What a day

Despite Tuesday's being my easiest teaching load I always finished the day feeling drained! I teach my 2 most difficult groups and spend the rest of the day planning and marking. After a day at school I also had my first Rainbow meeting of the term. We had 5 new starters tonight which might not sound much but is actually a third of the unit. In addition to that one of the older Rainbows decided that she wanted to do nothing but cry when she didn't get her own way. Luckily I'm remarkably good at ignoring this behaviour and I don't think she'll try it again having hopefully realised it won't work!
I'm also trying to organise a date to take the Rainbows away for a night, it's harder than you think to find a weekend that 4 busy adults are all free on, and you can book the accommodation!
After rainbows is knitting, which is lovely as I get to see al my knitting friends who are always good for just the sort of natter I enjoy, they're a fabulous group of funny, smart and to be quite honest dirty minded women, I love them to bits!
It's after bedtime, but I am determined to keep posting regularly so thought I'd better drop by with an update. Besides which if it wasn't for this blog and Facebook my Mum would have no idea what I'm up to!

The world's not so bad after all

The weather today is being in considerate. After a week of dryness, it has spent the night chucking it down, at one point it was loud enough to wake me up. and all morning there have been odd showers, this is really annoying as I have to go in to town today, which means walking or spending money on the bus (= no Starbucks treat in town), driving through the city is madness. My new Rainbows start on Tuesday and I have none of the things I need to give them! The Scout and guide shop only opens on a Saturday so I can't even put it off until tomorrow!
I have a few things I need and apart from that I am not buying any more, as I need to start saving for my SkipNorth trip, or I will have no money to spend!
I'm also still trying to save for a new camera as mine is rubbish, I've found the one I'm after, but need to wait to buy it until I have some money. Nobody would go in to teaching for the salary when you first start!
On the bright side I have just been given one of the things I was really wanting, I mentioned my desire to learn how to spin on one of the Ravelry boards and a very kind person offered me her spare unused wheel for free. (I know I can't quite believe it either)

Mornings

Mornings are the most evil part of the day. It takes me an extortionately long time to rouse myself out of bed, we're talking 45 minutes here, admittedly I do get up and make breakfast but then go back to bed with it. At times when it is still dark outside it seems the only logical place to be.
I've also got a hankering for some decent cold weather, like we had over New Year. All the pictures of the freezing weather over in America and Canada is making me very jealous. Maybe it will come over here.

Right the sky has turned from black to grey so that means work is calling...

Brain freeze

This blogger is having a brain freeze. Right now nothing seems interesting enough to bother blogging about. I'm knitting baby things for someone at school and am busy knitting Tudor Grace lace scarf. It's 2 weeks in to school, only 4 and a half left until the summer. I also really need to organise our possible trip to France bouldering over Easter or it just won't happen!
In the mean time have a pair of socks! Normal service will return shortly....

Can you beat me?

I could survive for 44 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

Getting busy

Can't you tell I'm back at work, the posts have all but disappeared!
It's Friday and I've done the first week, only 5 more to go as it's only a 6 week half term (does happy dance!). I've been out a few nights as well this week, though it's been nice not doing Rainbows this week. Last night I went out to the house of a friend I met at my knitting group, which is being kicked out of our lovely cafe, the owner doesn't want to stay open late any more so we are going to be come slightly more nomadic... but it does mean we will probably stay later than 9pm, so I suppose more knitting and chatting time.
I've finished my first lace project of the year which will also be my first Christmas present. I blocked it yesterday so plan on taking photos tomorrow in real daylight, something that's in short supply right now. How I long for summer and days where it's light until 9pm...

Settling down

As nice as the holidays are it is nice to be back in to the routine of work in the daytime and relax in the evenings. Work so far is going ok, No major panics, and when I think back to the teacher I was back in September the difference amazes me!
It's also meant that I now only get time to knit in the evenings, not that this seems to be stopping me. I'm part way through a pair of socks for me, a lace scarf which will be for Christmas next year, and last night I knocked up these. Panic not Mum they're not for me, they're present for someone at school whose wife just had their first baby.


PS. Don't forget about pay it forward, sign up if you want something made by me, there really can't be only 1 taker!