Making Progress

Since I posted the latest "to do" list, I have...

• cleared out the linen closet
• tidied up my bedroom
• walked again
• blogged- including drafts of future posts
• started a shopping list
• completed and lodged my tax return
• sorted some papers (a step towards organising/ tidying the back room)
• Submitted my student reports
• watched a movie
• visited THE kids with my parents

A great start and more.

See you soon!

A different kind of Bucket List

I have been checking out online bucket lists in the last day or so.  It never ceases to amaze me what you can find on the internet!  There are bucket lists for couples, for teenage girls, teen boys, best friends and families.  There are travel bucket lists, stay at home bucket lists, bucket lists for readers, movie buffs, Potterheads and animal lovers.   

As my eye ran over the images and read the myriad of destinations, activities, life events and honourable goals, I realised something that had never occurred to me before.  It also occurred to me that the revelation that is true for me is probably true for a lot of you, too.  =D I'm about to drop some philosophy on you, ready?

While there are lots of things I would like to do, there are a whole lot of things I have already done!  In fact, many of the goals and activities that other people are placing on their bucket lists are on my "been there, done that' list.  Therefore, I am going to share my new and different Bucket List with you. Here is my list of stuff that I have done!  Stuff that other people dream about.  Stuff that I once dreamed about and thought I would never do.  Stuff that some people will never do.  Stuff that some people are planning right now.  Stuff that is pretty cool!!

Here's the plan.
Today I will share with you a few of the items on the lists I've seen.  All of which I have done.  =)

Next time, I will share some more with you- there are so many, I think it will be better to spread them out a bit- finally I will share some travel type ones with you too. 


You all know Shelly!!

 

You have met Nora!

 

They were both short vacations but they were worth it!
Just us girls!!

While I don't live with her now, me and my BFF did live in the same house for a time.
Note: we never walked around in our underwear!!

 

Please note: I sourced all the images from Pinterest.  Some of them had links to websites, some didn't. 

That's that, for now!

The Holiday To Do List.... September 2015

Another holiday comes around and so does another To Do List. 
I think I have been a little more realistic this time.  We will see. 

In a little more than two weeks I will. 

• Walk at least 6 times.
• Do my Yoga video twice
• Clean out the Linen closet
• Complete and Lodge my Tax Return
• Visit the Warra Animal Shelter to finally deliver the donations that are filling up my house.
• Catch up on the medical appointments
• Do more tidying up in the back room- this room is going to take forever to get right!
• FINISH organising my bedroom
• Spend time with THE kids.
• Catch up with some teacher friends
• Have a PJ Day
• Blog
• Set up my Teacher Folder for Term 4
• Go Shopping - clothes, storage, stationery

See, plenty to do!  Much more manageable than past lists though. 

4 days into the holidays and I can honestly say that I have already "walked" 4 times.  So first point on the list will easily be ticked off.  I have found my yoga dvd so that's a start.  I have pulled out the financial records I need to complete my tax return.  I have already spent a few hours with Miss K- which was a blast!  I made a new game for us to play and we tried some different activities to our usual line up.  I will write more about that another time.

There is more to do and even more to finish, but I got started and sometimes that is the hardest part. 

I will check in with the list at the end of the holidays so you can see how I went.  There is heaps of other things I want to share with you too, so stay tuned for that.

Felines on Film

I tried to film Shelly during our tunnel play time last week.  I got photos.  There was a lot of footage that is not very entertaining because Shelly is hiding in one of the tunnels or just sitting and staring at the toys that I am waving about under the phone. 

This experience has brought me to a conclusion or two.

1. People who have cats and put videos of them on the internet must have a lot of time on their hands!
2. These people also MUST have at least one really good friend that also has A LOT of time on their hands!
3. These people can edit their footage and add background music to pep things up.

I barely had enough time to film Shelly and I playing together and doing it alone was difficult.  I mean, it was almost impossible to hold the camera (my phone) and entice Shelly into doing something engaging enough to film.  When I positioned the camera on top of the freezer and played with Shelly, all the action ended up happening just off camera!!

Therefore, people who manage to put the entertaining videos of cats being cats, MUST have friends and great editing equipment. 

That's what I think anyway!!

Here's a few photos of Shelly enjoying play time. 



Okay, I'll count to 10 while you hide!  1, 2, 3...

See what I mean!!




 



Nearly got it!










She was mesmerised!

That's that then.
Time to go shopping!









Survival Writing: Detached!!

Last week, I started my literacy lesson with this writing prompt.

I found the image on a Writing Prompt Site which I can't locate now!  If you know who I should credit, please let me know! 
I added the red text box with the prompt questions. 

Check out my "Teacher" Example Response below.  The students were rather impressed with me.  I was too. 

DETACHED!!

SNAP! I look down and see my umbilical floating away.  The cable that keeps me attached to my ship has somehow broken! 

STRETCH! I reach out for it. Desperately, trying to swim through the emptiness of space, fumbling and grasping… nothing.  I can’t make it.  I have no control.  I stare after my lifeline as it slowly drifts further and further beyond me. 

POP! Bubbling below, the lava lake, reminds me of the greater danger.  I was photographing The Red Planet, for further research, and it’s minimal gravity was beginning to pull me in.  How am I going to get out of this one?

CLICK! CCCRRRSSSHHH! Sounds from my radio echo inside my helmet.  I flick the switch on my belt, “AAHH, We have a problem. Over.”

CCRRSSHH!  “Heh, Heh, Good One, Bill.  Hang tight, we’re coming to get you. Over.”