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Stay Safe Everyone

The EA have announced 23 Flood Warnings, stay safe everyone.

Thanks Mother Nature

Just when you think your whole world is work (why do we do it to outselves?) and you are so mired in the stink you can’t pull yourself out of the pit no matter how hard you try.  Mother Nature comes to your rescue and puts it all back in to perspective and reminds you that you are just a small part of a very, very big world.  If you open your eyes and take a moment to pause and soak it in, the world is full of wonders and magic.

That’s makes so much sense

I have had a rough week!

Work is, and for the foreseeable will remain, stressful.  I have doubts/concerns and have toyed with when and how to voice my opinions.  This week however I found myself feeling cross and furious and ready for a fight. I was willing to have it out and walk away if necessary.  I was so mad all of the time, my emotions were all over the shop, Iwas craving   greasy food (I managed to resist the urge) and I was exhausted (earl nights, early mornings were catching up).  I was a mess, GO kept looking at me with concern.  He kept stroking me and let lie down on the sofa (normally he likes to lie and I like to sit).  He was worried. I was worried.  The ladies I work with we were (even though I’d only been there four weeks they knew I wasn’t right).

The yesterday after a three hour induction session where we were talked at non stop, I nipped to the loo and everything made sense.  The tiredness, grottiness, mood swings and cravings.  I wasn’t angry, I was premenstrual.  Now I just have to deal with the cramps.

Thanks Mother Nature.

I am so proud of myself

Since I started using my Fitbit in April I have walked the length of Italy, I am very proud of myself.  

Twilight Zone

I feel like I am in the twilight zone.  I am back in a year group I love and understand but the school is in such dire need of improvement and had a long way to go, I am not sure I have the energy to do it.  The monitoring is off the scale intense, they do learning walks each walk for the SLT to discuss what they see with the head to ensure all are singing from the same hymn sheet.  I’ve been there four weeks and the number of staff who have resigned or have considered it ranges from 70 - 90%.  The well being of the staff is not a priority, no matter how often they say it is.  I will keep going just not sure how long I can stand the pressure.

I’m top of the shop

Wow, this has never happened before and I’m sure that it’ll all change in a few hours but for now I’m number one.

Autumn Strolling

I had somehow managed to get all my work finished and was able to spend a whole weekend on myself, and I needed it.  I decided to go for a stroll along the canal.  We were having a bit of a heatwave and I wanted to make the most of it.  I decided that I would make a video entry (I am having issues uploading) while walking along, like some of those insta stories that I see. 

While I iron out the kinks here are some pictures I took while strolling.

 Let me introduce my first vlog....

Out of this world

I had one of these in my first classroom 14 years ago and I loved it.  It was broken by a heavy handed child and I meant to repair it but never got round to it and the care taker threw it away (along with my bike but that’s another story).  I told The Ginger One this and he searched for it on EBay.  I do love him to bits.