Far and Away

I think most will give us a little time to catch up here @Kurra. I am going to start a welcome back thread in a couple of days for everyone to post to our @Faith-and-Hope so I will be sure to tag you there as well.

You are around a lot tonight @Faith-and-Hope - hope that means you have everything under control there and are taking some time for yourself.

Only a few days left @Faith-and-Hope until you are home. I am more excited about that than finally finding out about my new school Definitely counting down the days here Hon and still turning cartwheels that the day is approaching.

I am still waking up in the middle of the night but getting back to sleep quickly - hoping that gets better once I begin back at work. I am still waking up super early as well so that should be good for when I do start back at work on Monday. Monday and Tuesday are student free days and then Wednesday will be my day off so I won't meet the kids until their second day back. I will be continuing with early GP appointments on Wednesdays before DBT and then pdoc. Once school is back underway I will alternate Wednesday morning appointments with GP and psych. That will give me the afternoons to get things organised and have some time for myself (that is the plan anyway).

I will let you know when I know more details about the new school and what class I will have - very much hoping for a 3/4 so I can use some lesson plans I already have to get started. There will be plenty of other things that I will need to get used to and learn around school procedures, times, policies, etc. so having some lessons I can use or adapt will be helpful. It is going to feel strange for a while getting to kniw the kids and the school but I am hoping that settles pretty quickly and I get the support needed to do all that. Fingers crossed here I hear something early today.

Hoping you are getting things prepared to come home and that you aredoing okay with it all. Still missing you but not long now. Hugs and hugs

I am sure you will read on ANC all my news from today but a quick uodate here for you too @Faith-and-Hope .

I have been placed at a really nice school not far from my place - less than 10 minutes away. It is going to be so lovely to be able to leave later in the mornng and be home so much earlier. I am actually really looking forward to it as all the people I met today seemed really lovely. They were certainly nice to me and welcomed me. The whole feel of the place was lovely - from the moment I walked in there it felt like a nice environment.

I know it will be hard at first but the Assistant Principal was very open to say they are there to help and support their staff - and that is not something that I felt at my old school. The way other teachers there spoke to her was in a very friendly manner also and that made me feel even better that the AP had that relationship with her staff. I haven't met the Principal yet but if the AP is anything to go by then it seems a very well run school.

The kids will be different to what I am used to - they don't have many of the behavioural issues that my last school had and that will be super nice as learning takes priority. I do feel like the cards have fallen my way and this is a whole new chapter in my life. A bit like you moving to Melbourne - that allowed you to take the course you did - so silver linings here maybe also.

The AP was very forward in saying that they like to utilise people's passions within the school and I told her about my Art and that I did teach Art at my previous school. She was very interested in that. She actually mentioned papier mache as an example of someone's passion and I laughed - then told her that that is one of my favourite things to do. We then got onto the large animals I made with the kids and she would love to see some photos as that is the kind of thing that would be great to do.

She told me to write down any questions I had to ask on Monday - right now I can't think of any - it was all a bit too much for me to take in today and I expect it will be like that for a few weeks until I get used to being there. It feels like a big new adventure though and I can't wait for you to be back to share it all with you.

I haven't even told you what I will be doing there - no class of my own as I expected - I will be part of the support team working with small groups or one-on-one with kids. There may be days that I have a whole class in a relief capacity also if teachers are away but the benefit of working within the school already is you get to know the kids and their normal routines and that makes it easier to take a whole class if needed. It also means you can stay on top of what classes are learning and follow that up in the lessons you prepare.

As you can probably gather I am a bit excited about where this will go. For now it is only for term 1 and 2 but hoping it works out and is extended for the rest of the year. I am not sure of who is on leave or for what but all I can do is my best and hope that I enjoy teaching again.

As far as monopolising @Faith-and-Hope you might have a little competition @Zoe7 ....... 😁
Luv n Hugzzz 💕🎶💕 ha ha love it @Kurra , how are youuuu xx

@Faith-and-Hope I see you working your way around the forum again tonight - it is nearly as good as having you here with us Hon - not long now - still super excited for the next couple of days to fly by and we can have you back.

I can imagine your are turning cartwheels after all my news also. I honestly cannot wait to talk about all this with you

Hi Hon @Faith-and-Hope

I have been doing housework today and having naps in between. Getting it done by degrees but that is still getting it done. Toby has of course been helping me and Cat has had a lovely day laying around outside on the grass.

Friend may be coming around tomorrow - been messaging again this afternoon. He will have his house on the market this week and when he sells it he will most likely travel to the mainland and he doesn't know for how long or even if he will come back to Tassie. I am okay with that as he has been very open with his plans from the beginning. He may also stay around here for a while - it is all up in the air though until he sells his house and then decides what to do next.

Going to have an early night if I can get a few more things done - would like to have most of it done today so tomorrow I can relax before work on Monday - who would have thought I would be saying that hey ...work on Monday! I am still very nervous but also excited about this new school. I definitely lack confidence in being able to do the job but I am sure once I start getting into it again that will improve. The first few weeks will be tough - both physically and mentally but you will be back so I am looking forward to bouncing things off you as I go.

I cannot wait for these couple of days to pass by so you will be back - these 2 months have flown by and I am grateful for that. You are such a massive part of my life and I really have missed you so much. I know I keep telling you that but I do want you to know how important you are to me. I actually have tears in my eyes writing this but they are happy tears. A couple more sleeps and you will be back - 2 really big things happening at once but you coming back wins

I better get something organised for dinner - a bit late for me tonight but I have been watching the end of the tennis (Davis Cup - Australia won).

@CheerBear @Former-Member hi to you both too

Hi @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @Shaz51 @Adge @CheerBear

I am back! I am uncertain if you will remember me but I used to be a part of the forums often for quite a while but left suddenly as both my physical and mental health deteriorted and I was almost murdered at some point in that timeline as well. Needless to say - things have been hectic.

I hope you all are doing well ❤

ohhhhhhh @dazedanais of course I remember you my friend