Here are my answers to this week’s Share Your World from Cee

What are you reading right now?

Mostly blogs and magazines including “go!”, “AFRICAN birdlife”and FAIRLADY.

I have just finished “And Babies Make Seven” by V.J. Keelan.  It is a true story about raising natural quadruplets – 4 little boys born to a couple who already had a little girl aged three.    As a teenager the mother had almost lost her life in a car accident that left six of her friends dead. She had a long hard battle to recovery and was left with some mobility impairments.  Yet she managed to raise five children all of whom did well at school and graduated from College.   It was an inspiring read.

I then started another book, The Letter, by Kathryn Hughes. It is the type of book I have probably outgrown as it is light reading with a predictable story line.  Not really gripping but I will finish it.

What was your first adult job?

If this question refers to my first full time employment then it would be my first teaching post as an Itinerant Speech Correction Teacher.  I had three schools on my circuit – two English Medium and One Afrikaans.  I took individual or small groups of children and corrected their lisps and stutters etc.  I also did hearing tests with an audiometer and checked on learners with hearing impairments some of whom needed language enrichment.  I remained in this job for five years and then did a short spell in a school for the deaf before I started class teaching.  My checkered career lasted for forty years.

However, my first ‘real’ job was at the age of 17 when I worked for a month as a nurse’s aid before I went to college.

I grew up fast that month.  One of my patients was terminally ill and took a shine to me and when I was on duty called for my assistance all the time. She died toward the end of my time at the hospital which had a profound affect on me.  I also watched the birth of a baby which was totally amazing.

 What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?

I do not eat high carbohydrate or processed foods so cereals are a No-No.  However, Woolworth’s has a Carb Clever Range of products which includes a type of low carbohydrate cereal called Almond and Cocoa Nib Granola. I have this with Greek Yogurt if I can’t have a cooked breakfast.  It contains sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, linseed, almonds, pumpkin seeds and cocoa nibs.   It is delicious.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.

It’s has been a struggle trying to get my garden back into shape after our long absence so when the gardener turned up up after we’d given up on ever seeing him again,  I appreciated all the hard work he put into helping it look just lovely again.