Should of... Could of...... Would of.....

Huge Hello Everyone!

Well it's now Tuesday, I'm already feeling a little at a loss

i should be going to TAFE and have a little chat with Hannah and seeing if i

can try keeping up with Emma's touch Typing speed...hehe

Seriously FAST!

But alas i'm at home, Lockie is playing some pretend game with his soft toys and Justin is well

Justin...lol Got to love men....lol

I Understand i should be finishing my post of our excursion and i could start on our last

day at TAFE together

but i'm going with Renatas way of thinking, if i don't want to i wont....

well just not right now...lol

I did practice my stress relief on Sunday,

House was a mess, kids crawling up the walls and Justin trying not to smoke and

I some how was going to get creative...lol i don't think so!

so i just thought thats it!

I'm out of here!

So grabed my walking shoes and bag and walked all the way down to the Beach

and what a fantastic feeling!

Moments like this are priceless and totally free!

best part of my whole weekend!

Happiness is what Happiness does

Oh and if you want a lovely movie to watch "Letter to Juliet"

OMG! what a sweet movie! seriously i've been hanging out to watch this and it was worth it!

So sending all my Warm Happiness wishes out to the ladies!

I'm thinking of you!

And i will get my photos and other posts up...just not right now...hehe

{HUGS}  

Keep smiling and enjoy the simple moments :)



another nice writing i found for my journal :)

It's time to let go of everything that has brought you down in the past. Stop worrying about yesterday, start thinking about how tomorrow you'll make it a great day. Be happy with what you have, love everyone. Stop thinking negative, to be happy you must keep a positive attitude. Look for the good in everyone. Start smiling at strangers, say hello to someone you don't know or don't talk to. Sit by new people, make new friends. Be happy and live it up every day. Not everyone gets a chance at living a full life, grasp that and be thankful.

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your piece of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you!

just a short post

Thought l would just see if l could access the blog at home, WHOA l did it.

Sarah you would be proud of me.

Also wanted to say what a fabulous exhibition we had this afternoon with all our wonderful

projects which were actually artworks. I feel we all presented ourselves really truthfully.

Loved it, loved it

Enjoy your weekend, ta ta for NOW.

Last Day

So here we are on the last day of our course!! How fast the last 6 months have gone. And what a journey it has been. I feel like I have learnt and grown so much as a person.
Best of luck to you all with everything you are going on to do. I think you are all amazing women, going to miss all you lovely ladies very much!! And of course our awesome lecturer Sarah.

Take care, keep in touch and don’t forget to keep up with the blogging!!

:)

La La La, La La La La , l just car'nt get you out of my head

And l don't want to . Went to Kylie on Wednesday nite . What a absolute professional she is. Loved everything about the show. Costumes were exciting, stage production was jaw dropping ,entertainment value was A1 and l could do it all over again. l have never been a huge Kylie fan but now l have a new found respect for her.

So today is our very last day of our NOW course. That went so quick.
l really am just starting to warm up and warm up to all us girls to. You know l could warble on and on about how sad this finale is but I'm not going to. l just want to say it's been a great experience , l have enjoyed meeting all girls immensely.
If your a women of any age sitting at home and need some direction in your life l recommend this course.
Today we are presenting our Vision boards/mind mapping projects . We have been working on these for a couple of months now .
This has presented great challenges for many of us. l,ve got butterflies running round my tummy in anticipation of whats going to be presented. l know each and every one is going to be beautiful.

I'm feeling a bit French at the moment so l will adjourn by saying Au voir mes amis

leaving Julian's School

As I left Julians School there was a gorgerous rainbow in the wetlands it just Awwww...........
Are class rooms were change around ....... NOT HAPPY JAN...........As Sarah says just breath......................................................................................................................................................................
I cackle with laughter today to cheer everybody up because of are computers are been very bad and having hick ups ......................


Aka Nic..........

Our last day at tafe

We have all pass the Now Course and it has finished .... Gees how time goes by so fast....

The Course has had alot great conversations and laughs......

farewell to all the students ........

keep up with the blogging

Good luck in all your new courses and jobs.........

May yours days be happy and exciting forever

In what ever you do.....

Remember to have a good laugh and have heaps of fun.............

To Sarah thanks for your help I look forward to the next six months with you we shall have a Ball

aka nic.......................

