Dementia absolutely sucks. Constantly waiting for a call. Hoping he isn’t suffering. Having to plan for a funeral without being able to ask him what he’d want. Having to plan for a funeral at all. I think I underestimated how hard it would be on the family :(
Sarah Gotting
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She/her. Mathematician turned product manager, here for the board games, politics and general nerdery. Views are my own.
I was feeling super rundown so I took the day off to play cosy games. This is great for the soul!
My eldest finishes primary this year and she’s been lucky enough to have one of those teachers that you’ll never, ever forget. He went above and beyond to ensure her success, both academically and personally. I’m not ready for this academic year to end!
I’ve been dabbling in some DIY since I bought my flat. Last year I replaced the sink and the tiles were too high so this weekend I replaced the tiles all by myself and added a new mirror. I’m SO pleased with this, I think it looks pretty profesh (also I’d never done any DIY before my divorce 😱)
I’ve made #Expedition33 my entire personality since launch and I KNOW people are doing billions of damage but I finally hit 2 million this week!
I finished #expedition33 this weekend and it’s officially become my favourite game ever #forthosethatcomeafter
I decided to rewatch #YearsAndYears after it affected me so much the first time, and I can only assume that Russell T Davies can predict the future?!
We played #compile last night. I really don’t like head to head games, but please enjoy how I play versus how my boyfriend plays :-/
I’ve never appreciated the internet as much as today: single parenting whilst sick means deliveroo and moving as little as possible!
My kids decided to turn the heating up to THIRTY-TWO DEGREES tonight. They must think I’m a millionaire 😭
My youngest is learning about Ancient Rome at school and asked me about my recent trip to Italy (I am obsessed with that period). She then made notes and my heart melted
Past Sarah decided to clean the whole house before going away for the weekend. Present Sarah just got back and is so grateful 🤣
Hurting cos my favourite album IN THE WORLD have just surprised released their new album but it isn’t available in the UK yet 😭😭 #adaytoremember
As an ex-avid reader I’ve found it really hard to read since the pandemic, relying on audiobooks instead. However, I picked up #FourthWing this week and in three days I’m around 60% of my way through, so that’s pretty pleasing!
This weekend we completed the #micromacro jigsaw. By the time we had completed it (5 hours..!) we couldn’t think of anything worse than solving the crimes 🤣
I’ve officially owned my flat for a year! As someone who never thought she’d get on the property ladder, let alone after a divorce, it’s such a good feeling 🥰
#UKMathsChat We are running an online teacher focus group on the afternoon of 13th February, looking at GCSE content. There will be a small incentive for your time. If you or another teacher of maths (specialist or non-specialist) would like to be involved, please drop me a DM. Thanks!
I’m clearly getting old but trying to watch #Silo on my Mac (feels appro as it’s on Apple TV) and I basically may as well have been listening to an audio book on episode 2 as the scenes are so dark I can’t see anything :(
Introducing my eldest to #Hook. It’s the first time I’ve watched in about 15 years (loved it as a kid) and a) it’s as amazing as I remember and b) it hits differently as a parent 😭
My dad is in a care home with late stage dementia and today I found this in my book collection. All the feels.
There’s currently a lot of talk about what GCSE maths could and should look like in the future. If you’re a maths teacher in England, please share your thoughts about content requirements here: forms.office.com/e/WdCE9xLgd2 #mathsed #mathsteacher
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These are meant to be gonk brownies. If you squint really hard and think of Xmas you can see it 🤣
We started #SkeletonCrew last night. It’s like if Pirates of the Caribbean met Stand By Me in space. Loved it!