Well, today has been a bit of a mad 'un, really! We don't really *do* Valentines Day in our house, as it's Benn's birthday in two weeks and mine two weeks after that (just to let you know that I will get more and more excited the nearer the 14th March becomes. I'm worse than a six-year-old) This has not stopped it being a busy day though ( Read more... )

Well, I might be chasing up some payment for journalism that has mysteriously gone awry and having to answer DVLA medical questionnaires and be running out of money, but d'you know what?? I'm excited all the same, for a variety of reasons ( Read more... )

I have a cold. However, I will probably go to work tomorrow because Benn is decorating the flat. Oh and school photos are tomorrow.

I hate the world.

Sweeney Todd is quite good though.

Today was just one of those days where I woke up and discovered my sense of humour had deserted me. Year 8 were horrendous, I had year 10 giving me attitude first thing and I had to give up a free to a bloody course ( Read more... )

I am completely obsessed with this man:


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So, it's back to work tomorrow and back to land of 'normal'. Woo, year 10s who haven't seen each other in two weeks are my first contingent of students tomorrow. It will be hell. And then I've blagged a fairly easy-yet-lazy lesson for my sixth formers after that. I have, however, marked all of the literature essays, and for once, I think I feel ( Read more... )

Benn is watching a boring boy film, so I thought I'd share some lists. Feel free to add your own twopenneth ( Read more... )

Ok, I'll be honest, I'm hiding. From ten essays about 'Much Ado About Nothing.' So far today, I've marked one and a half, been swimming, slept for an hour, had a long bath and put a casserole dish in for a soak. So actually, I haven't been productive at all. I'm now sat here listening to the Spice Girls, drinking tea and checking my Fantasy ( Read more... )

Hello! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas.. I was a very lucky girl this year. Benn gave me a fab 1950's style Cath Kidston frame handbag, so what with that and the Mitford sisters' letters (a lovely 800+ pages.. yum!) I can swan about pretending to be Jessica Mitford! I also received the Spice Girls greatest hits, Knitted Icons (I'm going to ( Read more... )

i spent today the royal sussex hospital in the ear nose and throat clinic. i have been diagnosed as having auditory processing disorder. What this means is that my brain doesn't always connect with what my ears hear. ironically, after thinking my hearing was going for years, it is actually fine. i have to see a hearing therapist after christmas. i ( Read more... )