My life has changed dramatically in the past few years.  I’m 75% of the way through my Masters in Education, Teacher Librarianship. I’m 2.5 years into working in the coolest school library known to humankind. I’m negotiating shared custody of my wonderful children, and getting to know myself a bit better. And I am, in many ways, a very different person to the one who started this blog, way back in June 2011. Today, as I’ve been exporting my blog posts from my uni sanctioned blogsite to this one, I’ve been scrolling back through some old posts, and recognising a common theme. I’m constantly apologising for not posting more regularly, or trying to give myself permission to embrace the fact that “done is better than perfect.” It’s an ongoing struggle for me, and one that I think I’m resigning myself to the fact that I will never fully conquer.

I’ve been feeling a bit blah about uni at the moment. This semester’s subjects, and my final 2, are both quite challenging – one academically, the other in terms of time commitments. I had been struggling with the fact that I have just been passing my subjects, and trying to be ok with it, when a wise woman and dear mentor sent me a message telling me that I was HD’ing life, and to give myself a break. It’s good advice, and probably something I would say to those in my position, because, you know, us welfare types are way better at the giving of the good advice than the applying it to ourselves. So, thanks Kay, you’re a rockstar, and I’m glad to have you in my corner.

I’m hoping to be blogging a bit more here, but I’m not making any promises, apart from to myself … it’s ok to just post some interesting links, Tamara. It’s ok to just share a paragraph and a picture. And, go back and see if that app posting thing still works, because that rocked, and it’ll help you be able to post on the go. So, maybe this isn’t really a new dawn/day/life, but I’ll still lay claim to Michael Buble’s other line … “I’m feeling good.” I love my job. I love my school. I love my family, my friends, and my life. And I’m learning to love myself a bit more too. That’s really something to feel good about, right?

So, if you’re reading this, say hi, and tell me, what are you feeling good about today?

xoxo

Tamara