There's no place I'd rather be,.

I'm content. For once in my life, it seems things are good and have been for some time.

I've not been here in what seems like a lifetime and yet I still return, the need to spill out my feelings, emotions, musical preferences, fashion likes, beauty buys, school related things is stronger than before.

As a true Brit - the weather has been causing havoc on the isles and it has gotten to me how windy it is up North! Incredible. I'd much rather have a heap of snow than this horrid bitterly cold wind. Though on a brighter note, the sun has come out of hiding today. It automatically puts a smile on my face. Ha, I even whipped out my flats, for the first time in months. Joy oh joy.

To those who are ever popping by to my blog - hello. And I do hope to make this a 'new' habit of posting on my blog...

See you tomorrow!

First post of 2013...

Happy New Year everyone!

How was your New Year celebrations? Mine were spent with the family (MrL's side of the fam) where they had gargantuan trees with the prettiest decorations. Tons of presents, for the first time this year (and beware - this might become tradition!) we all made lists of what we wanted, which made Xmas shopping that much easier! It was great, and everyone got exactly what they wanted!! Winner, winner.

Biscuit clearly enjoyed our tree

(Apologies for the sideways action, cannot seem to fix it here)
Biscuit's present from us - his very own brass ID tag

Have you got any resolutions? Mine: a) don't get so stressed about work, b) celebrate all the good things this year, no matter how small (a great idea of Gemma's that I may have to pinch for myself!)

Here's to a great year for all of us!!

summer has begun

AT LAST i've started my summer holidays (6 weeks!!) yipee!
the last day of school was pretty traumatic - i'd grown to be so attached to my class, i had problems letting go... (oh  dear).. yes, i cried. boo hoo.
i'm hoping the crying will stop next year. i kinda feel it will as the new class is soooo out of the norm.. it will be a hard year..... but i'll be ready for them!
even though summer is here, it's not really (weather-wise). it's been awfully drab here. a bit grey and not so warm. i do hope we get some sun soon....although....i'm not worried - i'm going to greece for 2 weeks on saturday! my first proper holiday since i was 19.
i've been spending a horrendous amount of money on clothes, but i am ready for my holiday with style! can you sense how excited i am about greece???

hope you're all having a good summer

M
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sweaters and cats

the weather up here has gotten a bit rotten. and that was an accidental rhyme. would it have anything to do what with me planning poetry for our last term in year 1?
wow...last term. what lies ahead? new school? new children? new class..? supply work? constant change? who knows.. but for the nearest future it's all about the application for schools which have not yet stated that they need new teachers.. my search for a permanent job in september continues.

i've been getting a lot of wear out of my new jumpers bought on sale! yay. but honestly - it's june for crying out aloud! where is the sun? we had a heat wave about two weeks ago but does that mean it's all over and that was all we were going to get for the summer? i surely hope not.

i've been (trying to) adopt two cats that live outside...and i'm pretty sure they actually belong to someone.. but i have very kindly been leaving out a fresh bowl of water and milk so the cats can enjoy to their delight, and it shows them that that is what they would have every day if they came and lived with us !! i doubt they ever will but it's ever so cute to watch them when they come into the garden. i would love to have a cat!

this half term has just flown by...as will the last term of school (i'm pretty damn sure). wow. it goes so quickly when you're busy!! and this is what the rest of my life will look like :D hahaha.

M
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new eyes

i did it! i got myself a trial pair of monthly contact lenses! ouch!
i'm not liking them at the moment but i'll try them for the next week. mind you, i've only had them on for around 30 mins. not the most comfortable. and i suck at putting them in and taking them off but i tell myself the more i practice the better i will get - right?
so i welcome myself to the land of new eyes. painful now, but painless soon!
had another job interview today - fingers crossed seeing that my previous one was unsuccessful.. poo. never mind. i'm hoping for this one!

M
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retail therapy

i was rudely awoken at 7:50am but managed to fall back asleep again till 11!! oops.
i watched sunday brunch and finally made my way out of the house by 1pm. i went shopping. yes - i did it! i had in mind to buy a top or dress for my interviews this week but i ended up leaving the shops with two jumpers, a casual top and a dress that is far too short for a job interview. oh dear. nevermind.
i'm not really bothered. i just need to rack something up from whatever i have in my wardrobe for wednesday/thursday/friday! i'm sure i'll be fine. however, i will have to wait till pay day for any more spending (and i have a wishlist on h&m website!) heh. i like shopping.
but now i should really get to some work for this week. stressful week ahead.
AND i haven't mentioned it on here yet, but i have passed my driving test and i've been driving to school and back for the past week - woop woop!
hope you're all good!

