Pinterest - my happy place!

Paris Pinterest - source unknown

I am just loving  Pinterest at the moment. I have realised just how much of a visual person that I am. 

Lately, after an evening of study before I go to bed or just sitting on the couch relaxing I have been known to pull out the iPad and pin away. (Awesome procrastination activity if you're looking for one - I have an excellent repertoire!)

I am pretty happy with my Pinterest boards at the moment and am using them a lot more for educational ideas too for school!

I thought I'd share some of my favourite travel pins today!

This is the link to my page! http://pinterest.com/mezzie/boards/

Enjoy my happy place! : )      

Venice! Pinterest via http://500px.com/photo/7515366

Rome via Pinterest guabineando.tumblr.

Florence Pinterest - Image by Brenda Tharp http://500px.com/photo/6956617

Pinterest - I took this one in Byron Bay last year : ) 

What's next?

Helllooooooo!!!! I realised today that it has been about 3 months since I posted on this blog...3 months!!
I can't  tell you how much I have missed it. How much I have missed my regular life! As most of you know, I have been studying full time; completing an intensive Post Graduate Diploma of Primary School Teaching. I started on November 12th 2012 and I have 7 WEEKS TO GO!

I have to be honest.  If I knew then what I know now, I don't know if I would have undertaken all of this. It has been really, really hard. I have been constantly out of my comfort zone.  I have pretty much studied day and night and just about all weekends and what little free time I have had I have tried to spend with my children and husband. I have apologised to all my friends for being absent and the worst friend ever. They have been amazing and understood. I have been blessed with the most amazing husband, mother and in laws who have given me the most unbelievable support for which I can never repay. Thank you.  

The bugger about intensive study is that there isn't much time to reflect on what you've learnt.  The one thing I do know for certain is the I have learnt a bucket load. I have learnt a lot about how children learn best, about how different children are, about how all children deserve to be their own personal best, about patience, about resilience and about determination. I wish in a way that I had written more about this journey but I just couldn't seem to fit it in. I hope to reflect more and share more as I get through the last of my hurdles of assignments and rounds.

I wonder whether "Back in G Town" is still right for me and if I need a new path; a new blog? I wonder about a lot of things. What will I do next after these hurdles? What will I do when the busyness stops?

Do you ever stop and wonder about what's next?

Pic via pinterest http://raspberrytart.tumblr.

       

1/52 - A Portrait a Week



New haircuts!



From two of my favourite blogging friends, I found out about this project from Che and Fidel - "52  A Portrait A Week" -  "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

I love this idea and I loved seeing my two friends' beautiful pictures today.

You can see them too. Just click here for Miss Mandy's from A Little Space Like Home and click here for Natasha's at Little Love: Home of the Small.

Time goes way too fast and I love the idea of having this to look back on. Now I know I won't have time to do this all the time but whenever I do, it will be worth it.

Eastern Beach Pool

We haven't had a lot of time these school holidays to do a lot of stuff. Last year we made a list and smashed it! This summer is more low key. As I am studying full time I am grabbing every spare moment to have some fun with the kids. Last week, we headed to the pool at Eastern Beach. It was a gorgeous day, the kids LOVED it, and (apart from the hot chips and icypoles) it was free. You should totes check it out!



Linking up this week with Mandy from A Little Space Like Home for Sentimental Summer and Trish from My Little Drummer Boys, for Wordless Wednesday!