It's Been A While..

Since I last posted on here I received another signed photo from Smudger, had shingles on and off for the last three weeks, had a bad cold and struggled with work/life balance without going completely crazy. The arrival of the Wii Fit, much needed soul searching and a pay rise have seen me get back on track slightly in the last few days.

If there's one thing I've learnt since the start of term, it's this. You can't be all things to all men. Sometimes, with the best will in the world, lesson plans won't get much further than just that, a plan, other times, the words and phrases are dancing back and forth from tutor to learner like a melodic tune. As long as I'm having fun, usually, most of the learners are, but if I press the wrong button or slam the brakes on too late, it can be a bit of a car crash. I'm pretty hard on myself alot of the time and I've maybe bitten off more than I can chew at times with bulldozing through assignment tasks or homeworks for University. Just need to take stock, like I did to today, reading the poem 'In Flanders Fields' with the learners and discussing the past, realising that life's too short to be oh so serious.

I've got a presentation coming up this week, an observation in a couple of weeks. The last thing I need right now is stress. So tomorrow I'm going to kick back, relax and enjoy the beauticians at 2pm. I'm no use to anyone if I'm in a panicking pickle!!

Onwards and upwards people, here's to a fab week ahead :-)

P.S. No I'm still single and yes, I still think about Mr Peroxide. I know, how many years has it been now?! Some things never EVER change. Or do they?????