Our class Outing to busselton

Wow we all had a great day............

The Gardens was good

The tea rooms was yummy....

The Art Geo was beautiful...

The Weather was wonderful no rain.............

The jetty walk was peacefull...waves splashing aganist the jetty....I didnt walk all the way but thats okay..........Thankyou to all .........

thankyou to all my birthday wishes....you ,ve made my day...........

XMEN at the Movies ...... was unreal and exciting

Im going to see bridemaids this weekend....

then Transformers.......cant wait...I love my movies and dvds...

aka nic............

SYNERGY

Synergy – what is it? Stephen Covey defines it as ‘the ability to create more together with others than we can by ourselves – the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’

For the first time I have really experienced the power of this idea of Synergy. Through the dynamics of these women there has been a desire to understand, challenge and grow into a united group that seems to be able to deal with things that as individuals they may have not. This Blog is where this Synergy can be documented.

There is NOW a place where each one of us can communicate what we feel, what we think, what makes us laugh and others can then read our posts and think and feel and smile along with it.

We have NOW become the first published authors of this blog, the start of an archive of the thoughts of the women  who each year spend 6 months together at Busselton TAFE in the NOW course.

Positive group dynamics happen because of the active involvement of every individual. Really successful groups need personalities that energise and use their skills and talents to help us. Samantha is such a personality. Without her we would not have had the beautiful design of ‘There is no better place than here and NOW’ and her Blogging prowess and willingness to give advice and help has made the whole process a lot of fun. Thanks Sam.

  As Renate says in her post: ‘how excited l get about the possibilities that await all of us. Many of us have found a direction that we didn’t have 6mths ago. It’s fabulous, really, really fabulous.’

Wisdom.....

Wisdom is love the greatest gift one generation can give to another.

Knitting isn't nothing

Huge Hello Everyone!

Well i'm back to tell you about our first knitting circle!

Yes! Thats right!

We were very lucky to have Tina's mum Ann, a well expericeneced knitter

to come and show us newbies the art of knitting.

I have never tried knitting before and Ann was a wonderful teacher,

both kind and patiance, i was knitting in no time!

i found it to be very addictive too!

Even three days on, i have not stopped, i'll have a scraf yet!...hehe

Here we all are taking in the wonderful knowledge of Tina's mum Ann.

A nice close up of Hannah's wonderful knitting!

After a while getting into the kniting, which i admit is totally addictive!
we had some delish afternoon tea that everyone help
bring together....with
Sarah's lovely tea set...OMG! what style!
  check out these teaspoons!

All the delish afternoon tea goodies...with some yummy scones with double

cream!  i swear between knitting and eating there just no time to talk...hehe 

Here is a shot of the lovely pattern on Renate's tea pot and cups

brewing some lovely green tea. 

  I have to admit this has been on of the most lovely afternoons that i have spent in a long time.

I love spending time with these ladies and i seriously enjoy knitting!

   Huge thank you to Ann for coming and sharing her talent and knowledged with us. :)

Till next time chickie babes keep smiling

and enjoy the simply moments!

{HUGS}

friday class

Thank you to Sam for making the cakes for my birthday and to all ....
I pass the Maths test with alot help from Sarah.....I shall try my best with my rule book that i shall make up in july ......
Ready for WoW Retail in August..........

Thank you to everybody for wednesday afternoon, about my son julian.....
I will find a answer to his problems... It s very rare i break down and have a cry.....
Julian and I will be okay.......
Ta very much to all

aka nic...............

hello to all

MY CAKE TURN OUT WELL READY FOR TOMORROW ...... WELL DONE NIC....GOT A

WONDERFULL PRESENT ON WEDNESDAY FROM TINA'S MUM ..

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL SCARF ....

IT WAS VERY SWEET OF HER TO MAKE THIS FOR ME..
.
THE WORLD IS FULL OF SURPRISES THESE DAYS YOU NEVER KNOW WHATS AROUND THE CORNER................

I LOVE MY CATS...... AND THEY LOVE ME BACK......... ITS GOOD TO KNOW THYE WILL WAITING FOR ME WHEN I GET HOME.... AND MY SON JULIAN WHO I LOVE VERY MUCH

MY AUNTY IN ENGLAND SENT ME A REALLY SWEET BIRTHDAY CARD ..... GOING TO SEE X MEN FIRST CLASS THIS SAT ......AT MOVIES SHOULD BE GOOD .... CANT WAIT................................

