Far and Away

I appreciate your concern @Maggie but I am okay. Drinking more so I don't get dehydrated again and feeling good about getting it all done. Finished one side of the mat so one to go - it's fiddly but good to do it with more natural light. Will get stuck into the rest after the cricket and I promise I will stop if I am too tired. I do suspect I will crash for a few days when it is all done but that is okay too - will allow myself to rest then 👍

Oh @Shaz51 if you need to sleep then do that my sister - take care of yourself

Hey @Pingu This is where I 'live' the most. It started out as a travel thread for our wonderful @Faith-and-Hope to share her travels with us and stay conneted whilst she was overseas. Now there is no access to posting on the forum outside of Australia but she can still read along. Presently she is overseas again (and I really, really miss her) but she should be back with us soon. There are many others who read here and occasionally post so it is a good place to introduce you to some people and for you to get to know us a little more.

Although this is a social thread by title it is also a place we support each other through whatever is happening. The last few weeks I have been updating everyone on my massive clean up at home ...nearly there 😁 I go back to work in a week and a half and it will be good to have my house sorted and clean. A little background as to why this is happening - I moved schools a year ago and had to store all my school stuff at my house as my role was not in the classroom and therefore nowhere to put everything. So my spare room is filled with boxes and boxes of school stuff - games, resources, art and craft things, cooking stuff, etc. It was literally dumped into boxes for me to collect (as I was on sick leave at the time) so I have had to sort through it all. It has been a massive job but I am nearly there.

@Maggie @Shaz51 @Sans911 @Former-Member @Appleblossom @Snowie @MDT @utopia @CheerBear @Adge and others who visit this thread ... meet @Pingu

Hello and Hugs @Pingu

lovely to see you again xoxo

Honestly expected @Faith-and-Hope to be back by now @Pingu so I am hanging on every day waiting for her

Where would you like to go on your travels?

I have been to both the North and South islands of NZ but spent most time in the South island. It is incredibly beautiful and I would love to go back one day @Pingu

I have not been to North Queensland or Darwin either but is definitely on my list to do so one day. Travelled around a lot of the rest of Australia at different times but love my home state of Tassie the most/ We have everything we need here

Antarctica is an amazing place and I believe that there will be much more access to it for tourists in the future ...but that also saddens me because if it is not done properly then the degredation off the area is almost certain. I hope that does not happen though.

A couple of years ago I never thought I would return to work either but this year I am going back full-time - so it is possible. I hope you can get back to work too.

It is a struggle not doing the things we used to be able to do but there is always hope - many, many people here held out hope for me when I could not see any myself so I will hold onto that hope for you now too

I am getting really tired so will need to head off @Pingu (love your avatar btw) Would love to chat more but can barely keep my eyes open tonight. I'll catch up with you sometime tomorrow though and we can chat more about what you are struggling with ...and anything else you want to chat about. Great to have you here with us

Hey @Zoe7 good job, well done! Sounds like you can see the light at the end by this stage. I'm sure you will be able to focus better in your new job with all the sorting and culling at home taken care of. Thanks for keeping me in the loop - I haven't a lot to say at the moment, but enjoy following your thread.

Hi and welcome from me too @Pingu good to see you finding your way around.

Hi also to @Sans911 @MDT @Maggie @Faith-and-Hope and anyone else who pops in here.

Hope today has started gently and goes according to plan for all.

Take care x