Far and Away

Entering the art competition sounds like a good distraction @Faith-and-Hope

And a break from Mr too.

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@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Former-Member @Shaz51 and all passing through...

Home from psych and need a little time to relax. It was a shorter appointment today - mainly because I didn't have much to say. We did the usual paperwork (DAS) as she needs to do a reportt back to my GP. The good thong was my anxiety has significantly reduced but she is still worried about my depression. It has improved a little but there is still a long way to go - I could have told her that without filling out the form

Had 2 really lovely moments at school - one was when 5 of my kids did 'too much' work (they did today and tomorrow's Maths work) so I told them I hated them all and they thought that was really funny. Then another girl wanted to do the same and she worked through eating time and into lunch to get it done. I stayed with her and then she asked if I hated her too (with a laugh). They do have a wicked sense of humour and loved that they made more work for me

The second lovely moment was this afternoon when I had nearly all the kids on the floor with their computers (all lined up in rows - their doing not mine) and three kids helping them all do powerpoints for their work. I had very little to do but stand back and see how wonderfully helpful those kids were and how receptive the others were to their help - those are the teaching moments when you just sit back, smile and wonder at the power of learning.

Have work to do tonight (thanks to those kids who did tomorrow's group work already lol) but happy to do it. Going to well and truly overplan for tomorrow and see if they finish this time

@Former-Member Getting out for a walk is a big thing when you do not feel like doing anything - so well done you

@Former-Member Lovely that you could check in Hon - sitting with you too Hon

@Faith-and-Hope I know you are getting closer to going back west and all that entails - very much thinking of you too It will be a nice break just being with your girls for a couple of days and have that distance from Mr. Hope it gives you time to think about your art competition piece and provides you with a little inspiration.

@Shaz51 How are you traveling today my sister?

Hi @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Former-Member @Shaz51

I'm still not feeling good. Its hard to explain what is happening I just don't feel right and I am struggling with this.

I saw GP today - ordered blood test and ultrasound

I just made the fur babies dinner and they have eaten

Hope the tests show up something and you can get some help @oceangirl

I had the blood test straight away and I will phone for the ultrasound tomorrow. I just gave Milo and Kira more dinner- they told me they are fading away. The new tablet is not doing too much atm but its only been one week. I can't see myself getting out of this whole. I am just resting for the moment and that is okay. I am actually worried. But worrying does not do anything....I hope I can get some help too!!

I am glad to hear that you improving and your anxiety is reducing for you. I do hope you depression improves too for you. Its great see you're taking care of yourself...

@Zoe7

I hope you get some answers soon too @oceangirl 💕

I love hearing about your day @Zoe7, as I think everyone here does. I am glad you have been able manage it all today.

I have ditched my homework for tonight and am just working on the competition stuff for now. If it works out the way I want I will get back to assignments afterwards.

I love writing about it here too @Faith-and-Hope - it is nice to be able to share those lovely moments after so many negatives over the past few years. I really do like these kids and every day a new one will pop up and surprise me. Both yesterday and today there were two different kids that began cleaning up without even being asked and that melted my heart - both of course I singled out as a really positive contribution to the class and that made them smile too ...nothing like having kids smile and enjoying their day at school - love that

I hope you get this competition stuff well underway tonight Hon - you need this time to yourself and for yourself. It has been so hard for you lately and a little you time is much needed. Can you give me any hints on what you are working on? Would love to be there with you to see what you are doing and just sit with you for the company Will you have time back west to meet up with some friends? I know it is going to be super busy for you but you also need that outlet to chat with those close to you too

Packing up our life over there wasn’t just about the boxes @Zoe7, so I will be catching up with friends in the course of getting a few more things sorted into the order ...... things I wasn’t going to have time for at all, and now I do.

The boxes issue isn’t over, and I heard yesterday that they won’t all be going to storage, but at least there is no (totally) unrealistic timeframe placed over the sorting of those ones (for now) ..... so on we go .... 🙁

The artwork is a mixed media project, but I am working in Photoshop to sort out what I want to do, blending artwork I have already done to come up with this collage. I am starting to apply all the learning tools they have been giving us in my course.

This course has been amazing for you Hon - so lovely to hear you are applying what you have learnt to produce this piece. It is wonderful when we find more we can work with and apply that to new works. I have been googling butterfly making this evening and have found a really simple origami butterfly that the kids could easily do - it is part of their life cycles work so should be a bit of fun to construct. I have a parent coming in on Friday morning to help so she can take a small group at a time to work on them.

I am super happy to hear you will be catching up with friends - not so happy that there are boxes not going into storage but at least the time line for them to be sorted is not crammed into a few days - will make it a little less stressful but still hard to go through. Very much feeling for you with all this and understanding that it is not just about the boxes but the memories and emotions mixed in with it all too.

...and then there are the other ties/relationships you have mixed up in all this moving/selling/packing/sorting too @Faith-and-Hope It is not simply about selling and moving - it is about what you have to leave behind in a lifetime that you have built up - and those close friendships/relationships that mean so much to you. It is also about your support network being in one city while you are in another - I hate that you are so alone in all this but glad that you will see some friends you can talk to while you are there