Far and Away

💚💕 @Zoe7 .... I would love to be with you helping you develop the program 🤗

💖👩🏼‍🏫 @Zoe7 👩🏼‍🏫💖 just wanted to let you know I was thinking about you.

Hi @Faith-and-Hope 💐💐💐💐💐

👋💕 Hi @Former-Member ..... good to see you.

@Faith-and-Hope I could actually imagine the wonderful program we could develop together and how much the kids would benefit from your knowledge, expertise and inspiration. I could also imagine the conversations we would have and how gorgeous it would be to have all our fur babies together. Tobes would of course love you as I do and our cat babies could each have their own room ...dreams of course but nice to have 💕🐾

I have done a little housework and a little school work. I am not pushing myself at all today as it was another long night. I did have another sleep this morning but still not feeling well. At this stage I am just going to plan for this week and make sure I have the kids spelling done and the rest will need to wait. Having had a conversation with a colleague on Thursday we are all behind where we wanted to be - and a lot of that is because of how unsettled the kids have been since returning and the work we have had to do on behaviour and their mental wellbeing. We have 2 planning meetings Monday and Tuesday to work on the curriculum for next term so I have no doubt we will have to revisit a lot of areas to catch up.

I am also leaving the reports now until the holidays. I should be able to do them in a day or 2 when I have had a rest and can concentrate better. It will also give me a break this week from worrying about marking and assessing everything before the end of term - that I can finish in the holidays as well. I am just not up to it at the moment and the focus needs to be to get through this week as best I can - especially since I have meetings every day after school except Wednesday at this stage.

How has your day been? Have you been working on your projects or resting up?

@Former-Member What a lovely message to come on to Hon. It not only made me smile but lifted me up also - so thank you so much. Hugs and hugs to you

Hi @Zoe7

Seems like pacing yourself is a good idea.

How are you and Tobes going?

I'm still not feeling well @Snowie but have had an early dinner and planning on an early night to see if I can sleep. I am hoping to be up early so I can get some work done at school in the morning as I have no energy to do it tonight. I have a little bit of time off in the morning also so can get some things organised then. Tobes is well - he is snuggled on the back of the couch on his blanket sleeping. How is Izzy?

Crossing 🤞everything hoping you can get a decent nights sleep tonight hon. It is hard to function properly on so little sleep. Your health, both mentally and physically, needs to be put before your work. But in saying that I understand how us teachers have to work to deadlines. Am hoping for your sake the last week of teaching goes ok.

Glad Tobes is well. Izzy is gorgeous as usual, asleep next to me at the moment.

It is harder to ook after ourselves when there is so much that needs to be done @Snowie - especially with reports to do amongst all the usual end of term things. Thankfully reports are not due until after the holidays - we all had a say in that and that was the general consensus so it gives me more time to get things together. I also need to do more work on where the kids are to pass over to the teacher I will be sharing the class with for the remainder of the year ...then getting the art program up and running. It is all a little overwhelming today but not feeling well and getting very litte done this weekend has certainly contributed to that. I will be okay - just need to get through this week, have some rest and get it all done in the 2 weeks off. I will be able to space it all out a little then so it doesn't get too much - and have some time to myself in between - so do-able.

Give Izzy a cuddle from me - so glad you have your little sweetheart there with you

Some people always seem to complain how many weeks us teachers get off through the year. What some don't realise is that we spend most of our holidays working and prepping for the next term ahead. It irritates me when these people used to comment to me about how many weeks I get off. All I can say is that I would like to see them do the job.

I am hoping for your sake that you can get some me time in the holidays. I am sure Tobes is looking forward to you being home. Perhaps even a trip to bunnings with you! 😉

I went to bunnings yesterday and a man had his dog in the trolley. It brought a smile to my face and I instantly thought of you @Zoe7 💜

You are so right @Snowie We spend most of our holidays doing work. My sister's partner used to be one of those people - now he is teaching at TAFE and honestly is not coping with it all. My sister does a lot of his work for him (as well as do her job as well). It has been a massive reality check for him and my sister has commented a few times about how easy he thought teachers have it - he doesn't like that lol I have a silent giggle to myself - validation I suppose but not any that I need from him.

I have in the past taken on extra responibilites also which has meant a substantial amount of work in my own time - I don't do that anymore and Toby as well as my health have had a lot to do with that. Tobes will no doubt love having me home and I am also hoping to get out with him occasionally - and yes Bunnings is on the agenda next week when I get paid. Tobes loves being wheeled around in the trolley and getting treats from the staff there. I haven't taken him the last couple of visits because on covid but now we have softer restrictions I can take him again. The downside is I often spend more time (and money) there when I do take him because I am not rushing back to him in the car Do you every take Izzy with you?