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DappledPosted on Thu 21 February 2008 at 08:15During the C&R training the other day, I managed to get my upper arm pinched between the instructor and another member of the course. It now looks dappled!! Bastards!! I have a big bruise in the middle with lots of little ones radiating out from it. Put that together with the numerous little bruises all over my arms and I look like a sodding leopard……..But the course itself was really good. I spoke to the co-ordinator about becoming a trainer and he sounded quite receptive as they have only 1 woman trainer. I think it gives female staff confidence in their own abilities and strengths to be taught by another woman – well, it does me anyway. I’m not tall or particularly heavy at the moment but once I get a hold, I don’t tend to let go!! They will be recruiting at the end of March and he told me to hand in my CV, so I rather think I will!! The course finished early yesterday, so I raced home and managed an hour on the beach at Plimmerton before getting the girl from school. The weather is still beautiful and it was like a stolen hour: an unexpected gift; a simple pleasure. It’s not the most fantastic beach in New Zealand but I still find joy in going there. To be able to jump in the car and be there in 4 minutes without having to plan it like a military operation is great. As I have stated many times before, being by the sea is good for the soul. I sat on my little blanket on the sand, book in hand and felt so good about life. I think sometimes we miss out on the simple stuff like that. We get so caught up in the daily grind and the stress of bills, work, finances etc that it is difficult to take the time to sit back and appreciate what we have. The sun was beating down and the beach was empty apart from me. The tide was coming in and the lapping of the waves was mesmerising. It replenished me. I left there feeling ready to shoulder my burdens again. We went to a school barbeque yesterday. Met up with some of the other parents and expats and it was such a beautiful evening weatherwise. I found it strange though that a school ‘do’ should be selling alcohol. It appears to be the done thing here. My phone rang earlier and I was very surprised (and delighted) to hear one of my colleagues from Hamilton on the other end. It really made my day that he should think to phone. He was at work so I got passed round a bit!! It’s nice to know they haven’t forgotten me and wanted to know how I was doing. I missed one of them, so he texted and I caught up with him as well. Thanks people, I appreciated that. My Aunty Mary is in hospital, recovering from an operation. To all who read this and are planning going to visit her, please tell her I hope she feels better and give her a hug from me. Lots of love and get well soon.
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