{"id":32912,"date":"2023-09-23T06:33:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/?p=32912"},"modified":"2023-09-23T06:33:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:33:29","slug":"back-to-school-belatedly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/back-to-school-belatedly\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school (belatedly)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kids have already been back at school for a month and I am gradually falling back into my routine. This year feels already different from all the other years spent in Asia: as that my life will change completely in a few months I am feeling a mix of emotions. I am excited to come back to London and go back to a more normal life, I am scared of all the challenges ahead of me, I am sad to leave a life of comfort and ease behind and I am eager to enjoy every day to the full and not regret anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Les enfants sont rentr\u00e9s d\u00e9j\u00e0 depuis un mois et je reprends petit \u00e0 petit ma routine. Cette ann\u00e9e est d\u00e9j\u00e0 diff\u00e9rente de toutes les autres pass\u00e9es en Asie : comme ma vie va compl\u00e8tement changer dans quelques mois, je ressens un m\u00e9lange d&#8217;\u00e9motions. Je suis ravie de revenir \u00e0 Londres et de reprendre une vie plus normale, j&#8217;ai peur de tous les d\u00e9fis qui m&#8217;attendent, je suis triste de laisser derri\u00e8re moi une vie de confort et de facilit\u00e9 et je veux profiter chaque jour \u00e0 fond et ne rien regretter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to school = new resolutions, right? So here they are (it\u2019s good to have them committed to paper):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rentr\u00e9e = nouvelles r\u00e9solutions, n\u2019est-ce pas ? Les voici donc (c\u2019est bien de les mettre sur papier pour ne pas se trouver d\u2019excuses) :<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the gym 4 times a week \u2013 So far, I managed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walk 10,000 steps every day \u2013 Not very successful on this front, must do better!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete all my wellness trainings \u2013 So far, I\u2019ve done one lesson, 22 more + 3 exams to go<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find a job in London \u2013 Possibly the toughest challenge of all. So, if you know of anything, let me know.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find a school for Emilie \u2013 This is trickier than I thought, but I\u2019ve applied to a certain number and crossing my fingers that she will be accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise our move back to the house: I\u2019ve got a few months before tackling this one. It\u2019s going to be a new thing for me but probably quite straight-forward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue making my photo albums and DVDs and try to catch up a bit \u2013 2012 has been in progress for more than a year, so I really need to crack on with this!!!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See as much of Singapore and Asia that I can before leaving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, obviously all the day-to-day chores, but that\u2019s hardly worth noting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Actually, it\u2019s much of a task list than a resolution list\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Aller \u00e0 la salle de sport 4 fois par semaine \u2013 Pour le moment, j\u2019y arrive.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Faire 10 000 pas chaque jour \u2013 Pas tr\u00e8s r\u00e9ussi sur ce plan, peut mieux faire !<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Terminer toutes mes formations bien-\u00eatre \u2013 Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, j&#8217;ai fini une le\u00e7on, 22 autres + 3 examens \u00e0 faire<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trouver un emploi \u00e0 Londres \u2013 Peut-\u00eatre le d\u00e9fi le plus difficile de tous. Alors si vous avez des conseils ou des pistes, je suis preneuse.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trouver une \u00e9cole pour Emilie \u2013 C&#8217;est plus d\u00e9licat que je ne le pensais, mais j&#8217;ai postul\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s d&#8217;un certain nombre d\u2019\u00e9coles et je croise les doigts pour qu&#8217;elle soit accept\u00e9e.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Organiser notre d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement \u00e0 la maison : il me reste quelques mois avant de m&#8217;attaquer \u00e0 cette t\u00e2che. Cela va \u00eatre quelque chose de nouveau pour moi mais probablement assez simple.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Continuer \u00e0 faire mes albums photos et mes DVD et essayer de rattraper un peu mon retard \u2013 2012 est en cours depuis plus d&#8217;un an, donc il faut vraiment que je m&#8217;y mette !!!!<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Voir autant de Singapour et de l&#8217;Asie que possible avant de partir.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Et \u00e9videmment toutes les t\u00e2ches quotidiennes, mais cela ne vaut gu\u00e8re la peine d\u2019\u00eatre mentionn\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(En fait, il s\u2019agit plus d\u2019une liste de choses \u00e0 faire que d\u2019une liste de r\u00e9solutions\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 months before the end, it\u2019s going to be busy! But who doesn\u2019t like a challenge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A 10 mois de la fin, \u00e7a va \u00eatre charg\u00e9 ! Mais qui n\u2019aime pas relever des d\u00e9fis ?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To finish on a light tone and because you\u2019re worth it, I added a few pictures from our outing to the Botanical Gardens and the National Orchid Garden with Sebastien and Emilie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pour finir en beaut\u00e9 et parce que vous le valez bien, j&#8217;ai ajout\u00e9 quelques photos de notre sortie au Jardin Botanique et au Jardin National des Orchid\u00e9es avec S\u00e9bastien et Emilie.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_164031-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32916\" 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src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_170017-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_170017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_170017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_170017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_170017-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230903_170017-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 bonus pics: Alex &amp; Sebastien at the Singapore Grand Prix (17th Sept) and Sebastien and I on a night out to the Tipsy Tavern bar (15th Sept).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>2 photos bonus : Alex et S\u00e9bastien au Grand Prix de Singapour (17 septembre) et S\u00e9bastien et moi lors d&#8217;une soir\u00e9e au bar Tipsy Tavern (15 septembre).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG-20230917-WA0000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32922\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG-20230917-WA0000-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG-20230917-WA0000-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG-20230917-WA0000-225x300.jpg 225w, 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