Everything That Happened Between 4 Nov & 27 Nov

In one long post, or to be more Shakespearean, in "one fell swoop", I am going to update all that has been happening in my life. Because, yes I really DO think you are interested :)

The most important event was that I celebrated my 54th birthday! I think Facebook is the greatest invention of the 21st century because thanks to FB, I had a record number of more than 80 people wish me a happy birthday this year :) Coming on top of the fact that this year my birthday fell on a public holiday, it made me feel like the world had stopped to celebrate my birthday ;)

J made sure I had a very happy birthday and I loved how my dear kawan swooped silently to our brunch venue and left me flowers and a lovely gift package...

Pink themed flowers & 'wellness' present from my kawan

 Brunch with mimosas at Graze, Rochester Park

Tea with my dear JI Mamis

Sangria & tapas at Villa Enrique, Dempsey Hill

The flowers from my kawan and the JI Mamis

Dinner at Chili's with my spiritual children Johnson, Yvonne & Freya

And thus ended my birthday...

Since then I have been busy visiting schools. As part of a work project that I'm involved in, I visited 2 secondary school and 3 primary schools before the schools closed for the year. It was a lot more fun than I had thought. I especially enjoyed interviewing the students :) And I felt the pull of school again. As the year draws to a close, I look back and I still wonder what is the plan God has for me. Talking to the students came so easy and no matter whether they were the high ability pupils or the low ability pupils, pitching the conversation was almost instinctive. I realise afresh how much I miss teaching. Running workshops for teachers just doesn't give me the same buzz.

I have settled at work and am not chafing as much as I did at the beginning of the year, but there is still a yearning in me to get back into a classroom. I have learnt so much during the last 8 years that I have been away from school and I'm itching to try things out in my very own classroom. Yet as each year passes I seem to move further and further away. 

Insane Life

I miss writing in my blog. I can't believe I didn't even write on my blog's birthday this year. It's November and I haven't written in the whole of October. I am unbelievably busy at work, my every weekday evening is filled with one commitment or another, the weekends come and go. I am sleeping badly. Unread books sit in a precarious pile by my bed. I had a close call with an unpaid credit card bill last month. My life has been revolving around work so much this year that I find little inclination to get online at the end of the day. I find it hard to call anyone or email - I still haven't sent Rachel a gift for her baby who is no longer 'newborn'. I just veg out in front of the tv. If I had not engaged a personal trainer this year, I'm sure I would be a round ball of chocolate. And I can write this now because I'm stealing time from my quiet time with God. There are 2 Varas - one goes to work, does what needs to be done and fills the day; one sits waiting for a saner life.