It’s March and a lot has happened in little Old Aotearoa New Zealand. For the last two years we had managed Covid 19 really well but with omicron it was almost too much to try and control so now it is here and we’re all tired and trying to figure out how to carry on…
A case of the puppy blues
I’ve been adjusting to life as a dog owner. I definitely had a case of the puppy blues – no matter how prepared you are to have a dog you cannot guess how you are going to react when you finally get the dog. In my case the puppy blues was more a mourning of…
And just like that – it’s summer again
I struggled a lot this year. Both mentally and physically. I feel like this was one of my hardest years ever but I hope I also have some stories that come out of this to remind me of what I can do. The year started off with a tsunami warning and we had to evacuate…
Why my mum is stronger than me.
On the 13th of November my mum had her left leg amputated. Prior to that 2020 had already thrown us so many curveballs that I almost wasn’t surprised. I should also mention that it was Friday the 13th when she had her leg amputated. It also saved her life. It gave her life. ( When…
Currently Thursday 9th April
So we are now two weeks into our lockdown…keeping in our bubbles. Which means I have been talking to my cat as if he were a real person. It also means that I have been dancing around my house and re-enacting film scenes with said cat…which, let’s face it, isn’t that different from what I’d…
Be Kind – It's a Confusing Time
Note: I am not an expert nor a professional. I have linked to some places that might help you sift through some of the information that is being spread around. Also, most of these sites will be New Zealand focused as that where I live. I, like so many other people at this time, am…
The “B” word… (busy)
Last year I realised (and was told several times) that I was always busy. Every time someone asked how I was going I was quick to respond with busy – but I realised that busy, for me, was synonymous with stressed. I found that was I was doing a lot stuff that was really not…
I Created A Bookstagram…
I am a reader. I’ve always been a reader. Yet, since I have become a teacher I feel that I haven’t been reading for pleasure as much as I used to. Sure, I read heaps of essays and educational related material but I don’t always read simply for the joy of finding new friends in…
Summer Bucket List
It is finally the summer holidays. School finished for me two days ago. This means that Christmas is just around the corner. The beaches and lakes are ready and teachers are taking their first proper breaths since term three. It also means that I suddenly have weird amounts of time on my hands which is…
Small Changes Mini Goals
Change is scary. No matter how much I pretend that change is easy it really isn’t. There is a a heavy aspect of fear that hovers around change. Most of this fear revolves around how others view you and how you think you are viewed by others. It’s complicated. But change is important for many…
Coffey and Paperclips 