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Creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives

Creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives

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Gloriously Ordinary Lives

Challenging us to see support through a different lens.

What would it take for everyone to have Gloriously Ordinary Lives? 

Hello and welcome!

I’m Tricia Nicoll, founder of Gloriously Ordinary Lives.

This website holds everything I am thinking about and doing around the idea of Gloriously Ordinary Lives.

Have a look around - begin with the video below!

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A woman in a wheelchair wearing glasses and headphones, speaking and gesturing with her hands during a video call or online meeting with a laptop in front of her.

Gloriously Ordinary Language

Rehumanise. Reconnect. Reimagine.

Gloriously Ordinary Language is an exciting new eight-month programme for local councils and other social care organisations who want to rehumanise their language, reconnect practice with personal and organisational principles and reimagine care and support.

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For me, it’s all about The Five Tests for creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives.

They are not a checklist or a process, simply a lens through which to view any support we consider for a person or their family.

  • A graphic with a teal circle on an orange background, containing the text 'The Five Tests' in white.

  • A young man in a greenhouse or farm with a basket of red apples smiling at the camera.

  • Sweet little girl and two adults smiling and preparing pancakes in a cozy kitchen with natural light and plants.

  • A young boy with short dark hair, wearing orange glasses and a white shirt, is lying on a dark surface, smiling and appearing happy.

  • A couple, an elderly man and woman, sitting closely together on a sofa, smiling and cuddling. The woman has short curly hair, glasses, and is wearing a floral top and red jacket. The man has short gray hair, a beard, and is wearing a light blue shirt and gray vest. A small dog is sitting on the woman's lap. The background features a bright, airy room.

  • A young man in a green house or greenhouse holding a basket of leafy greens or plants, smiling at the camera.

Learn more about The Five Tests

“What is the most important thing in the world? It is people it is people it is people!”

— Maori Proverb

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