AKA NIC....................SEE YOU IN CLASS TOM.............

Hello,

Weekends past by and we are down to our last two weeks. It is with great sadness that l say this.

l have been reading our different contributions and l must say they are all very heartwarming. It's nice to hear there is similiar sentiment. l car'nt put my finger on what it is with this blog , it seems to be quite enpowering. You can express yourself lets say in a uninhiberted way. Any way thats sort of the feel l'm getting for this blogging stuff.

So we are done with maths today. What a smack in the face that was for me. Maths brought up so much for me. l was totally challenged. l may continue working through maths with my daughter ( if she will have me ). l would really like to be not so disabled by maths.

At this stage one entry a week seems to be my limit, so enjoy your w/end, adieu

Its freezing cold its hard to concentrate when its so cold, its almost feels like it could snow, but i know it wont, the sky is now blue with the sunshine out so im slowly defrosting.

Im injoying tafe and the girls that i have made friends with, its such ashame that theres is only a few days left of being at tafe, im going to miss this lovely group of girls, along with our awsomeness teacher sarah.

It's a gr8 time for a big clean up, one room at a time and donate unused items to the op.shop.Then fill up the green rubbish bin:)

Sharing our stories

On Wednesday we learn different ways on how to relax.We have had hand massages, walks, relaxation, CD, Aromatherapy and craft. Sarah, our teacher, asked if my mother could come in and show us how to knit. We all had a lovely time knitting, talking and listening to Mum's life story. We finished with a beautiful afternoon tea.
LONG LIVE WOMEN OF ALL AGES.

ITS RAINING TODAY YEAH

wow its windy and cold the grass is loving it and the birds its wet but we need for the gardens i got to find my umbrella god s know where it is....... i also need to get a new raincoat with a hood and rainproof in might go into rivers this week or next week i cant wait for breaking dawn part 1 the posters are unreal ............... hopefully get to see X Men First Class this weekend for bday.......

Cant believe NOW COURSE IS COMING TO A END GEES TIME FLY BY............IM LOOKING FORWARD TO WOW RETAIL COURSE IN AUGUST........ WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FOR JULY............... INTERSTING.......HOPYFULLY I LL GET THROUGH MATHS AGAIN IN NEXT SEMSTER ............... I WILL KEEP MY BOOK OF RULES AND TRY MAKE LOOK LIKE NOTES TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND MATHS..............

No better time than NOW

Huge Hello Everyone!

As you may realize I am here to share parts of my journey through this course (and life)

as it is now coming to an end, i feel sad that there is not going to be more time to share and learn with

these lovely ladies!

Seriously i feel that i have grown as a person and women. 

Not just a mum as i am so often labeled but as a confident enthusiastic
 women ready to give it a go,

ready for the adventure that lays ahead in the ever present moment.

So go grab a cuppa and have a good read over these snippets of  these wonderful  ladies stories.

 Before i came out of my shell, i was a stay at home mum too two boys

and very much ready to find a new path for my career.

I was not at all sure of who or what i wanted to be 

only by chance did my eye spot  this New Opportunities
 for Women course.

The course out line was a perfect start too getting me out of my old routine 

and making a new start.

I believe we are very blessed in our class to have one lecture for all our subjects

and no one could be a more perfect fit!

Sarah Lotze is without a doubt the heart and soul of this course!

without her enthusiasm, empathy and humor, 

we couldn't have enjoyed and blossomed in this short six months.

I honestly have to say she is now one of my most inspirational women i have met,

not only was i enthralled to hear what Sarah had to say but was excited to be at TAFE

Through the course we touched on many different learning areas,

from effective communication,computing & technology, personal health and safety,

practical maths, career development, apply first aid and a few more...lol

I have to admit one of my first turning points was in Maths, after learning that

we all have different learning styles and how many different areas of intelligence

 there actually are, i found that with a little practice and Sarah teaching methods

i was able to uncover a hidden delight in working our Math problems!

i know what a shock!

all these years i said i hated math and really i enjoy problem solving.

After this confidence boost i found i wanted to try things and was a little less scared of

the unknown.

