One Year and Over Club Part 16
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Oh Midnight ~ really glad you are OK, and you got power back. (I won't tell you that I laughed when I read that, sure sounds like something I would do! 
) Seriously, very glad you are OK!! ♥
instant ~ what an awesome post.
Amen ♥ (((hugs)))
Jeni love, yes, it does sound like something has to change.
These are a lot of hours for you to be working. And you need to sleep.
Any way YOU can take a day off? (I just know you are going to say you can't).
Sending you massive amounts of love.
Hugs for everyone!
V xx
) Seriously, very glad you are OK!! ♥instant ~ what an awesome post.
Its a good feeeling to have a sense of calm confidence balanced with a degree of humility that comes with knowing the risks.
Jeni love, yes, it does sound like something has to change.
These are a lot of hours for you to be working. And you need to sleep.
Any way YOU can take a day off? (I just know you are going to say you can't).
Sending you massive amounts of love.
Hugs for everyone!
V xx
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Sorry FBL, my fruity tablet needs actual physical links or it doesn't want to join in, but i. Sure it is lovely!
Like the queen with 2 birthdays, I have 2 mothers days, and like the queen I haven't 'earned' either! My step children were 18 and 17 when I met their dad so most their growing up was done. That said, hubby tell s me I have been a positive and constant influence on them since, and as They are the children of my heart, I take my day(s)!
Jeni, it's not about being selfish or selfless, it's about being able to do your job to the best of your ability, which does not exclude picking up the slack for someone who is either lazy or overwhelmed. I feel the school needs to get to the root of why your colleague seems to be struggling so much. As you say, tomorrow is another day, and you are only one person. Do what you can and accept that you are not superhuman, and make sure everyone else remembers that too!
Lecture over, and if you dont come moan when things get tough I really will come kick your butt! If we don't know you are overwhelmed and struggling how on earth are we meant to support you???
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers out there
To all those who would have chosen to be parents if the fates had worked differently, thank you for all the love that you send our way instead, and consider this your special day too.
Like the queen with 2 birthdays, I have 2 mothers days, and like the queen I haven't 'earned' either! My step children were 18 and 17 when I met their dad so most their growing up was done. That said, hubby tell s me I have been a positive and constant influence on them since, and as They are the children of my heart, I take my day(s)!
Jeni, it's not about being selfish or selfless, it's about being able to do your job to the best of your ability, which does not exclude picking up the slack for someone who is either lazy or overwhelmed. I feel the school needs to get to the root of why your colleague seems to be struggling so much. As you say, tomorrow is another day, and you are only one person. Do what you can and accept that you are not superhuman, and make sure everyone else remembers that too!
Lecture over, and if you dont come moan when things get tough I really will come kick your butt! If we don't know you are overwhelmed and struggling how on earth are we meant to support you???
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers out there
To all those who would have chosen to be parents if the fates had worked differently, thank you for all the love that you send our way instead, and consider this your special day too.
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Thank you V.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Sober-Overs.
My plans for the day involve getting some stuff around the house done. Then going to yoga this evening. It's been a while since I've been to my yoga class and I think I need to make it a priority to start making it there again. It really helps me to feel better in so many ways. Plus, getting out and doing something with other people is good for me considering I work at home and tend to be pretty introverted.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Sober-Overs.
My plans for the day involve getting some stuff around the house done. Then going to yoga this evening. It's been a while since I've been to my yoga class and I think I need to make it a priority to start making it there again. It really helps me to feel better in so many ways. Plus, getting out and doing something with other people is good for me considering I work at home and tend to be pretty introverted.
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Morning everyone.
My stomach is doing somersaults this morning. I've got to run the school today..the Head is out at a meeting and everyone is else is 'unavailable'. I swear I'm not grown up enough for all this responsibility...
I hope everyone has a good week. Love to all xxx
My stomach is doing somersaults this morning. I've got to run the school today..the Head is out at a meeting and everyone is else is 'unavailable'. I swear I'm not grown up enough for all this responsibility...
I hope everyone has a good week. Love to all
xxx
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hello everybody I'm erfra7 here for the first time on may 10 I turn one year.
tonight is my cake at my AA meeting little nervous.
yesterday , I have a good time went to play basketball with 2 of my sons they like the new me. compare were I was a year ago.
tonight is my cake at my AA meeting little nervous.
yesterday , I have a good time went to play basketball with 2 of my sons they like the new me. compare were I was a year ago.
