It has been far too long since I managed to get here and put fingertips to keyboard. To say that life has been active is somewhat of an understatement! I deliberately didn't say "busy" as I have removed that word from my vocabulary. It has such negative connotations and holds stress in its double syllable - "busy" feels like you are imposed upon and your busy-ness is outside your control. Strangely, the synonymous "active" has a much nicer feel to it. Active is a choice, and it is a good thing. An active lifestyle is good for you, and keeps you well and healthy.
So I revel in my active life, and thank my lucky stars every day that as well as a probationary superwoman I am also the Queen of Logistics, which means I can fit everything in to each day.
I am teaching full time this year with a class of Y5 - 8 students. My school is a small rural one, so in addition to classroom teaching we all muck in and do all the things that need to be done -duties, clearing up, sink unblocking, chicken feeding and so on.
I am also still running my education business, which is growing slowly but surely, and I've been running workshops from Levin to Waiouru, and from Palmerston North to Hawera (and all points in between). We've held sessions for Teacher Aides, classroom teachers, management teams and PRTs (provisionally registered teachers, who are in their first 2 year of teaching). It has been so much fun, and it makes me feel great to spread enthusiasm and ideas through these sessions with school staff. I feel like I can make a real difference to more children in classrooms if I can help to upskill the staff that work with them.
In addition to teaching and teacher-training, I have also been working in my husband's business helping out with his paperwork and planning, as well as photographing the behind-the-scenes shots on some of his jobs.
I have also been studying with Massey University as part of my training to be a maths support teacher... so 2 university papers over the last 2 years, and an A- for last year's work. I really enjoyed being involved with a university again, and loved the access to their library. My one grizzle was that I didn't have the time to do the reading around the subject that I wanted to... and that my university library access has ended now that my papers are finished. But hey, on reflection I didn't do too badly and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of being a student again.
So in 2015 I intend to do a lot more blogging and writing, now that I'm not doing 60 hours of reading for each essay I have to write. After all, that's a lot of "free time" I'll have now, and I can't stand to be idle.
I'd much rather be active.
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