I was supposed to have a date tonight. Peter and I chatted a bit last week and then he asked me out. I have to admit I was a little excited by this one. What impressed me the most wasn’t the fact that he asked me out… It was the fact that he then said. …
That life-time essential …Core friendships
Hey all, I had the most amazing weekend with my best friend Rachel this last weekend. Damn, I love that girl.😍 I am almost certain I wouldn’t even be in London if she hadn’t deserted me in PE last year. 😵 I have for the last 8 years sworn I would never, ever go back …
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 …
Woohooo I have a job!
I am so excited I can barely contain myself…I have a job, I will be getting paid, my zero bank account will be increasing significantly in the not too distant future!🤣 Last week was a weird week. For some reason, I got asked if I would cover reception and nursery classes the whole week. (in …
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, …
Yeh baby, I’m in London!!!
Sorry, it has been so long since I have written. But….. as I mentioned in my last post in August I do have a good excuse. 😉To cut a really loooooong story (-ish), around July last year I suddenly decided that I needed to get out of Port Elizabeth. No offence to PE, at all…( …
Toastmaster Speech: Dyslexia – Redefining the label
Hi All👋 Sorry, it has been a while since I have written anything. I am still alive. I started a new hobby, painting, which I am absolutely loving so that has been keeping me pretty busy. Of course, I haven’t quite figured out how to make all my pictures not look like cartoon characters.🙈 But for …
7minute Rant
I have diligently been “uhum…attempting” for the last few weeks to put together my dyslexia speech for toastmasters. I admit it hasn’t been going well….my biggest struggle is the 7 minute cut-off time that I have to make the speech in. (FYI that’s only about 2 pages of writing. TWO!😤 ). Needless to say, Gayle, Roxy …
Dating stories
So I went to watch a dating comedy show last Tuesday called “Dating Stories”. It is based on the idea of sharing dating horror stories and I have to admit….when I found out about it two months ago I was beside myself with excitement.😁👏 (Oh my God do you know how many of those stories I …
Toastmaster Speech- The Art of Procrastination
Madam Toastmaster Fellow members and guests As a learning support teacher part of my job is researching and looking for alternative methods to help my students with many of their long-term memory issues. A few years ago I happened to meet a really lovely man called Anthony who specializes in neuro biofeedback therapy. To fully …