March 2022 In Hindsight
What a shit show the month of March was.
War in Ukraine. A country I haven’t been yet but I have friends that live in Kiev that I worry for.
The rain never gave us a break in Sydney. School was closed for four days, yet those of us who could go in, did. Programs were a mess. Activities had to be cancelled. Recess and lunch was inside. Kids are not meant to be in the classroom all day and I am definitely not meant to be in a classroom with kids all day. I was stressed, overwhelmed and craving my own space. I did enjoy my classes I had though; a Year Three for two weeks, Year Six and a Kindy class for a week each. They were good kids and I enjoyed getting stuck into a program and actually teaching.
Listened to -
* Real, Raw and Relatable Podcast with Kat John
* Happier with Gretchin Rubin
* The School Of Greatness Podcast
Read -
* Here In The After by Marion Frith
* The Forgotten Letters Of Esther Durrant by Kayle Nuna
* This Is Me by Julie Adams
* Don’t Speak by A.J. Park
* Blueback by Tim Winton
Splurged on -
* nothing! Saved big
Watching -
* Total Teacher Transformation Video Series
* Living From The Heart with Scott Schwenk - 10 day meditation course
Went to -
* the Bay Run with two daughters of a friend
* stayed at Pier One for a night out in the city. Was amazing!
* took my boyfriends mum out for dinner as her kitchen is being renovated
* visit my godfather whom I haven’t seen in over a year due to the pandemic
* my boyfriends mums house and pressure washed and cleaned her outside pergola after she mentioned she was going to pay someone to do it. That I can’t handle when she has kids that could help her out so I took it upon myself to do it
Booked -
* skin check up for May
Cooked -
* Shepherds Pie, Tomato and Celery Soup, Seafood Paella
What's new -
* Home improvements - back driveway got cleared out with bobcat. Now just to wait for it to dry out for granite to go on top. Got quote for glass for back verandah. Pulled the passion fruit vine out as it was slowly dying. My boyfriends booked in 11 days off over Easter so hopefully more will be done in April.
* Had school photos at school
Looking for -
* new mattress for our bed, gratitude journal, floor lamp in white
Sold -
* hens bits and pieces, vaccum bags
Started -
* using up all the food in the pantry rather than buying more
Attempting to -
* write in my gratitude journal every day and journal with my intuition
How was your March? How did you cope with everything life threw at us? We would love to hear your thoughts. Please feel welcome to join the conversation and leave a comment below.
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