That 4-Letter word - Work!

And I thought 2008 was going to be good year!

I have not been impressed with being sick as it has left me totally depleted of energy. I am not used to going to bed at 8pm each night only to have interrupted sleep due to coughing fits. I am however much better but am still on antibiotics and still have a dry, irritating cough.

Work is quite bizarre. We have strict rules and are monitored with virtually everything we do. And we are not allowed to do anything private on the business premises. I am not used to working under such strict rules as I have always had bosses who have trusted that I would get the work done without having to be monitored. Everyone in the office is serious and very seldom will you find anyone laughing and joking around - except me of course - I am forever cracking joking comments and teasing everyone. Unfortunately that side of my personality does not understand the rules and will continue to do whatever it feels like doing. I miss being at home. I miss the freedom of coming and going when I feel like it and working the hours I feel like working. I don't enjoy answering the telephone and the work, per se, is not very interesting at the moment only because I am more intelligent to just sit at a desk and answer the phone. The whole organisation is somewhat disorganised with everyone being the chief and delegating the shitty stuff to me. My mission is to get everyone organised so that everyone knows where everyone is and appointments are not booked on top of one another. I have come up with some good ideas regarding foster care and foster care parents but I can only do so much as everything we do, we need to ensure that we have the funds to complete it. Otherwise, we have to get on the phone and try to find donations or companies who will donate their services (eg printing) to us. Therefore, everything takes longer for us to implement and complete.

I do love the children though. One little guy in particular is such a cutie and has a gorgeous little smile. It horrifies me at how easily babies are abandoned or neglected and I am gobsmacked at how dysfunctional a lot of families are. The fabric of the family unit does not seem to be that important anymore and I thank my luck stars that I grew up in a child-friendly era without the influence of TV and the internet to distort my childhood. I am grateful for living in a crime-free neighbourhood and for being able to play in the streets without fear of being molested, kidnapped or witness a drive by shooting.

Here is a collage of some of the children in our care at the moment. We have many more, some will be going into foster care soon and one little girl is going to be adopted soon. We have one little boy who will remain permanently in our care as he has AIDS so therefore his chances of being fostered is almost nil.



Autumn is here. The sun is rising much later and is setting much much earlier. The gale force winds have stopped and the autumn days are pleasant enough to be outdoors. Yup, and I am now stuck in an office! The sun has begun to lose it's strength and these are the days I favour the most - glorious sunny days with the sun no longer sending out harsh sunbeams.

Hope you have all been well and that the snow has stopped falling and Spring has announced herself to your side of the world.