I honestly think for a women or mum coming out of the house

so to speak, this was the perfect starting point....

With this in mind i wanted to say that i thoroughly enjoyed getting to know my

fellow students and finally having some relief to know

that i am not alone :)

     

      I think that's a good start to letting you know a little bit about who i am

and where i am going....

............going to get another cuppa...lol

till next posts ladies :)

Remember to 

++++just breath+++ 

and enjoy the simple moments

Hello I hope you have all had a good weekend!!

I have a writing I found called Attitude, not sure who wrote it but thought I'd share it :).

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company.. a church.. a home. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past.. we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is plan on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you.. we are in charge of our attitudes.

hello we shall forever be learning in life and that is good HERE ARE SOME BILL COSBY QUOTES THAT I THOUGHT MIGHT BE A LAUGH......
GRAY HAIR IS GODS GRAFFITI

IMMORTALITY IS A LONG SHOT , I ADMIT. BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO BE FIRST....... HAVE FUN WITH THESE EVERYBODY........
AKA NIC PS HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND BYE FOR NOW..................

math was interesting we all got through the class work even though we wanted to get up and leave but we shall keeping doing are best to learn fractions..... i know one day in my head it ther shall be light bulb moment where everything shall just turn on........... todays weather has been cold and windy you see the wind in the trees as the wind bash the leaves on ther branchs as sam capture that moment and made us stop to think what it would be like a tree..... i wish heaps and heaps of luck SAM IN NEXT DRIVING TEST

i just need to take a moment to breath and everything shall fall into place.... life tis trying at times.... where theres a will
theres a way...................
keep smiling .... be happy .... have fun .... AND HAVE A GOOD LAUGH ......

aka nic........

hello

Hello

Forever in a Day
Forever in a Night
Forever in our Lives
You are the only one
I shall cherish...............

This morning was really cold at least we don't get snow all though it might be nice to see it one day and touch it...life is full of surprises hey if  you don't wake up with a smile in the moring that day won't be exciting and fun.............

OMG my first contribution

OMG this is my first contribution to our new blog that we are creating here at TAFE Busselton.l have know idea what Iam really doing ,I am just hoping to god it will come together?
So we are a pretty cool mix of ladies that have joined together for the last six months to do the NOW course. As the course draws to a finish in a couple of weeks I think we are all feeling a little sad. I think we look forward to catching up and sharing our experiences.
So surprising for me was my interpretation of what this was about and how it was going to benefit me. I struggled at first. l had to challenge myself, l had to push myself because there were many times l wanted to give up. I began to see similarities in my attitude that reminded me of when I was in high school. But fortunately I am an adult now and I am able to make appropriate changes needed. Maybe I was too immature back then. The whole process has been very enlightening.
There has been aspects to this course that have been so valuable, such as friendships that have developed and the support that we give to each other.
Anyway many days have passed since l have contributed to this and as l can see l was beginning to ramble on a bit,so I will finish this warble off by saying how excited I get about the possibilities that await all of us. Many of us have found a direction that we didn't have 6mths ago. It's fabulous, really really fabulous.

We come together

In February 2011 a group of women met for the first time on a small TAFE campus in the South West of WA. They were here to join the NOW course to see what they could find.

NOW stands for New Opportunities for Women and it's purpose is to help women from every type of background to come along and maybe to see what they could find in themselves, their lives and even as it turns out to be their happiness.

For some, things are hard at first - Computers and Maths being the main challenges. So we start to find ways of dealing with these fears and their energy and confidence starts to grow. Each of them expressing their ideas, thoughts, feeling free even to state their positions in life. We don't all agree but strive to understand and feel the power of the word empathy.

The project starts - I call it the 'Happiness Project' but the name means something different to everyone.

What is Happiness? It proves to be multi-layered but in the end simple - everyone has their own definition of Happiness. We start to gather words, quotes, pictures, poems, songs, stories - things that give us pleasure, make us feel good, bring a smile to our face, enhance our well being - the list just keeps getting bigger.

The project expands and now includes a journal for documenting all these wonderful discoveries and a physical representation of the edited ideas - a vision board, collage, major art works and symbolic pieces, all with the same theme - finding the positive values in your life that can lead to your Happiness.

My name is Sarah and I am their lecturer - but the story is theirs.