connection – Page 2 – Grateful Wonder

Biddy

I remember when Husband Dear first bought home this tiny red fluff ball of a kelpie puppy. She was about 6 weeks old, maybe 7, and was a gift to our oldest boy as a 2nd birthday present. Yes, we were that family that gifted our son his first ever dog. Now the puppy wasContinue reading “Biddy”

Rites of Passage

The other week a friend asked if I could take photos of her children at their senior formal (for other parts of the world this is known as prom).Lets just say I was nervous. Actually lets be real, I was petrified! These were photos to mark a tremendous point in time for the family, aContinue reading “Rites of Passage”

Rituals

Every morning Husband Dear and I always sit and have our morning cuppa, together. Before the cuppa the dogs are let out. This happens every morning. If this routine is missed or messed around with, it gives a weird vibe to the rest of the day! My rituals and that of my family give meContinue reading “Rituals”

Gratefulness

It’s been twelve months since Husband Dear became extremely ill. If that wasn’t stressful enough it all had to happen when the pandemic hit and we were in lock down. However, after twelve months I’ve continually reflected on what happened As a family we became a stronger unit. I love that my children are capableContinue reading “Gratefulness”

Connecting to Community

Over the course of my teaching career I have come across many different people and have worked in many different educational areas and towns. I have learnt something from all of it. Sometimes the lessons were learnt long after the fact but, learn and grow from it I did. So I’d like to ask youContinue reading “Connecting to Community”

2020….

I know I’m a little late to the party wishing everyone a Happy New Year, however I decided to take a break. No blogs or social media and just breath over my Christmas/New Year period. But what a year 2020 was! And what a start to 2021. Really those few words hardly encapsulate what someContinue reading “2020….”

Ethos, Creed or Guiding Principle……

The last few years I’ve started to think deeply about who I want to be. Not what people think about me but actually who or how I want to live my life. I’m not sure if it’s a sign I’m getting older or a response to experiences over the last few years. I think itContinue reading “Ethos, Creed or Guiding Principle……”

Stop! Reflect and Balance

I recently wrote about being busy. Well I unfortunately fell down that rabbit hole. My only saving grace was that I knew it and did not try to out do anyone in how busy I’d been. My work life balance had tipped to far into work. The last few weeks has seen me jump hardContinue reading “Stop! Reflect and Balance”

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”