Wednesday 10 February 2010

O...M...G.......

I'm too traumatised to blog tonight. That and too drunk! Thank God for my dear friend KH, she took me out for wine and chats after the day from hell.

You go to a school. They think they're getting someone with experience. You have none. Things go awry and before you know it, your first lesson is taken over by a teenage girl shouting "fucking dickheads" at no one and any one. That sets the tone for the rest of the day.

Now I'm blissfully merry and not so concious that at noon today I was sitting alone in a staff room, in the science block, crying into a tangerine.... (no one had shown me where the canteen was)

Tuesday 9 February 2010

They can smell the fear...

I'm just too scared to blog tonight. I got a call from the teaching agency. I have a placement. Starts tomorrow... OMG. Yep, I'm sorry but this calls for an OMG. I'm petrified. Tomorrow is a trial day. If they like me they may want me until the summer. That would be awesome and terrifying.

Trying to research the school and the curriculum at the moment. Trying to arm myself with as much info as possible. Best case scenario, I'm totally hyping this up, the kids will love me and be delightful and the day will go fine. Worst case scenario, they will smell my fear like a pack of wild dogs and absolutely and brutally murder me.

You'll find out tomorrow night I guess....

Saturday 6 February 2010

I like to eat muffins starting at the bottom

Yes, it's true. That's how I like to eat muffins. I think the best bit is the top and therefore I like to leave the best till last. I shared this thought with the boyf the other night, admittedly it did come out of nowhere and we weren't talking about muffins at the time, he said that even for me that was a particularly random comment. Apparently I am prone to making random comments at peculiar times.

I met with a couple of my uni girlfriends yesterday. It was so lovely. Tea and cake and a really good catch up. It always amazes me how friendship comes so easily with some people and even though it was a few months since we last saw each other it felt like no time at all. That's the best kinda friendship I think.

At the shop today for an early one. That's cool though as it gives me time to catch up here and as it's always quiet first thing I can read some of my Kathy Reichs book. I find it so hard to put her books down, I could quite happily just stash myself away somewhere and read cover to cover in one sitting. I was trying to read a bit this morning before getting out of my cosy bed and coming to work, but the pooch ruined it. She was cosy on her rug next to my bed, she made her little groan of happiness and then had a really good stretch, I felt all warm and fuzzy looking at her, then just at the end of her stretch she farted! That was it, time for evacuation of the room, so my reading session was cut short due to dog miasma.

Thinking about the boyf too this morning. He left mega early to go to this: http://www.dynamicadventureracing.co.uk/endurance/index.php
Personally I think he's mental (actually I'm jealous that he's so fit and gets to do such cool stuff at the weekends). It's going to be a long day for him and I'm looking forward to hearing all about it, I'm sure I'll only get a quick rundown this evening before he crashes out and sleeps for an age!

By the way, chicken pie went really well and the following night I made awesome beef meatballs with chorizo in a spicyish tomato sauce, yum! Had some left over so had them in a sandwich the next day with lashings of mayo, even more yum! Don't know yet what's on the menu for tonight, I feel like being creative so I'm sure I'll think of something fab.

Enjoy your weekend!

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Chicken pie, mmm...

Hello! Mmm, mmm, I'm looking forward to dinner today. We had a roast chicken last night and there's lots left, so the natural and thrifty thing to do is bake a pie. I went to the supermarket today and got some bargainous bags of veg that were marked down so lots of carrots, broccoli and peas will go into mine along with chicken and few bits of bacon. The boyf is a meat eater through and through, no veg for him.

I don't feel bad about having a yummy, comforting pie cos I've done my work out tonight. It's day three of the regime and day three of the work out, so far so good! It's the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. It's great. So by the time we head off to Chamonix for our snowboard holiday at the end of the month, I'll be a little bit lighter and lot fitter. I'll have more stamina for long days on the slopes. Can't wait!

Now for the eating, off to make pastry.

Tuesday 2 February 2010

So today I went into town and registered with a teaching agency. Hopefully once my CRB check comes back in a few weeks I can start getting some work as a Science Technician or Cover Supervisor.

Thing is, I'm kind of petrified! She seemed to think I'd be just fine but honestly, not a single moment of experience and they are going to possibly throw me into a classroom to supervise children... YIKES!! Desperately seeking advice now from those in the know, how the hell do you manage a classroom full of kids? Teenagers at that! Think I'm going to be doing a lot of research over the next few weeks to see what I can discover before this little lamb goes to slaughter.

Watching a TV programme, Place in the Sun, and they're house hunting on the Costa del Sol in Spain, where I grew up. It's making me homesick. Sunny days, lots of time outside, beautiful food, beach, great people, wonderful wildlife.... Now, back to reality, rainy day but dog must be walked, so off we go out into the wet gloom.

Monday 1 February 2010

New month... new start?

So it's the 1st of February today. There's a light dusting of snow on the ground, not a single cloud in the sky, bright winter sunshine and a light breeze. That makes the perfect winter day. So less procrastinating and more doing! The pooch wants a walk and we shall go for a long one in a minute, all the way around the park. Then a real doing day for me, lots of job applications, preparation for my agency registration tomorrow, start of the new fitness regime (don't start these things in January as it will just be broken instantly like all resolutions!), a trip to the supermarket and a mega house tidy up!

So, why am I still sitting here... Let's go!

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