Hey there Muliyan crew,
Wowzah! What a week hey?! Can you believe what is going down in this little world of ours? I promise not to take up too much of your time, but I did want to check in with you all. Would you believe me if I told you that I miss you already? Well its true- there is no one at my home making me giggle quite like you lot. I miss your funny stories, watching you harness your negotiation skills 😉, learning about your passion projects (especially the ones about fashion), and seeing your faces- especially after you had completed some good work in class!
You’re probably missing me too- (hee-hee XD), and not just because I make a mean hot chocolate?! I want to reassure you that I am taking good care of myself. I am doing things like this:
So, a couple of weeks ago I started to have chats about wellbeing and having some bigger conversations about this in the classroom. As that plan has sadly changed; I’m going to start putting up some information and check-ins via the Muliyan blog…. I’d love to know if there are any topics you want me to cover, so please feel free to send me any suggestions!
I’ll try to pop some info up regularly, but for now, given I think the best thing to come out of this whole COVID-19 thing is the memes; would you care to share some of your favourite ones with me?? Seriously… its one of the things keeping me sane, and I’d love to see if you have created or found anymore since last time!
I know that Matt is checking in with you all often, and you are absolutely welcome to let him know if you need any extra support or help from us- including a chat with me. If you’re not in a chatty mood that’s totally fine- perhaps you could just send him a reply like one of the ones below:
If you are online and want to check out some other resources with tips and tricks to stay sane during this time you could check out:
On this page you can access information and contacts for a range of different websites and resources about keeping well during this time.
Finally, just to be sure, if you need to chat with someone and we are not at work, the numbers below are some other people you can check in with.
The below support lines are available 24/7 if you need to talk;
- Lifeline: 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
- Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
- MensLine: 1300 78 99 78
- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
Just quickly before I go, I just wanted to let you know that I think you are all rock stars, and that we are going to get through these most interesting of times. Remember to take very good care of yourselves, and make sure to do all of the things that you know work for you and that help you to feel good. Chocolate and puppy-snuggles are at the top of my list.
Chat soon,
Tish 😊
Muliyan 