A working week

This week I was focussed totally on getting organised for going to Thailand. This meant getting those lectures finished and ready for Andrew to deliver in my stead. That is a rather challenging situation because your lectures are so personal and you know what you will add or do in the class to make it interesting, so having to set up,for some one else's delivery is rather more time consuming. To be honest I feel a trifle anxious too. Is it good enough? Well too bad I did get them finished after three solid days and my wrists are aching from sitting at the desk and computer. It is quite obviously not an ergonomic set up.

It was with great relief I finally posted the work to the student learning system and to Andrew. I have now got marking to do too. Ugh! assignments are due but they will have to wait till I return. I am constantly chasing my tail but so what is new. I am not letting it bother me. 

Swimming lessons with Ziggy are a hoot and turning quite social with post class interaction with the other kids and parents. It is quite tiring though. Today the poor little mite fell asleep on the way home. I was tempted to keep driving but I thought he probably should go to sleep in his bed. BIG mistake. He has done nothing but tell stories out loud to himself for nearly and hour and I wanted him to have a good sleep before we went to play with Abby today.  little people aren't always so predictable.

I gave blood this week too because I will have to wait another four months otherwise and I have missed my usual donations due to travel last year. I have made 60 whole blood donations so far. Because I am 0- they like the whole blood. I think of it as my community service.

When I get back there will be a break from art classes which will free me up for some writing time and time to do a proper budget. Now I am really relying on my super I need to be more  aware. It has been an expensive few months this year so far and I may want to take on more work albeit reluctantly if I want to rebuild my liquid cash balances. It is not that urgent but I have never really done a proper budget which is disgraceful. I can't put it off any longer.

I frequently long for the walking road. My foot is not entirely healed but I would love to be walking again. Not necessarily weeks but a few days would be divine. I am feeling more inclined to just take myself off somewhere. Everyone seems to be as busy as me and so it is hard to get common times together for walking. 

I am off to Thailand, Koh Samui tomorrow for the wedding then a few days in Malaysia and home. It will be fun I am sure, though there doesn't seem much to do but lounge  by the beach. Not exactly a hardship. My hairdresser tried paddle boarding while he was there so I hope they have that at the resort. 

The mother of the bride is rather anxious, understandedly, so I will have to keep a close eye on her to help her enjoy the occasion. After all the kids chose the place for their wedding and. Had the resort do most of the planning with them.  I am sure it will be fine. If it rains it rains and we get wet or go inside. The main thing is they just get married.

 Ziggy playing at the new children's park which has fountains that the kids can play amongst. He got very wet.