Approximate reading time: 16 min Apologies for being AWOL for a week. It’s been a busy Christmas. 😉 One of my oldest friends Michelle, who I have been friends with for 41 years, was visiting her family in the UK and I got to spend 3 days with her, which was AMAZING. It is worth …
Category: All about Dogs
Happy Halloween
Approximate reading time: 13 min About 4 years ago I published a blog post about how I desperately wanted to go to a Halloween House Party. I bought two second-hand wedding dresses in a charity shop in eager anticipation of the upcoming Halloween House Party that I had not yet been invited to. My best …
Unconnected dots
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes I’m back in the land of the positive. I can’t remember if I mentioned that I got my dissertation proposal back? I got 68% (The lowest I wanted was 68%, so I’m happy.) The feedback my lecturer gave me was very helpful except she said: “You seem to have a …
Everyone loves a little Biscuit
Approximate reading time: 3 min I’m back!! It feels like years since I sat down and wrote anything new. In my defence, I have been on holiday in South Africa for the last month…forcing me out of my room into the big wide world of human contact pretty much 24/7. It was amazing to see …
Au revoir Little Angel
Approximate reading time: 7 min Can I just start by saying “Thank God” Summer holidays are FINALLY over. The downside of being a semi-self-employed supply teacher pretty much means… Now I need to clarify, that when I talk about having “no money” that certainly doesnt mean I couldn’t book a holiday to The Netherlands for …
Bailey’s song
I hope you are all well. Sorry, tonight I am totally cheating:-) But it’s been a long, hard day of actual work (AKA teaching) and I don’t have an ounce of energy to write anything of substance at the moment. The only real news that I have is that Bailey for some reason, (known only …
Top Dog
Approximate reading time: 6 min I hope you are well:-) It’s been an amazing week. For starters, I actually finished my assignment, early!!! (Wonders never cease!) I turned up to work this morning only to discover that there had been a mix-up with the agency and that the school hadn’t actually made a booking. I …
All in a day’s work
Approximate reading time: 4 min I’m stuck at an impasse! I need to post something by tomorrow because I have successfully posted one blog post a week (at least) for almost a year now. On the 14th of July 2023 it will be my one-year anniversary of being a bonafide, serious, committed blogger! (For someone …
Gaslighting yourself
Approximate reading time: 4 min I have had a pretty good week. Dare I say it…..??? ….but it feels like I am starting to land up at some lovely schools these days….. Maybe the schools are better or maybe I am just a bit tougher in myself and not reacting as much, as I used …
What was I thinking?
Approximate reading time: 12 minutes This week has been amazing and terrible all at once:-) Let’s get the terrible out of the way. Sometimes I’m not quite sure if I am brave and keep pushing my boundaries or just plain stupid and keep crossing my boundaries. (It’s such a fine line you know!) After deciding …