30.4.26 - 123 - Sabbatical - Day 0

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I told Oisin yesterday that I was going to make the most of being here in Singapore. In fact, this was going to be my sabbatical year. To take the time to do the things I wanted to do do do do do do dooo...

Of course there was looking after Ma, but also, just being able to take that break from the constant grind that I had been on for the past god knows how long. I said, you know that as a mother, when I became a mother at the age of 30, after that nothing of that time was mine. I worked full time, I looked after you guys and then there wasn't just school which was tough enough, but there was also elements. And now, I get to lay that all down for just a minute. I feel really lucky I can do this.

So, what are you going to do?

I'm going to do a reset. First on the list is going to be fitness. I'm going to run and swim everyday and get really fit again. My first milestone will be June 11th. That will be six weeks into running and swimming again.

I began walking two weeks ago. I began running again on Monday. 

I have loads and loads and loads of things I want to do and I will do them. Things which I wish to nurture and nourish myself with and by.

While, of course, I look after Ma.

But this is my journal of sabbatical. Which will also include cleaning up the parts of my life which I had left behind. I'm heading to the Steiner School in Jalan Senang. Really looking forward to this, I think.

So priorities are going to be laid out in my journal and I'm going to just enjoy my time here... life is great.

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