Just checking in.

[Former-Member]

@oceangirl I cant believe I forgot to ask about Kira. My baby is curled up to me snoring at the moment. He turned 4 at the end of January. He has become a real family dog now which is great and is much more affectionate with my kids. He used to be just my dog but now really looks for them and shares his love. Come night time though he has to be with me still, touching me to sleep. 

i had to give up tafe 😳 again. I'm supposed to be going back in July but I'd need to be better than this. Some days I think I'm kidding myself that I can do this. 

Im glad you are following things through from the hospital. I think I read you have a new specialist now too I think. Hopefully the enjoyment will come back. I know I have to do more things just because they are good for me. 

Thanking you for your good vibes and sends them some back to you. 💜🤗

[Owlunar]

Hi @Former-Member

I'm sorry you have had to give up TAFE again this year - it must be discouraging for you

I haven't been in touch so much lately - I am catching up now the weather is getting bleak - but I know you battle a lot without telling us all about it - I am aware

I hope you can get back in July - keep trying - it works very well for you when you are well

All the best with that

Dec

[Former-Member]

Thanks @Owlunar,

I know I really do enjoy TAFE when I'm there. Oh well. I'll just have to see what happens from here. 

 I heard you love Autumn, it my favourite season too and this year it's been lovely Autumn weather. I just need to get out in it a bit more I think. I hope you've got to enjoy some of it too. The leaves are all turning here so I think I need to go for a drive and see some of it.

I hope today is an ok day for you.

take good care of you 💜🤗💐

[Former-Member]

Thank you kindly @Former-Member,

Still waiting for the image to come through but about to run out of iPad charge so I'll see it soon.

I hope your day is kind to you too 💜🤗💐

[Owlunar]

Hi @Former-Member

I do like autumn but when it turns cold I find I am not a happy camper

Right now I am starting to chop some vegies to make some soup and I think a hot bath might make me feel warmer - maybe even better

Yes - I know you enjoy your classes when you are at TAFE - I know you have all sorts of battles with yourself that you don't share that much about - I guess it's a balancing act for you

It took me 12 years to do a four year university course - I don't talk much about the details but there are a lot of deferments and special considerations in there - my life was a shambles through those years and my studying kept me together - but sometimes the wheels fell off

Even my year's study at TAFE has holes in it - I was supposed to do the course in one semester but it took a whole year -

I think I understand - and I will support your efforts all I can and I do understand

Dec

[Faith-and-Hope]

My cousin took years to finish her course @Former-Member .... about 10 years I think .... she had had life struggles, a lot of them, but she just kept plugging away until she got there, and had been working in the field for around 12 years now, and loving it. She is older than me, so it was splatter in life choice, but it helps to show that we have several life stages, and can change our direction for any of them .....

🤗💜

[Former-Member]

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope, @Owlunar
You do realise I'd be retiring age if I take 10 years 😘 But the sentiment or story isn't lost on me.
💜🤗

[Former-Member]

Hi @Former-Member 😘 🌼 🐱 🌷
I'm well - well, I'm well but stressing over lots of stuff. I've just been stressing about the DID and I've also been to get some cognitive testing done recently that I don't think has gone too well - they asked for permission to speak to my psych and gp. I'm so scared I have dementia. I know I probably don't, it's just that my brain doesn't work as well as it used to and it's so important to me. Sigh.
Briar has been lovely, as have a few others. I think I'm getting better with the idea of DID - if I do have it, it's not something new, so whatever it is, I've been coping with it for years. So I'll be able to continue to cope easily enough.
I'm still working 😊 - got a 3 month contract extension, which is good. Very good.
Uni is hard, but that's okay.
Yay for Science!

How have you been? I've not been reading much lately, so I've seen you pop up, but I don't know how you've been doing? I hope you are well.

[Owlunar]

I was 50 when I graduated @Former-Member and thought I would study Teaching Adult Education and did the course at TAFE and started teaching - but in 1995 I hurt my back and was forced into early retirement

But all the study I had done had become habitual so now I still study alone - which means I only do what I want to, read what I choose to, and there are no exams or essays

So what ever we learn - it can serve us for the rest of our lives

Just keep plodding along - it's amazing what can become a habit if we keep at it

And I always wish you the best about it

Dec

[Bimby2]

Hi @Owlunar couldn't help noticing your later, mature years for study as I did the same myself with TAFE and then later as a uni external student graduating in both after 12 years of study. Knowledge is never any load to carry so @Former-Member go for it - you're worth it. See it as being a payoff for mature age study. With very best wishes from Bimby2