Tag Archives: hobbies

Early Retirement?

So the last two weeks Hubby has proposed a bit of spit ball plan. I love his half planned plans when he shares them with me. Now I know it sounds like I’m about to block his idea, but frankly it’s brilliant his plan. Now it’s me taking the idea and running it through myContinue reading “Early Retirement?”

Learner Sewer

For as long as I remember I’ve always wanted to sew. My mother and great-aunt were both sewers and at various times would give me little lessons. However, I was impatient and just wanted to “sew stuff”! Years went by and I decided I was happy enough to just buy clothes or have my mumContinue reading “Learner Sewer”

Why do I run?

I’ve slowly come to accept that I am a runner. A label I never thought would apply to me. It certainly wasn’t an activity or sport I willing did as a child. Besides my younger brother was the “talented” track and field person in the family. However one day Hubby Dearest came home with aContinue reading “Why do I run?”

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”

Photo Op….

So today I thought I would share some of my photos I took recently on a walk around my home town. I have always wanted to learn photography and now I try to make the time for photos. I also can’t thank my good friend who also helps with all the technical stuff around eitherContinue reading “Photo Op….”

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”