Monthly Archives: February 2019

…taking a deep breath!

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Its been quite a long and stressful week. February & March is always the most hectic time for me at work – long hours, lots of upset & distressed clients and an inbox that fills as fast as I can empty it. So Monday morning I arrived to find the building I work in completely flooded – and this is not the first time its happened but its the first time its happened at the start of the year.

So its been a very chaotic week, no access to files, no suitable workplace and lots of frustration – not to mention that my office stinks and is going mouldy as we speak.  Our organisation has had huge funding cuts and staff cuts in the thousands over recent years so its difficult to get anything done fast.

This week has been lots of counting to 10… lots of ‘slow down and take a deep breath’ moments …

I’m so glad I booked some leave in a few weeks!

I was going to post some photos of my sewing & crotchet this morning but I have lost my phone – hopefully it turns up soon.

And on a more positive note I’ve decided I’m going to work through ‘The Artists Way’ book – a 12 week, reflective process to help creativity.  It will be my little escape from the day to day stuff as I feel I’m just getting sucked into work drama at the moment. So if anyone want to join me I’m going to start this weekend – will post more about it then.

Bring on the weekend!

a progress report, sort of!

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The last few weeks I’ve taken a bit of a break from being online as much as usual. I’ve just been in a bit of a funk about work- another good colleague I have worked with for many years is leaving & someone else quit on the spot 2 weeks ago. I’m skipping my usual first of the month update format this month for a general chit chat.

 I’ve been cheering myself up by working on my fabric & yarn stash, doing a lot of sewing & crotchet for my charity groups. My sewing room had gotten in quite a mess in the last 2 years. I had boxes all over the floor and stacked up on the desk.

After three weeks working on it, I now have the floor almost fully cleared and the desk stacks are about half as big as they were. I have sent several parcels off to my charities with tote bags, baby rugs, kids blankets, stuffed toys and childrens clothes. I’m aiming at sending a parcel every two weeks until I’ve restored order. I really love sewing and its my stress relief so its been good for me to get back to it. I have also started a Sarah Fielke BOM as well so I can get better at hand applique. Honestly, when I retire I’ll be sewing everyday!

On the finance side we’ve made some good progress!  Our mortgage is now at $128,992.  Our retirement funds have hit $404,808.

One decision I have made about work is to take leave a bit more often. I had been saving my leave for when I resign but I think I need more frequent breaks to stay there for longer, so I have taken a week off next month and I’m going to use that time to finish the decluttering and maybe even get the painting started.

I’ve also been walking three days a week which just is a great way to start the day.

So thats my update for mid Feb.  1448 days to go!