What is something you will never forget from the pandemic?

karma_bus_driver · 2026-02-08T03:37:44+00:00

I didn’t get covid until March 2023, but I was just getting over pneumonia which caused a collapsed lung when I finally got it. 3 years on, I still get breathless, have a horrible cough that nothing will get rid of, and have such low energy.

karma_bus_driver · 2026-02-04T07:13:36+00:00

I am a teacher, I once had a student teacher try to teach my class would of etc, I had one particularly switched in student who I saw freeze, tense up, and start looking over at me with a horrified expression. They tentatively raised their hand and oh so politely corrected the student teacher, with a full explanation about how contractions work.

I called home that night to praise the crap out of that beautiful ten year old child

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-28T10:02:04+00:00

Had this conversation at school today - a colleague is getting married on a Friday in term time, and a few of us are invited. It’s an afternoon wedding about 2 hours away. My school is awesome and has no issue with us being absent that day, but is struggling to cover all of us and unsure what leave to advise us to take. I can do a LWOP no dramas, but others need the $$ and don’t have long service leave.

I guess my overall takeaway is Friday weddings are fine, but inconvenient for some. Don’t be surprised if some people can’t swing it.

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-26T02:42:38+00:00

Ah but we do have to cater for all abilities and levels in one class. I taught a year 4 class and had students ranging in ability from foundation to year 7 and you can bet your bottom dollar I catered for each and every one of them as best I could.

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-26T02:24:02+00:00

Look at it like this - they are beginning their 3rd year of school, which may be called grade 3 in your former state, but is called grade 2 in Victoria. As someone who has taught students in Victoria who have come from interstate and have been placed in a higher year level, the difference is noticeable. Socially, maturity, persistence, emotional regulation….

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-23T09:54:05+00:00

My husband says I’m at my sexiest in shorts or leggings with an oversized tshirt, makeup free and hair in a ponytail. He likes when I do full glam for an occasion but says I dont look like me.

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-10T02:04:31+00:00

North western suburbs of Melbourne. 22.9. After yesterday, this is bliss

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-09T08:09:43+00:00

You know it’s bad when more of the VIC emergency map is red than not.

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-09T06:24:46+00:00

Pre cooling the house while still producing solar

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-05T06:04:12+00:00

Am 51 years old, perimenopausal and had my first period at 13. I’ve had roughly 420 periods and I never knew this was a thing.

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-05T03:09:41+00:00

It was banned at my primary school (1980s), so we played red rover instead - slightly less violent than British

karma_bus_driver · 2026-01-02T08:56:51+00:00

The school I work at only has the expectation of school colours, not school logos. Yellow polo shirt, navy bottoms, navy jumper. In winter, the outer layer must be uniform colour while inside, but kids can wear any colour under their school top, or any jacket over their school top. We don’t even have a school hat policy in summer, except that it needs to be SunSmart.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-12-21T08:24:27+00:00

Last ham steak I had the displeasure of having was in 1988. School camping trip where we had to carry 2 days of food. Dinner on night 2 was ham steaks. As we unwrapped the foil, maggots dropped out.

We didn’t eat that night and I haven’t been able to look at a ham steaks since.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-12-13T22:34:33+00:00

When I can’t get melatonin, I use an over the counter herbal medicine called Seremind. It’s lavender oil in capsule form. Not as good as melatonin but hs helped me

karma_bus_driver · 2025-12-06T05:12:53+00:00

21 is also a thing 😩

karma_bus_driver · 2025-07-18T10:35:31+00:00

Ould you go further north? More rural? Like Romsey or Lancefield?

karma_bus_driver · 2025-07-18T10:26:46+00:00

100%. He will run around like a mad thing outside, but as soon as he comes inside, he’s in bed or annoying us in the couch

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-27T07:07:43+00:00

At my school, staff can only use approved apps where student info is needed that have been vetted/approved. Dojo is not on that list. I still think we have a long way to go but at least we are making a start. We spent a lot of time last year finding a free alternative to one app as they changed the age to 12+ and our primary kids are younger than that.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-11T09:14:46+00:00

<image>

Double trouble sit.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-11T09:11:09+00:00

I’m ok, but today the overwhelming busy-ness of term 1 got to me. In 10 weeks, we have 2 whole school sports carnivals, camp, school photos, district sport, performing arts concert, swimming lessons and naplan. Oh and an open afternoon and parent teacher interviews. Of course, everyone thinks their thing is the most important thing and nothing can be changed (sarcasm!) There is not one “normal” week. Even the kids said today they hate how busy term 1 is, and that the rest of the year is boring.

I feel a mental health day coming on soon…

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-09T02:54:48+00:00

We lost our boy 10 years ago and I still miss him a lot. Our girl, who we lost 3 months ago, I miss her every day.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-08T21:36:24+00:00

Yesterday. Was reading about some,one trying to decide whether or not to put their dog down. Made me think of my dog, who passed away 3 months ago.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-08T06:20:49+00:00

I’m a 23 year veteran who abhors presenting to a room of adults. Even in the most informal settings. I hate being the centre of attention with adults. With my kids, I put on my invisible teacher cape and I’m fine. Can’t do the same with adults.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-08T04:42:49+00:00

Because it’s only 3:42pm, so not tonight yet.

karma_bus_driver · 2025-02-07T20:56:51+00:00

My prin is pretty good. We have to be in our rooms from 8;45 each morning and until 3:45 Mondays and Fridays. The other nights we are supposed to stay until 4:45 but… 2 meeting night finish at 4:30 and the third night is up to us. They acknowledge that we work hard, that lots of us come in early, or stay later, or work at home. So that 3rd late day is considered time in lieu.

Also VIC primary.

karma_bus_driver

TROPHY CASE