On Saturday the removalists will come and take all Andy’s stuff to his new home in Tasmania. He has spent this week dismantling and packing it all up. It’s been challenging for me to be honest having everything around reminding me. I have missed him.
I am lucky I am back at school because letting go of someone […]

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Today Mars went forward again after being retrograde since mid-November. If things have felt a little stagnant or lacking action, they should begin to change. It will recover the ground it has been over twice now before moving on though.
Mercury yesterday went retrograde, so be aware communications could be complicated or stalled.
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I’m ready to go. I look forward to seeing my friends, meeting new students and reconnecting with ones I’ve taught before. I’m both excited and apprehensive about my new roles(the mosaics more so than the year 9 co-ordinating if the truth be known).  The students won’t be in today, so we have a day to […]

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No, I’m not going to BDO. I have just farewelled 4 young people off on the bus. It was interesting to see the variety of attire and hear the discussions about ‘what to wear’ that had taken place. The son, an old hand was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, with runners. When questioned about the […]

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Laurie from Midlife - A Journey has tagged me for this meme.
I am feeling a bit lazy today, since it is my last day of holidays. So I am going to link to my previous effort at this meme: 7 Weird/Random Facts About Me. I expect that in the 6 weeks since I did this meme, […]

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Paulo Coelho has made this ebook available. He is the author of many of my favourite books, such as ‘The Witch of Portobello’, ‘The Zahir’, ‘Eleven Minutes’ and a classic favourite, ‘The Alchemist’.
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I’ve had a busy couple of days. I was back in the city yesterday and stayed last night. I visited my daughter today and enjoyed spending a few hours with her. Then it was out to the airport to collect Andy. He’s back to collect his stuff, now that the move to Tassie is permanent. […]

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One of my heroes for the past 12 years has been ‘Bucky’. I heard a very moving story about Bucky at a course I once attended called ‘Money and You’ in 1992, and promptly went out and read his book ‘Critical Path’. It was life-changing. I was told it was really hard to read because […]

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In preparing for your kids to go back to school, as well as getting the ’stuff’ organised, have a think about their sleeping patterns. Make sure they get enough sleep. Start now, getting them into a routine for going back to school and getting up early. Make appointments for them at 9.00!
My nana used to […]

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Last year, in the last week of school I had my classes write a report on my performance for the year. I like to get students feedback about what their favourite topics or lessons were and if there is anything they think I can do to improve my performance as a teacher. In the rush […]

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