Far and Away

Hi @Snowie @Former-Member @Former-Member 👋 💕

Yes, to answer your question @Former-Member , my studies have gone online. We have virtual classrooms where, if our computers have a camera, we can see each other, and through a microphone inset in the computer we can talk to each other.

Wr have all had to set up a studio workspace in our homes, and are producing artworks according to materials we have, or through online orders for anyone who can't social distance and go to shops in person.

Its a strange new world, but it's workable for many of us. Other students have deferred their studies for now.

Othet than that, it's probaby just as sucky for me as it is for most other people ...... just getting on with things as best I can u der the circumstances.

Are you settling in okay ? Loved the sound of your fish and chips dinner the other night with your son - and the fact that he asked for it was terrific ❣️

All sounding good for you @Former-Member ...... maybe the time you were further away from your son gave him some food for thought and shifted things a bit. I am so pleased for you.

There are a lot of challenges and learning curves in my life at the moment. so it's more baby steps to find the way forward .....

How are you going @Zoe7 ?

Me too @Faith-and-Hope Baby Steps & many challenges - not so much the Learning Curve (I have not found that one yet).

One day I will find the Guts/ Nerve Huge amount of Energy needed - to Tackle that Black Cloud of Divorce, that's been hanging overhead for the past 10 years.

No relationship, have not seen the person in 10 years - yet a Marriage Certificate (Doc) that says "Married".

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Hearing you @Adge.

Oh I'm so sorry that you have that situation @Faith-and-Hope Yes I had read you mention that (before).

Now you have reminded me.

That is very unpleasant, awkward, & painful.

Extremely insensitive (of him) to say the least.

Amongst other things that we could say, or words (4 letter words) that we could use.....

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I know that doesn't make any difference to your own situation @Adge ..... I really feel for you in what you are battling there too. If your ex has moved on for so many years now would it be a relatively straightforward thing to get the docs to say "not married any more" ?

Hi @Former-Member @Former-Member @Snowie @Sans911 @Adge

@Faith-and-Hope Been an extremely full on day and night. I can finally sit down for a little while and get a little rest. Completely exhausted from the day but okay. I had the older kids today for Art and they were all really lovely. I thoroughly enjoyed the day despite how tired I have been. I didn't have much sleep last night so that made it harder today - but the kids gave me energy so that was positive. There are some really talented kids at school and I can see we are going to really be able to do a lot with them. 40 minutes for each class is not long enough but I have to work with it.

The meeting after school went longer than expected but it was good to catch up with one of the parents and have a really good conversation on how we can help her daughter. She is a lovely kid but has some learning challenges.

Have been on the run since - shopping, chemist, petrol, post office then home to feed the fur babies, cook, answer emails and housework. I have to edit a couple of reports over the weekend and do a little marking then I can get stuck into the art curriculum again. I am trying to get as much done as I can tonight so I can actually get some rest - very much need it.

How are you tonight?

I am glad you have had a good day @Zoe7, and can see the joys ahead of you in the art specialisation. ..... ❤️

I am not too bad. It has been a busy day, but I am feeling like I haven't achieved very much. Legals were coming and going across it all, which is very disruptive, but maybe that was achievement regardless. I have to wait until next week now to find out, which means there is nothing to do but park it up for now.

I have a lot of Photoshop work to do across the weekend - resizing work images mostly - but I think I will go to bed now and take it up again in the morning.

My heart is still heavy .... I have had to make some hard decisions that are making me look not great to my kids at the moment, but that is because they can't see the staging their father has put into what is happening. I have to trust that it will become clear in hindsight what was really going on. It's tough, but it is what it is ..... and I walk on in faith and hope.