July
190 Monday Email due today to hear if I've got an interview for year leader at the school where I'm currently employed. My stomach was in a knot all day. Nothing to lose, I'm leaving otherwise as my contract end in August. I was hopeful of an interview at least, as I'd had one for the same role at a different school earlier on in the year. Home from work and straight onto a zoom training call. Then an hours kip, got a migraine coming. Evening spent watching TV and blogging.
191 Tuesday Sports day postponed due to the weather, so I was able to catch up with some Autism assessments, before my job comes to an end. Into town after work for coffee with a friend and home to chill.
192 Wednesday Coffee after work with a friend. Peter has been working hard in the garden on the new raised beds. One in, just the water butt for the shed to put in the place and the second bed to build. He's building them using old scaffolding planks.
193 Thursday A few things going on today. 7 years since my father died. 7 years since I met my wonderful friend Kath, who hugged me that night as I broke the news on the phone to Peter and 3 of our sons. She was a total stranger to us at that point. Then 3 years ago, our neighbour had a little girl, so something else nice to celebrate and after work I popped next door with her birthday gift. I also spent the morning in Hereford having a skin biopsy to confirm the type of cancer I have on my leg to ensure I get the right treatment so a bit of an up and down day.
194 Friday It's been a long wait, but I finally got the news I've been waiting for, I've been given the opportunity to interview for year leader at the school I work at on Tuesday next week. I'm confident that I'll do my very best. It's been a long time since I've held a position like this, but if I don't try, I'll never know. Evening spent watching the TV, chilling out and a bit of a tidy round.
195 Saturday Headed off early for Newport to meet Rosie and Simon our twitter friends who we've met many times over the past 14 years for coffee. We then did a bit of shopping then over to Cwmbran to meet my nephew, his partner and our great niece who is now 9 months old. We've not seen her since she was a couple of weeks old. Next stop was a camp site for the night. We had electricity but no toilet or shower facilities, so the ports potty had its first outing. It was simple and easy to use and clean afterwards.
196 Sunday we slept in till 8am, the benefit of staying in a field in the middle of nowhere. Packed up and off to a friends for breakfast and a catch up. Stopped in Monmouth for coffee, then home to unpack and stick a load of washing on. I popped out for coffee with friends, then home to work on my presentation for Tuesday. We had dinner and watched the football, then off to bed.
Books read this week: 0
Words written towards book: 0
Clothes bought: 0
On the blog this week: Migraines and Medication
What's made me happy this week:
Camping and the first of the raised beds is in.
Sending love and hugs. It is wonderful that you have met such a wonderful, supportive friend through the sadness of losing your dad.
ReplyDeleteAhh! I am so pleased you have got the interview for the year leader job at school. Wishing you the best of luck.
Saturday sounds like such a lovely day, well apart from having to use the porta potty. lol It doesn't sound too bad.
Well done to Peter with the raised bed, it looks fab! x
the ports potty wasn't too bad, the logistics of using it in the van were tricky though
DeleteSounds like there's been some tough moments this week. Well done on getting that interview, and fingers crossed your interview goes well and you get offered the job.
ReplyDeletethank you, it's been a mixed week
DeleteI’m so glad you’ve got the opportunity to interview for the job position at school – good luck with the interview. I can imagine the anniversary of your father’s death was a very up and down day – how lovely that Kath was there for you that day and became a friend. How lovely to visit your great-niece. #project365
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking I won't mark the anniversary as it's still raw but then as the day goes on, I think more and more about my father and focus on the positives of the day
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