Please send help. I forgot how much standing, talking and patience is required. My internal screaming has intensified. Staff and children can be like cat herding. All have an opinion of which way they should go and why, and I, I am to constantly solve problems and sort differences of opinions. Last week was myContinue reading “Week 3 Day 10”
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My First True Love Affair
What was your first love affair? Mine started when I was 8 after hearing for the first time string instruments. That wonder led me to many places and experiences and I am eternally grateful that I was given the opportunity provided me by Instrumental Music Teachers.
What do you mean I have to go back to work!
This week sees me step back into my school and classroom. It will have been seven months since I last taught my kids, and about six months since I’ve actually had to work. It wasn’t that I had applied for leave to have wonderful adventures holidaying around the place. I was granted special leave dueContinue reading “What do you mean I have to go back to work!”
Retreat or RandR?
Today see’s Husband Dear going in for his annual colonoscopy. It’s an annual thing these days and has been for the last 5-6 years. A week before the procedure he goes on the white bread and chicken diet and as a family we try and join in solidarity. This time though saw us head toContinue reading “Retreat or RandR?”
Dear Athenaeum,
Oh be still my beating heart. What can I say…….the library. A place of wonder, excitement and for me pure unadulterated joy. You walk in and the place is abuzz. Quietly of course but still there is a buzz. I always manage to bump into someone long forgotten and we catch up. From youth toContinue reading “Dear Athenaeum,”
Gone but not forgotten……..
Is it really goodbye………?? The past weekend has marked twelve months since the passing of my Grandmother. She died peaceful surrounded by her Husband and two children. The twenty-four hours leading up to her final breath she was surrounded by love. However by the early hours of an August morning she passed and by theContinue reading “Gone but not forgotten……..”
The Magic of Camping
To camp is to forget your woes. GratefulWonder Growing up I could think of nothing worse than camping. Now don’t get me wrong, I did the backyard tent camping thing. However I really didn’t like having dirty hands and feet to go to bed and the idea of ‘doing my business’ in the bushes. OhContinue reading “The Magic of Camping”
Joy
I was recently granted a considerable leave of absence from my full-time job. Mainly due to my husbands health issues. I certainly needed the time to ‘calm down’, deregulate and ultimately breath; breath deeply and exhale the stress that these life hurdles put us under. Being given this time, I have finally come to realiseContinue reading “Joy”
A few months ago our family went on a whirlwind journey. Now whirlwind journey implies that it was an exciting and thrilling adventure. Well planned and loads of fun. This could not have been further from the truth. Hubby was sick. Sicker than what he has ever been. It was the next stage of ourContinue reading
Little Help from …………..
When friends and family support….. Children are hard. They’re hard to work with, are extremely stubborn over nothing at times but ultimately, are hard to stop loving. The last few months have been huge for our family. Hubby has been sick with some serious progressions happening with his disease (that will need its own post!).Continue reading “Little Help from …………..”
Grateful Wonder 