It has been such a long time (4months) I hardly know where to start,.
ok, here goes the last i had written was in May when I was looking forward to my trip to New York.which by the way was fantastic,.however as you know i had given up smoking earlier in ther year which resulted in some health problems ie my blood pressure shot through the roof which at the time i had not realised, also a recurring back problem had started to act up again, so though i enjoyed my trip palpitations and not being able to walk long distances left me somewhat limited.
Upon my return i went back to work as usual and was hardly able to stand and work for the required 12hrs plus so after barely a week back i signed off with back pain, anyone who has back problems knows what i'm talking about.
After 2 weeks still no better returned to my GP i was then sent for an X-ray and discovered a trapped nerve, in the lower part of my back. not a lot can be done just gentle exercise and pain killers.at the same time i discovered i had high blood pressure brought on by giving up smoking it seems that smoking masks a lot of ailments but at least i knew what was wrong so again began the diet to get rid of excess weight etc.
In the meantime i was unable to work or at least cope with the physical pressures that are required,.sitting on the train alone left me in agony so after unsuccessful atrempts i was signed off sick again. This dragged on through June and July without much improvement having seriously never had time off sick before this was unfamilier territory to me.as the summer was a wash out there was very little to lift my spirits.
During August attempts were made again to return to work on light duties which was okay for 3/4 days per week but ulimatley still not good, also around this time the Company i worked for sold the pub, and it looked like i would have to relocate again, but there was nothing in the London area that was really acceptable so was offered redunancy instead.which i'm glad to say i took as much as i enjoyed the pub trade after 20 yrs was growing tired of it plus the commute into London everyday, also health wise i'm still not up to par. So having now decided to take some time out and think about what to do next at 43 how many options do i have to re-start another career.
I have always been interested in training/teaching at have been looking at what i need to do to gain those qaulifications,.and happendon a TEFL course(teaching english as a foreign language) so this seems to be the one for me.
This organisation helps you to gain an internationally recognised teaching qaulification to teach adult and children basic english, they are situated world wide and upon completion of the course they help you find employment be it at home or to say Spain Japan Mexico i think on minimum contracts or long term,. you can do the course online over so may hours or do the residential i'm opting for the latter, and hopefully will be accepted to do the residential course in the states (my treat to myself) either to leave at the end of this month or go in January for 4 weeks.
I'm going to have to do this catch up over a couple of days as there is more to tell, hopefully i will continue with my blog as i enjoy it immensley and i still keep up and comment on my regular bloggers.
thats it for now
Yasmin
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6 comments:
Welcome back Yasmine,
Sorry to hear you've had health problems, hope that sorts itself out soon. Good luck with the new path in life, looking forward to further updates.
Yasmin I have missed you ,though didnt realise it was four months ,I have enjoyed your comments on my journal ,Wow what a lot of changes in your life ,are you still not smoking ?Please post again soon ,and good luck with the teaher training ..love Jan xx
Hi Yasmin,knew there was something wrong as you have not written for so long but you have been reading my book blog but I only had you on alert not in favourites so I could not get into you blog to comment unless you updated never mind you are back now. I have been wondering how the no smoking was going. I was the opposite of you I had to stop for high blood pressure. think you have made a wise move getting away from all that traveling even if you did enjoy your job which i know you did. Can sympathsis with the bad back they take a lot of mending hope it gets better before you course starts. Keep well. Love Joan
Yasmin nice to see you back ~ sorry you have had some health issues hope things are getting better for you now ~ good Luck with whatever you plan on doing in the future and hope you will be accepted on that residential course ~ Ally x
I am sorry to hear that you have had all these health problems but glad to hear from you again. Please keep in touch and let us know what you are doing. The teaching sounds exciting and sounds a real challenge. Also, nice idea doing the residential in the States. Wishing and hoping all your dreams come true. Hugs, Tells x
Dear Yasmin, my sympathy to you for your health problems. I do hope that you are on the path to better health. Your career plans sound exciting and I look forward to reading more about them. I started a new career at age 39 so I understand the feelings of anticipation and nervousness that accompany starting on a new adventure. However, I have no doubt that you are more than up to the challenge. Hugs, Sheria
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