Rangimarie has started at a kohanga (Maori speaking childcare centre) on campus. I'm so pleased I settled her in a few weeks before I started my new job as it was a bit of a mission. At first she cried when I left her, which felt awful. Then I was going back at lunchtime to breastfeed her and get her down for her nap. Now when I leave her with one of the kaiako (teachers) she smiles and waves and she goes down fine for her nap without me.
I have started getting up at 6am every weekday morning as M is starting work at 7am. This might not sound like much but it is huge for me. My whole adult life I have struggled to get out of bed in the morning and I usually develop a routine that has me waking up as late as possible and doing the bare minimum before I scramble out the door.
Now that I'm up earlier I have time for a relaxed breakfast and coffee. I even manage to get round and open all the curtains and make the beds. I just feel more on top of things. It's still not easy and I feel pretty cruddy for the first hour or so that I am up but the momentum of a new job has given me the chance to create this new routine and I hope I can stick to it.
My energy levels have been much better lately. Part of this is the excitement of a life change. I think I must have had pretty bad anaemia last year as I look back on some of my posts where I was really struggling. Getting the B12 injections definitely helped with that.
So now we can pay off our holiday and start saving for the next one. The world feels full of promise!