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Congratulations erfra, I've see. You around the threads.
Welcome to the Overries, Itchy will stamp your card, and VC with schedule you in for your tattoo..... Oh, you didn't know about that? Don't worry, it's fairly discreet. As long as you wear sleeves... And long trousers.. Of course I'm kidding, pull up a chair.
Jeni, I keep wondering when I'm going to be 'found out' as pretending to be an adult! I hope your day goes well, I'm sure it won't be near as worrisome as you fear.
Andy that sounds idyllic, we were going to head to Vermont for some hillwalking but ended up mooching along the Charles River instead!
MB I hope you are fully recovered
VC, how is your week looking? And how are your poor sinuses?
LB, I hope it is a cooler week for you and bump
LDT, I hope you found some Zen
DG,Itchy, Drake, FBL Zipster et al, hope your Monday rolled in with a smile
Welcome to the Overries, Itchy will stamp your card, and VC with schedule you in for your tattoo..... Oh, you didn't know about that? Don't worry, it's fairly discreet. As long as you wear sleeves... And long trousers.. Of course I'm kidding, pull up a chair.
Jeni, I keep wondering when I'm going to be 'found out' as pretending to be an adult! I hope your day goes well, I'm sure it won't be near as worrisome as you fear.
Andy that sounds idyllic, we were going to head to Vermont for some hillwalking but ended up mooching along the Charles River instead!
MB I hope you are fully recovered
VC, how is your week looking? And how are your poor sinuses?
LB, I hope it is a cooler week for you and bump
LDT, I hope you found some Zen
DG,Itchy, Drake, FBL Zipster et al, hope your Monday rolled in with a smile
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Toots!
Good to hear all are doing well!
Jeni,
Congrats on being in charge, now change the schedules and do evals on your fellow "workers," you ARE in charge right? And schedule them all for your classes and approve yourself for a week long training course at a divine location where you can bring the family to share your room. I am sure you will do fine too.
Congrats Erfra! And welcome! A belated
:day :day :day
Congrats DG et al sharing milestones instead of millstones, like when we were drinking and at effect instead of at cause.
Instead,
that was nice.
I should have posted this yesterday, but I didn't think about it until today.
The most memorable Mother's day for me was an eye opener. I wrote this at that time, and it explains why I have a soft spot for those remarkable single mothers.
She Raised Me, And I Never Knew
She raised me and I never knew. It wasn't what I thought all those
years ago. I was loved, washed, instructed, hugged, bandaged,
encouraged, corrected, helped with homework, served with a cake on
birthdays, always had the right present under the tree come
Christmas.
I never knew.
I never knew that the "job" she went to each day paid for everything
we had, even to the food on the table. I never knew that raising
five boys by yourself was a chore, albeit lovingly done. I always
thought those times I heard her crying, it was because of something I
did, instead of the loneliness.
I never knew.
I never knew the sacrifice, patience, and love it took to raise even
one child, and teach it the love that life requires to be full, even
as I was filled with it.
I never knew.
I grew and had my own children and then I knew.
I knew that I could not have raised even just my two, by myself, alone.
I knew that I could only give them what I had already received, from Mom, and that
it was enough.
I knew what it cost to save for all those things and
special days.
I knew that I had been lucky enough to have been
taught about caring and sharing, and the need to help our fellow
travelers on their road too.
When Mom died I knew something else.
I knew that I had let her know everything she taught me, all in three simple words.
Just three all-important words.
I knew that she knew, and how important that
was, because I had a teacher of extraordinary love and talent, who
taught me how to say it, and mean it.
I never knew what it means to spend your first Mother's Day, without
Mom on the other end of the phone, until today. But it's OK. I have
my wife, my Mother in law, Daughter in law, Sisters in law, and my
nieces, to thank for their furthering the love and survival of all of
us.
As just one son, who now knows, Happy Mother's Day, all of you
wonderful warm ladies, who make such a difference in so many lives!
And to you Mom, wherever you may be.
I hope all of the wonderful mothers here indeed had a wonderful Mother's Day too.
Good to hear all are doing well!
Jeni,
Congrats on being in charge, now change the schedules and do evals on your fellow "workers," you ARE in charge right? And schedule them all for your classes and approve yourself for a week long training course at a divine location where you can bring the family to share your room. I am sure you will do fine too.
Congrats Erfra! And welcome! A belated
:day :day :day
Congrats DG et al sharing milestones instead of millstones, like when we were drinking and at effect instead of at cause.
