Exercise non-extant

My Thursday afternoon off this week was entirely taken up by getting my hair dyed.  Three hours!  At least 45 minutes was just waiting for the blow dry lady to finish up with another client and I was left to let the conditioner do its work as my neck cricked painfully in one of those tortuous sinks with the dips in them.  Needless to say, no exercise got done.  And I am 80 quid out of pocket including tips.

DH had a bad dream last night and now he is taking it out on me. I survived the week with him in Spain and out to dinner with his clients the days he was in town.  Friends came over last night and we watched Shirley Valentine.  I haven't seen it in a decade and I now understand so many more things having lived in England for eight years now.  The funny thing is that the film was dubbed for all the confusing Britishisms such as dubbing "suspenders" for "garter belt".  The film is still so relevant, even the socio-political comments, not to mention the retro scenes to British education in the 1960s and the obsession with housepoints that DS1 is just embarking on.

Which brings me to housepoints and nepotism.  Am I allowed to grant DS1 housepoints if he does school related good deeds?  We are in the same house at school so it could very well be construed as inappropriate.  I guess I can suggest to DS1's teacher to grant him a housepoint or two...

Going to see an old friend today in Birmingham today.  Haven't seen her or her baby daughter in a year.  That's what working full time will do to a friendship.

Must get some sandwiches ready for the DS's.  Hope DH is more in the mood to go on this outing - he certainly wasn't before.  Have offered to let him off the hook to stay home, but he didn't bite at the opportunity.

TTFN

A new approach

DH is away most of this week, so I am approaching my work a little differently.  I am planning just the night before rather than trying to do the whole week. That way I can get my marking done concurrently and it is like a little break from the planning.  Also, I don't have to remind myself what I planned to do the morning of the lessons.  Will see how that all works out when I have to have next week planned by Thursday for our lab technician.  Hmmm.  OK, just made an outline.  I feel much less stressed tonight, but it may bite me in the rear end later.  I guess this is the time to experiment.

DH ran the Robin Hood Marathon today.  He even made his target time.  We are all very very proud of him for setting the goal to run it in the first place, and then achieving it with such style.  I don't think the exhaustian factor will hit him until tomorrow as he was much to chipper later this afternoon.  The kids and I cheered him on at three points of the race: by the university, by the suspension bridge, and at the finish line.  Very good coordination and logistics managing on my part.

Hope I am not coming down with conjunctivitis.  I am already feeling a bit run down.  Paul and I both seem to have something bothering our intestines at the moment.  It is late, so I better get to bed.

Babysitting blues

Spending my Saturday night babysitting for a friend. They have an ipad. Actually the husband's school gave him an ipad! Maybe I should be in the state sector!! Oh my goodness, I am addicted and currently typing this blog on it. First I played solitaire then I checked my pupils' homework on the wikispace. Now I am playing on it. Battery life is fading fast though, but I could get used to plugging it in every night like I have to do for my phone. Too bad it does not automatically capitalise my i's and apostrophes are on a separate symbols page.
Anyway, you never know when you are going to get the chance to play with these things. I'm loving it!

First half day at work

The low-carb diet is paying off. Lost 8 pounds in two weeks.  I drew the line on it yesterday for a brief moment to share in my son's three and a half year birthday cake, but I only had a little slice.  Yes, half birthdays.  It is such a long time between birthdays for little people!  Ended up having 6 kids and all their parents and some friends over to celebrate.  Managed to put together a supper for them and some nibbles without too much effort. Why is this becoming so easy?  Many years of experience finally paying off?  Who knows.

I had my first late morning into work.  Only had to arrive at 9:30 for form time.  Later I have year 7 for a double period and then I am off again. It is almost like having a full day off work!  But boy, do those year 7's ask a LOT of unnecessary questions and those who had me last year for year 6 seem to think they can still ask to go to the toilet during the lesson.  Will have to nip that in the bud.

Went to the nearest cafe after dropping off DS1 and DS2 and acting as Mummy at the school gates for the first time ever.  Wanted to go deeper into town, but my new shoes were already rubbing on my baby toe.  Had a smoothie.  Healthy (fresh OJ!), but no low-carb.  Everyone around me is ill so I had the urge to down some vitamin C.

Year 7's coming in in a minute for their first lesson of the year with me. Will probably regret blogging during the day, but I am feeling a bit excited about this attempt to balance my work and my life.  If I weren't doing it here, I would be writing it in my log book!