2018 has been the most interesting year of my life.
1. Started the year with my first non-family housemate - Annabelle
2. Farewells: hubby left for Melb in Feb
3. Packed up my apartment, for the most part, by myself.
4. Rented out our apartment.
5. Moved home with my family.
6. Completed first draft of my children's book.
7. Final block of play therapy class.
8. Farewells
9. Packing & Prep
10. Melbourne!!!
11. Submitted final portfolio for play therapy cert.
12. Started work at Guardian Early Learning.
13. Moved to DiPalmas' place for 12 days.
14. Moved to Preston with housemates!
15. Joined book clubs.
16. Started work at Explorers.
17. Back to Malaysia for weddings!
18. In-laws visited. Stayed in South Yarra for 3 weeks.
Recently, there has been a wave of #10yearchallenge.
10 years ago, I started my diploma in early childhood education and worked at an early childhood centre.
10 years later, I am also doing a diploma in early childhood education (in order to work in Australia) and am working at an early childhood centre.
I have been in the early childhood industry for 10 years.
In between, I have worked in 10 centres.
(Not that I worked in each centre for one year. I've always worked multiple jobs.)
In between, I:
1. Taught Mandarin
2. Taught English to students up to 19 years old
3. Taught babies as young as 3 months old
4. Had the job title "playologist" (Best job title ever)
5. Became a curriculum specialist
6. Was offered the position of curriculum mentor
7. Ran a preschool from designing the curriculum to handling the finances
8. Trained to be a play therapist
9. Completed 128 hours of clinical play therapy work
10. Worked in Australian childcare centres
Right now, I am back to where I started. I love my job. I love being with kids. I love what I do. Sometimes it's stressful. Sometimes the management is terrible. There's never going to be a perfect centre. But I honestly genuinely truly madly deeply love what I do.
After taking a year break from play therapy work, I am going to resume clinical work here.
It's going to be an interesting 2019.
