So sorry for being late with this. It's been quite a day.
First of all, I woke at 2:30-ish with my brain a-buzzin' and ,my body tossing and turning and very restless to the extent that I simply could NOT get back to sleep again. So I came downstairs and dealt with what was on my mind to such a degree that I had to rush a bit to get into school early (OK, so I did some Facebook as well). It didn't help matters that with half an hour to go my tum went on me and I spent more time than I could spare on the loo - thank the Lord for Imodium (or the Morrison's cheaper equivalent!). I'm fine now, of course. Put it down to stress.
Once in school, I was greeted by the wonderful news that as the head, deputy and KS2 coordinator were all out of school I was the big boss-girl for the day. Oh, the joy!!!
At lunchtime I could feel myself fading out rapidly. On a normal day I wouldn't have worried too much although it's wall to wall paperwork at the moment, but you can bet your bottom dollar if I did fade out the school would erupt, so I popped over to Morrison's for some so-called 'energy drink' which did the trick for an long as needed. Now I'm at home and fighting to stay awake for a decent time before crashing out or I will do the same thing again. Of course it was a remarkably quiet and settled day at school which I put totally down to my energy drink, of course.
I did get loads done today thought so am feeling very satisfied. Two internal meetings which were really extremely helpful, annual review paperwork (for two of them) set up (always a biggie), new statement IEPs started, important paperwork copied and distributed, dates decided . . . so I feel very satisfied now. A day well spent.
And now it is the weekend. All planning is done and I just have resources to make. Excellent! Two down, six to go.
Friday, 13 September 2013
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Oooooh, look
I went out to open up the grow house and look what I saw! At long, long last, a chilli is ripening. Yessssssssssssss!
(apologies for the photo quality)
Thursday
Things are getting very hectic around here. I suppose that's inevitable when you have to deliver a target/objective led curriculum rather than a child-need centred curriculum but I'm taking a long, hard look at what I am demanding from my children and I'm going to make sure they have enough time to just be them pure and simple. This is the difficult time, when some are more than ready to move on into more academic 'work' while many others still need a play centred day. You can never please everyone!!
The weather remains dull and dismal although yesterday was mostly dry and I gather today will be similar while rain is forecast for tomorrow. My tomatoes aren't liking the lack of sun though and neither are the runner beans. I have one morning and two or three afternoon playtime duties each week but I've only done one so far. What a change from August! It makes me wonder what the winter will be like this year.
Well, it's nearly six and I need to take a good look at next week's planning unless I want it to be hanging over me at the weekend. But first I think another coffee is needed!
The weather remains dull and dismal although yesterday was mostly dry and I gather today will be similar while rain is forecast for tomorrow. My tomatoes aren't liking the lack of sun though and neither are the runner beans. I have one morning and two or three afternoon playtime duties each week but I've only done one so far. What a change from August! It makes me wonder what the winter will be like this year.
Well, it's nearly six and I need to take a good look at next week's planning unless I want it to be hanging over me at the weekend. But first I think another coffee is needed!
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Wednesday
Oh, dear. When I came home from school yesterday I went out into the garden as I always do and, ooops, the wind had blown over one of the tomato plants. I picked it up, of course, and stood it back in its place but on the floor were 29 tomatoes that had been knocked off - thirty, in fact, but one was squashed. They're indoors now and some may turn red but I am debating whether to chop them up and freeze them ready for some green tomato chutney later on. What a shame though.
As well as being windy, yesterday was chilly and people were muttering about turning the heating on. September is a bit early for that but I can understand why. Even the children chose to put coats on when they went out to play. And the tomatoes were shut up for the night again!
Today is a very full day with ICT, library, family assembly and staff meeting after school. There's some good stuff planned so I hope they enjoy it.
As well as being windy, yesterday was chilly and people were muttering about turning the heating on. September is a bit early for that but I can understand why. Even the children chose to put coats on when they went out to play. And the tomatoes were shut up for the night again!
Today is a very full day with ICT, library, family assembly and staff meeting after school. There's some good stuff planned so I hope they enjoy it.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Tuesday
First of all, please may I say a big 'thank you' to you lovely readers who commented about my ponder on getting some help in with the housework. You were so kind and so encouraging, it was very much appreciated!
Well, the god who watches over school playtimes obviously forgot to get out of bed yesterday morning because the weather was filthy vile for most of the day. No morning play, ten minutes at lunch time and then the rain started again, no afternoon play. Of course, by home time the sun was out but as we watched over some children in the playground (their parents were at the 'meet the teacher' meeting), it threatened to start yet again but didn't quite make it. Bonus - I didn't have to get going with the watering can.
The forecast for today is better but there doesn't seem to be an awful lot of sun (or warmth) predicted. My tomatoes aren't going to like that!
I love our local selling page on Facebook. Now and again I glance in to see if there's anything interesting on offer. This weekend I picked up nine bars of soaps including three Yardley lavender soaps and five Woods of Windsor soaps for just £4.00. I love smelly soaps and now I have a whole basketful of them, making upstairs smell sweet. If I was REALLY frugal, I would save them for pressies but I'm not going to, so there!
And then, just as I was reading a reply about picking up, I saw that someone very local had some Magnetix for sale so I pounced on that too. It's now in school and the children made good use of it in wet playtimes yesterday. That was a tenner and, given the amount of stuff, great value.
Today is the day I am mostly not in class. I have coordinator time after play and it's Y1 PPA in the afternoon. After school it's the KS 1 Meet The Teacher meetings. I've done enough of them now to quite enjoy them.
