And so, I found myself reflecting about what things I have done that I wouldn't have otherwise if it wasn't for COVID.

It wasn't until I did this that I realised how incredibly lucky I am to have accessed many wonderful online training opportunities over the past few months.

My reasonings for doing the courses are vast - some courses I was just curious about, others I wanted to do in order to refresh my resume, some I completed in order to learn new skills and others I've done in order to refine skills I thought I already had.

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The best thing is, I don't think I have paid for one.

With a little bit of research, it soon becomes obvious just how many resources are out there waiting to be accessed and I highly recommend getting amongst it.

Last weekend I watched a defibrillator familiarisation session hosted by the Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page.

While I had only just recently completed defib training, it was a novel way to learn more about first aid and CPR.

The "Accidental Counsellor" course was admittedly one of my favourites - it was hosted by Lifeline and there were some really engaging conversations that formed a part of that session.

The Covid Food Safety course just seemed like an obvious choice and a good one to complete.

Now, I've just downloaded the Auslan Tutor app as I'd like to learn a bit of sign language given this week is the National Week of Deaf People and they are offering the app to download for free.

I'll also admit though that I did bite off more than I could chew at one stage.

I enrolled in a free 12-week course with TAFE, but about 2 weeks in, I realised I had over committed myself and quickly withdrew.

I'll save that one for the next pandemic (just kidding!).