August 2026

A formally dressed early-years teacher sits at an office desk looking toward a playful preschool classroom revealed inside an open suit jacket, symbolising the tension between dress-code expectations and the reality of early-years teaching.

2026-08-31

EY Teacher Dress Code: Does Comfort Matter?

@chireveti Work, Culture & Life child wellbeing, Classroom Practice, early childhood education, early years education, early years pedagogy, early years teacher, education in India, EY teacher dress code, play based learning, preschool education, teacher comfort, teacher dress code, teacher wellbeing 0

We expect early-years teachers to move like athletes, work like educators and somehow dress like office executives. At what point did that become professional?

Pencil sketch of a woman with tangled colourful thoughts transforming into a clear path and paper airplane, symbolising an overthinker finding clarity.

2026-08-20

The Person They Mistook for an Overthinker

@chireveti Reflections on Being Human emotional intelligence, overthinking, Self-Doubt 0

Not every person who thinks deeply is indecisive or confused. Sometimes the overthinker is simply the person who noticed what everybody else preferred to leave unnoticed.

A dreamy illustration of a Polish girl's childhood memories, with a church, television, family cooking, nuns, music and a childhood journal

2026-08-13

The Childhood We Never Thought to Miss – Childhood Memories of Poland- Part 4

@chireveti Work, Culture & Life 1980s Poland, childhood memories, childhood nostalgia, church memories, Polish childhood 0

A winter Sunday in 1980s Poland meant church, family, homemade rosół, handmade noodles, strict adults, unexpected lessons and songs that stayed long after childhood ended.

Winter Memories in Łódź | The Childhood We Never Thought to Miss

2026-08-07

The Childhood We Never Thought to Miss – Childhood Memories of Poland

@chireveti Work, Culture & Life 1980s Poland, childhood memories of Poland, Growing Up in Poland, Polish childhood, Winter in Poland 1

A literary memoir of childhood winters in 1980s Poland, where deep snow transformed ordinary streets into magical landscapes, sledging became an adventure, and the warmth of family made every cold day unforgettable.

A child holds a maple leaf to the autumn sunlight during a kindergarten nature walk in 1980s Poland, while classmates and their teacher explore the park in the background. Inspired by the literary memoir The Childhood We Never Thought to Miss.

2026-08-02

The Childhood We Never Thought to Miss – Childhood Memories of Poland

@chireveti Work, Culture & Life 1980s Poland, childhood memories of Poland, Growing Up in Poland, kindergarten in Poland, literary memoir 1

Our park became more than a playground—it became a classroom without walls. In this chapter of The Childhood We Never Thought to Miss, I revisit childhood walks through 1980s Łódź, where leaves, rain, seasons and simple acts of kindness quietly taught lessons that have stayed with me for a lifetime.