Have decided to try posting a quick daily update - not for any particular reason, just for my own interest really.

Spent today divided between lounging around and reading (Patrick Ness and Robin Stevens) will it was hot and doing a bunch of gardening once the sun moved behind the big tree behind my garden. Put in all the peas and mange tout so far, ( Read more... )

Went to training at my new school on Thursday and the positive vibe definitely continues - I have a really good feeling about the move. We sorted out my application for the leadership course they want to put me on next year and they're right behind the writing assessment project I've got planned which will take forward what I've done this year. ( Read more... )

After a string of weeks at the end of last term where I got very little done on my long weekends because of feeling full of cold and generally run down, I am actually having a rather productive day for a change. I am particularly pleased that I have managed to do quite a bit of gardening - it's just tidying up but it badly needs to be done. It ( Read more... )

shepline has had a fantastic idea for winter - solar powered fairy lights! I want! Seriously, something about this idea just instantly appeals to me. I am often a bit snobbish about outside lights but this is partly because I see so few that I think of as being tastefully done (we have a giant light up Homer Simpson that comes out for Christmas on my ( Read more... )

With a bit of help from Mum and Dad, turned the first rhubarb from the garden into crumble this evening - gorgeous! I hadn't realised you could start picking rhubarb so early, but apparently, it is so. Spring is really starting in the garden and the apple tree looks like it's getting ready to blossom, so here's hoping for a good crop this year...

Well, I tried being really good on my food for a week and ended up putting on weight, which was really irritating. I suppose the next thing to try would be a week of eating normally and really pushing myself on the exercise front or something like that - I've only been cycling to work about half the time recently due to the weather in the last ( Read more... )

I think this is good timing for starting a new job. I didn't have a ( Read more... )

Well, I figure I should write on this sometimes :) I'm really enjoying my week off so far. Shed knocking down went with a swing and we turned the resulting pile of wood into a fantastic bonfire which inspired an impromptu bonfire party - we even toasted marshmallows although we had to do it on specially extended sticks to get them close enough to ( Read more... )