Approximate Reading time – 25min When I signed up with my supply teaching agencies at the beginning of the year, I had two very explicit instructions: No teens, preteens or anything remotely related to teens. (People always comment on how much patience I must have working with children, but let me set the record straight: …
Category: Children Tales
Pass the Novocaine…
I have to admit….life isn’t that exciting right now. But in an attempt to keep my promise (to myself) that I will write a post at least once a week I need to find something to say by 12 pm tonight …..so let’s see how I do!🤷♀️ When I made the decision to quit my …
Much ado about nothing
Hello all🤗 So I thought I would just give a brief rundown as to how things are going so far. The good news is …I have a home and a bank account!! Wohooooooo!!! My bank account is still currently at ZERO pounds. (The only way is up👆) ….um and I am paying £800 a month, …
Music For the Soul
It’s meeeeeeeeee I’m back😂 My friend Marieta joked yesterday that I’m not going to be able to stop writing…and day 42 will roll into 43…into 44….. Um I think she might be right…🙈 This is just going to be a short one, cause I have a date with an actual book tonight. 👍🌛📕📖..but I just had …
Day 41: Be Brave Challenge – For Love of Monkey
So today was DEFINITELY supposed to be my final post and I have honestly been working on it for the last 3 hours and I am all of a sudden ready for bed. 😳So I think I am going to have to end my 40-day-challenge on the day 42 now. 🙈 Was wondering what I could put up…and …
Last Ever Choppie Day!
So today was very sadly my last Choppie day.😢 As much as I love him he is frankly getting a little too big and a little too demanding. (I personally don’t handle demanding to well😬) No longer the little pup that falls asleep for the whole lesson he is now the small dog that bites and …
Day 31: Be Brave Challenge – Falling off the Gratitude Wagon
This morning I woke up feeling like I’d just slept under a thundercloud.😤Tried to meditate but it didn’t work so picked up my ‘ morning pages book’ that has been relatively untouched for the last…mmmm..28 days. Decided maybe I should start writing again…😓 (Clearly I haven’t reached equanimity status just yet.🤔) Then I decided to message …
Day 25: Be Brave Challenge – Teacher Life Lessons
Today was one of those awesome teaching days when your students actually seem to be learning something 😂. Mmmm….well sort of 😎 I took one of my language groups this morning. One of the little boys who frankly has a few ADHD symptoms (let’s call him Eminem) actually seemed to be focusing and getting all his vocabulary …
Day 19: Be Brave Challenge -Choppie Update
Had a bit of a manic Choppie day yesterday. He who usually sleeps quietly was like a miniature tornado.😌 Chewed my Uno cards, weed indoors twice (despite regular outdoor toilet trips) assaulted my student’s shoelaces and then delivered a frenzied attack on my grade 2 language group ( who all thought it was hilarious). Disclaimer: Am …
Day 15: Be Brave Challenge – Enneagram Part 2
So I am now thinking I have so many Enneagram stories I might need to turn this into chaptered posts. 😱😜 Without a doubt, one of the many benefits of using this tool is the clarity and insight that it has given me in understanding other people, especially many of the children that I work with. …