Happy Day 93

The day I slept like a pig and woke up like a princess. I had nothing serious going on but I had to teach one of my students how to respect appointments, harsh but a must.

Today is Saturday, October 1st

I woke up after a very satisfactory sleep with great joy. My mum was feeling a bit better and the vibe was great. I had a private lesson in the early noon time however he decided not to show up on time. After about 2 hours and 40 minutes my student arrived extremely late and I had to send him back as he was very late. I was very strict and his mother was upset but it was meant to happen and had to happen. I am a very nice person and normally I let a lot of things slide but this one really was upsetting and I could't just let it go.

After my crazy incident, I had to complete my second private lesson which went very well as usual then I head home for a bit of break. I was up again in the evening for another lesson and I was done for this Saturday.

Today was unusually quite with nothing happening but here you go with an update, Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 92

It was meant to be a relaxed Friday however it turned into a busy one. I enjoyed it although I was extremely tense and my mind was busy with lots of work. What is keeping my sanity is that I have a long weekend and food, food, food and more fooooooood

Today is Friday, September 30th

The morning was great, I had an excellent start for my day as I was greeted by a great smile on my lil one's face which was SUPERB. The day continued to unfold some unexpected events; today was the day I had to look after my family. as soon as I left my room I came across my mum who was in a terrible mood and she wanted someone to listen to hear as she shares some stuff making her feel down  the past couple of days. I had to calm her down, knowing that I need someone to calm me down too, and I reassured her that it will all be sorted and I will fix everything.

As usual I had to fix it, being the only person around her at that moment. When that was all done and dusted, I went to my lil one who asked me to get him a toy which I am incapable of doing as I had no money on me. At that moment, I had to explain to my 7 year old son that money and objects are unimportant objects what is more important is family and being there for one another. It took him a while to understand why but I really hope it went through him and he understood it.

Knowing it was not enough, I had to walk out of my room yet again and I find something going wrong yet again (what a coincidence..!!). This time it was to do with my brother in law and our helper at home. She decided to leave work because the heat is unbearable..!! I had to talk to her extremely livid as she had the audacity to leave work without letting us know the day before. Again I had to deal with this issue ALONE, BY MYSELF with NO HELP from anyone around me then I completely crashed and decided to take my lil one on a date.

I guess eating out with my lil man is always a treat. It calmed me down quite a lot and helped gather my thoughts and clear my mind from all the negativity that was happening around me. As a single mother you are responsible for a lot of things and I hardly have time off work to spend with my own child, so I guess it all worked out well as I ended up having a bit of time with my lil one and it was different. Have a Great Evening for now Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 91

Although I started losing my voice again and the problem with my voice isn't completely resolved I had a great day at school where I went swimming where I enjoyed a great swim with my little ones and the teacher.

Today is Thursday; September 29th

I always start my days with energy for some reason, maybe it is because I love my job or maybe it is because I love the rickshaw ride till we get to the school. When I got there I was meant to do a lot of work but I wasn't able to complete any. The day was perfect overall, I loved how fast the day passed. So I was thinking about my students and I did a lot of research on how to teach my student to calm down and understand their actions a lot better. Out of the blue, I started remembering an interview Goldie Hawn did with Oprah about her school or something along those lines and it is to do with children and their attitudes, so I went online and started researching for what is it exactly that she did and I found out that she had an organisation and a program for school children called 'MindUp'. The more I read about it the more I fell in LOVE with it. I instantly downloaded the pdf file relevant for my students' age group and started implementing it today. I only started explaining to my students the main parts of the brain, the importance of those parts and how they work (lesson 1). I honestly didn't think I will grab their attention this quickly but it was magical. Therefore, I decided to start it next week and let's see how it changes my little ones.

After the school, I went to my private lesson then to the Radio where I was waiting for one of the best interviews I have ever conducted on my show. It was quite entertaining and I loved having a chat with 2 talented young men who are balancing between their day jobs and their musical talents.

The interview was honestly the cherry on top for my week and I am grateful that I was there to conduct it. I am crashing with extremely low energy as usual so Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 90

So as you guessed it.. I was away for about 2 day..YES 2 DAYS..!! I was sick and out of service for both days but today I decided to pick up all the bits and pieces of my energy to go to school and resume my life as normal.

Tuesday's Topic was the first Hijabi on Playboy Magazine

Today is Wednesday; September 28th

I was very hesitant to go back to school today for some odd reason, I always feel useless and out of place once I take a day off or miss a day of work. However, once I stepped foot at school I was greeted by one of my students who ran towards me and gave me a massive hug. I missed my students and I thought they forgot about me but they did not. I missed each and every student, these little ones felt like my children whom I have abandoned for 2 days. We had a great day together and I also received some bad feedback on the behaviour of some of them. I was quickly on top of things. And I was thinking and planning to change their behaviour and attitudes toward each other. I finally felt like I fitted in perfectly and that is the feeling that reassures me that I was born to become a teacher. Teaching is the only job I can imagine myself do until I die, and having days off or being absent just reminds me how much I love my job and I honestly appreciate it.