Instead,
that was nice.
I should have posted this yesterday, but I didn't think about it until today.
The most memorable Mother's day for me was an eye opener. I wrote this at that time, and it explains why I have a soft spot for those remarkable single mothers.
She Raised Me, And I Never Knew
She raised me and I never knew. It wasn't what I thought all those
years ago. I was loved, washed, instructed, hugged, bandaged,
encouraged, corrected, helped with homework, served with a cake on
birthdays, always had the right present under the tree come
Christmas.
I never knew.
I never knew that the "job" she went to each day paid for everything
we had, even to the food on the table. I never knew that raising
five boys by yourself was a chore, albeit lovingly done. I always
thought those times I heard her crying, it was because of something I
did, instead of the loneliness.
I never knew.
I never knew the sacrifice, patience, and love it took to raise even
one child, and teach it the love that life requires to be full, even
as I was filled with it.
I never knew.
I grew and had my own children and then I knew.
I knew that I could not have raised even just my two, by myself, alone.
I knew that I could only give them what I had already received, from Mom, and that
it was enough.
I knew what it cost to save for all those things and
special days.
I knew that I had been lucky enough to have been
taught about caring and sharing, and the need to help our fellow
travelers on their road too.
When Mom died I knew something else.
I knew that I had let her know everything she taught me, all in three simple words.
Just three all-important words.
I knew that she knew, and how important that
was, because I had a teacher of extraordinary love and talent, who
taught me how to say it, and mean it.
I never knew what it means to spend your first Mother's Day, without
Mom on the other end of the phone, until today. But it's OK. I have
my wife, my Mother in law, Daughter in law, Sisters in law, and my
nieces, to thank for their furthering the love and survival of all of
us.
As just one son, who now knows, Happy Mother's Day, all of you
wonderful warm ladies, who make such a difference in so many lives!
And to you Mom, wherever you may be.
I hope all of the wonderful mothers here indeed had a wonderful Mother's Day too.
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Thank you for that poem Itchy, it was beautiful.
Welcome efra, good to have you with us. Please stick around as I need to type your name lots so my autocorrect stops trying to change it to 'fear'. Why does my iPad think it knows better than me????
Well yesterday was fine. Everyone was great...kept popping into my office and sharing a joke with me, and I kept reminding them that in the Head's absence I had the power to fire them We've got a fantastic, devoted, incredibly supportive staff and I sometimes forget that as my job seems to be 90% problem solving so I learn to see only the issues and not the good things. One of the troubled lads was sent to me for threatening his teacher with a spoon(!)..and he sat with me at my colleagues desk and the day just flew by.
I think with the source of my irritation gone, I felt less stressed.
But nevertheless...I feel things need to change. Not good with change, but it is in the air. I've been contacted by a guy I need to work with...seeing if I'm interested in a job at his school. It won't be til after next Christmas, but I've told him I'm interested. That seems kind of disloyal to me as I've been where I am for 12 years...but...we will see.
Have a good day everyone x
Welcome efra, good to have you with us. Please stick around as I need to type your name lots so my autocorrect stops trying to change it to 'fear'. Why does my iPad think it knows better than me????
Well yesterday was fine. Everyone was great...kept popping into my office and sharing a joke with me, and I kept reminding them that in the Head's absence I had the power to fire them
We've got a fantastic, devoted, incredibly supportive staff and I sometimes forget that as my job seems to be 90% problem solving so I learn to see only the issues and not the good things. One of the troubled lads was sent to me for threatening his teacher with a spoon(!)..and he sat with me at my colleagues desk and the day just flew by. I think with the source of my irritation gone, I felt less stressed.
But nevertheless...I feel things need to change. Not good with change, but it is in the air. I've been contacted by a guy I need to work with...seeing if I'm interested in a job at his school. It won't be til after next Christmas, but I've told him I'm interested. That seems kind of disloyal to me as I've been where I am for 12 years...but...we will see.
Have a good day everyone
x
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Terrific Jen!
I used to say that Managers are a necessary evil, they move resources around. Leaders inspire. I always found that "bosses" often forget their most awesome power. The authority to reward and provide recognition. Many are often completely at a loss as to how that can be done on their own authority. You can do that.
I used to say that Managers are a necessary evil, they move resources around. Leaders inspire. I always found that "bosses" often forget their most awesome power. The authority to reward and provide recognition. Many are often completely at a loss as to how that can be done on their own authority. You can do that.
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