This week has been a good one, which is not to say that there wasn’t anxiety (there always is!) but rather that it’s been manageable. It was my week of days off which is always amazing! I pinch myself often at how fabulous my current roster is and how lucky I am! It seems that the boys are all back to gainfully employed as of this week too.. another thing to be grateful for!

At the start of the week I wasn’t too sure what I would be doing with my days off, and ended up thoroughly enjoying pottering around the house and garden. I had brekky with a couple of friends one morning and had hoped to catch up with a friend at Caloundra, but covid ended up spoiling those plans – it did lead to some laugh out loud tik tok videos from her tho!

On the not so fun side, one of the boys has some health concerns and will need to see a cardiologist… something I am trying to get my head around and not worry about too much, but is absolutely sitting at the back of my head. Hopefully it will be a relatively simple fix! I really want all of the boys to get thoroughly checked out – there is a huge risk from both sides of the family, but without actual symptoms the doctors won’t do a whole lot because of their ages and fitness levels.

The end of my week has turned out to be much busier that the start. Coffee with some of my widow friends at Scarborough enjoying to water views, and a jewellery making class which was fabulous. What a super fun way to spend an afternoon, and I have two new pieces of bling to wear.

I also caught up and had dinner with friends from Highschool which was lovely. We have all known each other for such a long time, 30+ years. We have been to each others weddings, had a million play dates when the kids were little and are now comparing stories of grand babies – and seeing them without Claytie is really hard. They are people that were in his year level at school and knew him long before I did, he should have been there with me, talking shit and reminiscing. I nearly didn’t go… but I’m so glad I did because I had a great time.

My favourite thing this week tho, was being surprised with a beautiful night away at Mount Tambourine, spending time with and getting to know better a fabulous new-to-my-world person. I felt very spoilt and looked after, and that is a really nice feeling to have, and something that I haven’t really had since Claytie. I would be lying if I said that I have no anxiety about it, but I am trying really hard to just appreciate each moment as it happens.