A busy day ahead so I'd better get organised. Have a good one, everybody!
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| Another cloudy view thing from the other day as I didn't take any photos yesterday. |
The forecast for today is better but there doesn't seem to be an awful lot of sun (or warmth) predicted. My tomatoes aren't going to like that!
I love our local selling page on Facebook. Now and again I glance in to see if there's anything interesting on offer. This weekend I picked up nine bars of soaps including three Yardley lavender soaps and five Woods of Windsor soaps for just £4.00. I love smelly soaps and now I have a whole basketful of them, making upstairs smell sweet. If I was REALLY frugal, I would save them for pressies but I'm not going to, so there!
And then, just as I was reading a reply about picking up, I saw that someone very local had some Magnetix for sale so I pounced on that too. It's now in school and the children made good use of it in wet playtimes yesterday. That was a tenner and, given the amount of stuff, great value.
Today is the day I am mostly not in class. I have coordinator time after play and it's Y1 PPA in the afternoon. After school it's the KS 1 Meet The Teacher meetings. I've done enough of them now to quite enjoy them.
A busy day ahead so I'd better get organised. Have a good one, everybody!
Monday, 9 September 2013
Monday
It was rather a chilly day yesterday, so chilly that I closed up the grow house to keep the tomatoes cosy (aaaaahhhhhhhh) overnight. There were some quite dramatic skies too, although I can never get photos to do the sky/clouds proper credit.
After a chilly night snuggled cosily under the quilt, I gave up and put on my dressing gown. Much better, especially on these very early mornings. Hopefully it will be fine and sunny today - it's still too much in the grey zone to tell.
I took Diane's advice (many thanks) and, after boiling up a bag of new potatoes, vacu-packed them in single portions. Here they are at 10p a portion! I love frugal!
The weekend has passed so quickly but I have taken on two things.
The first is to have a friend round and cook and cook a three course meal (excluding drinks) for £2.50 per head.
After my current and recent frugality, £2.50 is richness and I shall enjoy planning as well as making.
The other is to get some help with the housework which, frankly, gets me down. I feel that a single person really OUGHT to be able to cope but I get so tired at the end of the day. Maybe I'm just a whiny wimp. Anyway, all that I am saving through being frugal with food ought to cover an hour a week or two hours a fortnight, and I will have to deal with the guilt.
And now it is nearly time to get ready for school!
After a chilly night snuggled cosily under the quilt, I gave up and put on my dressing gown. Much better, especially on these very early mornings. Hopefully it will be fine and sunny today - it's still too much in the grey zone to tell.
I took Diane's advice (many thanks) and, after boiling up a bag of new potatoes, vacu-packed them in single portions. Here they are at 10p a portion! I love frugal!
The weekend has passed so quickly but I have taken on two things.
The first is to have a friend round and cook and cook a three course meal (excluding drinks) for £2.50 per head.
After my current and recent frugality, £2.50 is richness and I shall enjoy planning as well as making.
The other is to get some help with the housework which, frankly, gets me down. I feel that a single person really OUGHT to be able to cope but I get so tired at the end of the day. Maybe I'm just a whiny wimp. Anyway, all that I am saving through being frugal with food ought to cover an hour a week or two hours a fortnight, and I will have to deal with the guilt.
And now it is nearly time to get ready for school!
Sunday, 8 September 2013
Sunday
It hasn't taken me long to get back into my old habit of very early waking. The fact that it is still totally dark doesn't make any difference whatsoever. It's also jolly chilly this morning and the time is coming when I will need to hunt out my dressing gown for extra warmth. I've just been out to the freezer and came back shivering. I'm glad I shut my tomato plants up in the grow-house yesterday evening.
I still seem to have gadzillions of titchy tomatoes waiting to be eaten, despite a surfeit yesterday. I suppose, given that I picked a huge potful in the morning and then another huge potful in the evening, it's hardly surprising. Ah, well, I have six more portions of a very delicious roasted tomato sauce for the freezer and intend to make more and I am already dreaming of green tomato chutney (and how much time I will save using Thermione for all the chopping).
Today I want to rest. I'm going back to bed again shortly as I can feel the tiredness beginning to wash over me. I reckon I could get another couple of hours of shut-eye if I try! I have a Sunday lunch to cook, of course, but that's OK and won't be a problem.
Diane, I have a question for you, if I may ask. If I boiled a whole load of new potatoes, cooled them and vacu-packed them, how long would they last in the fridge? It would be a grand time saver, assuming they stay good for a reasonable length of time.
OK, so I'm back off to bed. Fingers crossed that the sleepy feeling translated into a good snooze! 'Night!
I still seem to have gadzillions of titchy tomatoes waiting to be eaten, despite a surfeit yesterday. I suppose, given that I picked a huge potful in the morning and then another huge potful in the evening, it's hardly surprising. Ah, well, I have six more portions of a very delicious roasted tomato sauce for the freezer and intend to make more and I am already dreaming of green tomato chutney (and how much time I will save using Thermione for all the chopping).
Today I want to rest. I'm going back to bed again shortly as I can feel the tiredness beginning to wash over me. I reckon I could get another couple of hours of shut-eye if I try! I have a Sunday lunch to cook, of course, but that's OK and won't be a problem.
Diane, I have a question for you, if I may ask. If I boiled a whole load of new potatoes, cooled them and vacu-packed them, how long would they last in the fridge? It would be a grand time saver, assuming they stay good for a reasonable length of time.
OK, so I'm back off to bed. Fingers crossed that the sleepy feeling translated into a good snooze! 'Night!
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