After school I was able to do a bit of work on my classroom and arranged some stuff then I headed home for a bit of break. Then I quickly went to my second love which was the Radio. Although Tuesday was the day I officially started after a couple of days off, but today felt even better and more powerful. I enjoy my time and I love the space the Radio provides for me. My Tuesday show was great because I just came back and I was able to play some great new songs which my listeners loved as much as I did. I was singing and dancing to the new songs and even some of the listeners commented about how great my list of songs was. Today, the show was also great as my listeners loved the topic and they were able to comment endlessly on what would they do if they were in that position.

Wednesday's Topic 

Getting back to work is like getting back to life, I guess that is the meaning of a workaholic..! Have a Great Evening for now Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 87

Although I was extremely out of breath and had little to no energy I decided to head to school and push through this week. Was I wrong or WAS I WRONG TO DO SO..!!!

Today is Sunday; September 25th

Since I started losing my voice last Thursday then almost got it back through the weekend, I thought it would be absolutely fine to push through this week and get on with stuff. The problem was that I pushed way too much and I ended up losing my voice completely at the end of the school day. I was extremely devastated as I had no voice by the time I was going to my private lesson, but I pushed and I was exhausted.

I had to call in sick for the radio and I ended up giving a late lesson for my student as she is travelling very soon. I was still exhausted and ended up gong home to relax and the herbalist in me thought why not have a clove of garlic before going to bed as it might help get my voice back.

And I completely forgot to mention that My student gave me some dried seaweed snack which I ADORE and I love although everyone is fussing about how it hold no nutritional value..!! I DON'T CARE..

The Evening is passing and I have no energy so have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 86

My day off with no work, social life and nothing, let's start reflecting instead...

Today is Friday; September 23rd

I planned ages ago to start homeschooling my lil one as I still haven't found a school that will take him with his disability and is ready to conduct oral examinations for him. However, my plan of homeschooling has failed miserably. The problem is that I am constantly working to provide him with the health care he needs and the personal care he needs. I am also working between my full time and part time jobs. It is sometimes overwhelming to the extend that I hardly see my lil one and I hardly spend any time with him (poor child..!!).

When I look back at his life, poor thing, I feel like I missed out on many goals he had achieved. It is extremely sad but it is very expensive and maintaining a good life style is very difficult specially when you are a single mother. My lil one is still attending an activity centre in the morning where he interacts with other children, however, school is still not on my list. I have been told about 2 schools one of which is ready to accept him the way he is and put him with his peers who are his age, I will be visiting this school very soon and he might start with them after Christmas. Another school which is known as the best Arabic Language school in Khartoum, is on my list but I don't have a lot of information on that school except that it is extremely far.

Finding a school is not only a difficult part in any parent's journey but it is also draining to a crazy extend. I am blessed that I decided to stop him from school this year as it was increasing the stress between us and our relationship has grown to become very intense and extremely uncomfortable due to the amount of school work he had to do, not putting in mind his Cerebral Palsy and all the physical limitation it had on his muscle control.

I understand him more now and I do allow my lil one a bit of space to do things the way he wants to do it without the intensity of perfecting his handwriting, his writing skills and reading skills. I only started loving him for the person he is not the image I wan him to be. Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 85

It was tough, very tough, as in very very very tough today, my little monkeys were all over the place and I tried my best to contain myself and keep a smile till the last minute.. and guess what..!! I SUCCEEDED (^_^)

Today is Thursday; September 22nd

I was extremely excited because it was the end of the week, however, I had a lot of work to finish and I was behind in everything. The day started on a great note where I got to school on time, my little ones were ready in no time for the swimming and we got there and enjoyed our time. The problem occurred when we got back to school, managed to finish our spelling and assessments on time but my little ones started becoming more and more energetic and out of control for no reason. They ended up calming down after watching a short animated movie for about 5 minutes long which was great.

Every time my little ones act up and start becoming all over the place, I feel like I am an incapable teacher. It hits me right in the core.!! Anywho, instead of letting this thought conquer my soul, I killed it and nipped it from the bud straight away and continued with my crazy day with my cheeky monkeys.

After school, my voice started disappearing slowly but surely and I ended up scraping the private lesson with a bit of voice, however, my voice started disappearing completely at the radio. My voice was cracking badly and sounded bad on air but I continued with the little voice I had.

I decided to take the weekend off with no lessons nor visits nor work to help my voice recover a bit in preparation for next week.

With no voice and hardly any energy I wish you all a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)