Quetzalcoatl

And breathe. I finally have some space. I’ve been going through a phase of taking on too much. I will be attending my last official Parent Village today: I will be at four more between now and July as I have organising important specialists to be there, but for now, it opens up so much more space. Opportunities have come and gone. Some have been taken, some have been taken by others. I’m feeling more me than ever before. It’s glorious. I’m writing. I’m reading. I’ve got book club coming up. It’s 1984 and I might recap some of it but I cannot wait for the discussion when it comes round (I taught it for A-Level at Bradfield so looking forward to getting deep into it with adults). It’s Easter and there’s chocolate everywhere. Spring is apparently here but it’s raining. All. The. Time. We had a lovely sunny day and now back to rain. Bring that sun back! There is a big thing I need to write down though. It was stemmed from a conversation I had with a friend about lifestyle, working, and how

I'm on the sofa with popcorn. It's raining in March and I've got Eat Pray Love on. It's the film I watch when I'm unsettled. It reminds me that people also go through stages of life; through chapters in time.  In life, sometimes we need the sofa, chocolate and a good film on. It seems like life is so hard for everyone right now and there's so much pressure. We need the sun and we need the earth to give us flowers. I've been thinking about what I want from my teaching life. My career has been progressing towards a Housemistress role but how would it work with my two little girls who need me more than ever?! They will always need me and I will always put them first. Another Housemistress told me that I'd be ready to be one when I'm ready to put my children second. Maybe it’s something I have to let go of because I’m not sure I’d ever be able to put them second. I’d love to hear from anyone else about how they work family life with a Housemistress role.