Since I last wrote, my anxiety has lifted and I am enjoying my new work more. I am managing OK with balancing it with school work and it is the right amount of busy-ness. It is just as well my new job covers fuel, as I use a quarter of a tank there and back each day, but I like the drive. The Brooke is an interesting place, slightly pretentious and an admixture of architectural styles. The house I go to is near to Mnangagwa's son's mansion. We have a chef, Victor, who whips out cupcakes every break time. Have just done a work out online with Cara my personal trainer to try burn it off but I need to try not to nibble so much. Am getting to know the kids I tutor. They are both dyslexic and one does NILD with someone else but I help with her NILD homework and rhythmic writing. At the moment I don't have any NILD students of my own.
Part of my job is to take my two students and the two younger ones to activities. I was dropping one off this week and by mistake we drove into the wrong house. Turns out the house we went to knows the family so was a little awkward but they seemed to see our mistake. On Mondays and Wednesday I do a drop off and pick up at Hellenic and get a lunch box picnic packed for me to munch on. I am seeing the other side of online learning and how it is a bit stressful for parents trying to get their kids to get through all the work set by teachers and also having resources on hand for projects suddenly sprung on them. Is quite good for me to see this for my own class. Hellenic did the #jerusalemachallenge and I am getting my class to do it too. Some are keen, some not so much. I said I can compile a video of it, hopefully haven't bitten off too much of a challenge with that.
I house sat last week in Kensington and this week I'm in Milton Park looking after the lone remaining dachshund and two new cats. I am going to try pop home just now to see my own two dogs. Having a few friends over for dinner and then lunch this weekend. Just been using Pinterest to look at recipes based on a loose idea I have planned. Went back to the Pomona Farmers' Market yesterday and again they had such lovely veggies and much cheaper than elsewhere. I love that you put everything in brown paper bags, no plastic and you have a wicker basket to fill. Definitely a fan.
Have been asked to give a 30 minute talk on depression online in October. The panel discussion I was on a month ago should be shared soon.
