely sister and her lovely partner came to visit us in our tiny town. It was a very short visit, very short. But we were happy,...
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Bea Konyves
Sep 23, 20231 min read
Might be Saturday but youth work doesn't stop
I'm spending my day at the Baia Mare Youth Centre in a work meeting. Amazing things are getting ready.
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