Take Each Day By Day

I have been meaning to write a few blogs on how to stay sane during the busy school marking season, or end of year traditions to try and implement but needless to say that I needed to take my own advice as I was snowed under with work. My new tradition became falling asleep in front of TV Friday night, as I was exhausted from a busy week at school. Throw in Christmas, my son’s birthday, graduation and a hernia operation (my sons not mine again)  term four was pretty full on. So in light of any words of wisdom, I think I will just do a top 3 of 2017. On a side note, I was looking through my memories on Facebook and it's interesting to see that I declared 2014 and 2015 as rough years and hoped for better. Can't say that 2017 was any better but I am really confident with the changes we have made this year that 2018 will be a better year Top 3 1) Promotion at work. I work in such a small school that promotions rarely become available and it was exciting that a...

Ok not really, that is a little dramatic but it did occur to me recently that I have referenced my husband's PTSD several times without actually addressing it directly.  So rather than put words in his mouth, or in this case type my own ideas on things (that can be a whole separate post...) here are his words directly. Hope they clear up a bit more of the journey we are on and help anyone out there who is suffering. His background is a sad but all too familiar one of giving his life up to serve and help others. Entering a job whilst practically a baby and although he smashed it and was a success in terms of patient treatment and team player the demons he was already exposed to took advantage of the horrors that we only hear or read about.  Here is his most recent post from his facebook page Racing REHAB. "Mental Health awareness is front row and centre at the moment and I can safely say that if you are struggling mentally in Australia there is so much help...