Bloody Hell…

Hello…

Excuse my French… but it’s been 2 and a half years since my last blog was written, and uploaded, and I genuinely cannot believe that time has flown that fast.

This blog will be a mish-mash I think, life update of sorts, to fill in the void that I have left. Although to be honest, I’ll be incredibly surprised if there is anyone left to actually read it…

Home:

Wow. So where do I start here? Firstly, Lisa and Ciara are both now married- Lisa in the October of 2022 and Ciara in July 2023; the most beautiful brides and just the most beautiful days! Watching Lis and Ciara walk up the aisle towards Drew and Dave (respectively) warmed my heart and just made me feel so incredibly lucky to be there witnessing the most gorgeous pair marrying the loves of their lives. They really were the best days, for the best two people I know. Plus, their Hen Dos weren’t too shabby either ;).

Next up, in April this year we were blessed to have met Lis and Drew’s new baby boy. Already full of beans, chatty and incredibly giggly, I can’t wait to see what he grows into. When I found out I was to become an auntie I was over-the-moon, and genuinely I don’t think I could have been any more excited… That was until a few months ago when I found out that Ciara and Dave were also expecting – that excitement increased ten-fold! Due in November, I am really looking forward to seeing first what the new baby will be, but also watch this one (girl or boy) grow into their own person too. I am so proud of my sisters already, and watching them grow a new human life has just increased my pride, and left me in awe of them both. 

Final part of home news is that I have moved out! I am now an independent 30-year-old girl, living in her own flat. Granted, it is literally a minute down the road from my parents, but that was genuinely not intentional. The flat was just the perfect fit! I won’t lie, it has taken me a while to settle into living on my own, cooking dinner regularly, (and not just scrambled egg or pasta), being one of the main sticking points. However, I feel like I’ve now got the hang of it and actually do enjoy my time pottering around the flat doing my own thing. However, despite loving time on my own to recharge and just go at my own pace, I do miss the comings and goings of my parent’s house, and the constant company around the place. But as I have already mentioned, I don’t have to go far to go to get that back, and I know every time that my parents will be happy to see me and will be even happier to have me stay with them at any point. Both my sisters also live within 5 minutes of me too so I’m not complaining :). 

Work:

Left this part until last, as it’s perhaps the least important in the grand scheme of things or possibly just the most boring part. Suddenly I have completed my 8^th year of teaching, and I have done my time in Year 6! I’m heading once again somewhere new; Year 4. What a rollercoaster! I said in my last blog (https://mywhatamidoing.blog/2022/02/20/see-you-next-month-probably/), where I was half way through my first trek into Year 6 that I felt I had come full circle with having my first ever class at the end of their primary journeys. However, that was only the beginning of the circle (terrible analogy I know…) because I was fortunate to have taught all three of my Year 1 classes through their final year at school. It certainly has been the most eye-opening and challenging part of my career thus far, especially this year, but it has taught me so much, and I believe it will make me a stronger and more effective teacher… eventually, once the effects of 2023-24 has worn off :).

I’m not going to promise to write next month- I can’t help but think this will ultimately be unrealistic. However, I will state my hope that this will again become a regular thing. Just re-reading my blogs from when I first began has made me reflect on what has gone before, and helped me to re-centre on what is important and where I am right now. As I have said before, writing helps me order my rambling thoughts and gives me a sense of purpose and time to just reflect on life and the events within it. 

So much has happened in the last couple of years both personally, and in the world, and sometimes that’s impossible to keep up with- but we all try and that’s enough.

So for now… See you in the hopeful near future.

Sinead xx