Week 23 Already?

Had such horrendous back pain when I woke up this morning. Hubby was sweet enough to massage my back. He managed all of 5 mins before Beth interrupted to demand help with putting on her school uniform. At least she was alert enough to walk down to the school bus, instead of being carried like she is most mornings.

Just yesterday, I commented to hubby how fortunate it was that we hadn't booked our departure for any later. Can't imagine how much more uncomfortable I'd be!

Am thankful that boxes have arrived. We ordered 20 large (43 cm all round) and 20 small (for books and such like). The hard part is filling them. That requires bending over, not easy with a huge belly in the way!

Made better headway with the cabinets in the study room. Finally (after 9 years of marriage) junked my college essays and Law School notes. That's Stage 2 of the decluttering process. Stage 1 was throwing out the Law School textbooks and annual law reviews (well, about 90% anyway).

Was my handwriting really that neat way back? These days, I can barely hand write a page without getting a cramp or finding that my writing gets tinier and more erratic as I go down the page. Typing on my trusty ACER notebook's the only way I know. And did I actually write on such esoteric topics as the role of the consumer in the economy? Wow.

What was more insightful: my school report books from primary to secondary. Eagerly scanned the teachers' remarks column for clues as to what kind of pupil I was (and what kind Beth might be soon).
No surprises there - I was BORING. That is, well-behaved, polite, conscientious, diligent.
I "tried hard to participate" in PE activities, which clearly meant I was a no-hoper on the physical coordination front. (I failed physical fitness in Sec 4!)
I was lousy at Art, consistently scoring 50's.
And I was "over cautious", even at P1!
No wonder I didn't have many friends in school...I was a definite nerd!

Let's hope Beth's report card is more...umm...colourful.