M
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major disappointment

what can i say, other than i failed?
not the best day.
fail because i went onto the bus lane too early. that's it. and three minor faults. so, if it wasn't for the bus lane, i'd be a happy new driver.
but i'm not.
so i'll just stay at home and get pissed off with life.
and drink tons of coffee, because i want to.
next exam date: 11th may
over and out till then.

adios
M
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feeling a bit sickly

as the day of doom looms upon me, i'm starting to feel rather sick! the stress levels and pressure of tomorrow's daunting practical car exam is overwhelming, so much so that i had to put finger to key and get it out there!
i'm not telling many people that my test is tomorrow so that i don't jinx it but at the same time i'd like all the positive and good energy coming my way from 9am tomorrow!
the weather has just turned horrid (in comparison to the glorious sunny week we just had) it is now absolutely cold, gloomy and rainy. perfect. but i can't complain - i can't control the weather so i will have to just go along with it and be the best i can.
my hands are shaking already and my stomach is churning.
wish me luck....

M
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in the land of the working

i'm not dead. i'm just working! so incredibly busy with school i have barely any time to do anything else. quite literally - i'm so busy.

i will be off for the next two weeks so i'm hoping to get my social life back on track (yes that involves lots and lots of apology emails to my closest friends that i have seriously neglected these past few months).

my contract has been extended till july - yay! i finally feel like i'm getting somewhere with my career.

stressful wednesday ahead...all shall be revealed soon.

the second week of easter my parents are coming over from poland - so excited!!

i do hope you have all been well and all enjoy your easter holidays

M
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sleet in march

i have the joy of sitting at home and waiting to be picked up, i stare out of the window and take in the sight of sleet in march. it started off with drizzle, turn rain, turn sleet. how horrid. it's as gray as can be and i had a nice shopping spree filled day planned - but it never goes the way i want it to. my bus into town didn't bother to stop even though i put my hand out. so i took my bum back home. 

i was meant to go clothes shopping which i haven't done since london (may/june). so you can imagine how excited i was to be going out at last. never mind. i'm used to not spending so another week won't kill me.

i'm still at school. kind of enjoying it more now. still trying to get my head round all the paperwork and schedules that no one bothers to tell me about. i've had great feedback from parents during parent's evening so i'm happy with how things are.

only four more weeks to go...

and then my parent's will be coming over for 4 days! i am so delighted that they will be here!! mind you, the house needs to undergo a few changes before they come over..but all is well and good! can't wait to show them what life is like here - i think they will love it.

now, though, back to reality...back to teaching kids!

hope you're all well

M

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roller coaster

sincere apologies for not being here at all for the past month.
i've been busy - working (at last!)
so my days of complaining that i'm stuck at home and have nothing to do are well and truly OVER.
i have been teaching a year 1 class and i've enjoyed every bit of it. so much so that i have agreed to stay there for another 6 weeks (yikes!)
and here i wanted to insert a picture of my classroom, however my laptop doesn't seem to be reading my card reader. boo. well, to be honest my classroom is nothing special at all. just a bog standard room that magically holds thirty 5/6 year olds. amazing what a tardis of a classroom i have. it's ever so empty and uninspiring though. i will change this! now that i will be there for the next term. the main problem is, is that we have motion sensors all around so i can't hang anything up. we cannot staple things to the walls, only blu-tac and pins. it's hard.

nonetheless, i'm enjoying teaching and it's making me happy. the workload - not so much! but it's something i can put to the back of my mind and take joy in what i do every day with the children.

i know this week will fly by as i have so much work to complete - grids, levels, assessments, targets, planning for next term, weekly and daily plans...argh!!
but for now, i', looking forward to this evening - a special valentines day dinner at osmotherley. yay.

M
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friday 13th

are you superstitious? i definitely used to be, but not anymore, so friday 13th's don't phase me...or do they??

i remember i flew to poland once on this date, and nothing happened. but today, for some reason i have this horrible feeling in my gut. i've got a dentist appointment for 11:45am and i do hope things go well. later i'll have a few hours to do some planning for next week (and plan a whole space theme for this term! yikes!!!). i hope today doesn't bring any horrible surprises and i get everything done smoothly.

maybe that gut feeling has more to do with me stressing over my new teaching position, my first proper teaching position?

excitement and stress rolled into one. i think so. i'm sure today will be fine, just fine.

M
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nowt on!

MrL took me on a little trip to Helmsley - a very pretty village in north yorkshire. we went to some of the boutiques, shops and a pub for some grub! i acquired a new pair of slippers, a gorgeous vase and turnip crisps. it's such a sweet place to visit.

this picture may not be the best (it got dark so quickly) but it still looks sweet. i love going to new places and seeing such cute english villages.

i just had to take a pic of this....

now, where else on this world would you get crisps with the flavour of 'nowt on'?! i just love it. love how some northern terms are so funny. and they are used on such a regular and formal basis!

i went to the school that's endeavoring to take me on.. there is so much work ahead of me. it's frightening but exciting. i can't wait to have my own class (even if it is for only a month). exciting times lie ahead!!

M
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chip and yay!

my title make no sense? good. let me explain.

wednesday evening, i'm waiting for MrL to come home, i feel peckish, only thing in the kitchen in the bread bin was a left-over last bit of walnut bread. so i take it and put some butter on and eat it. next thing i know, i hear (and feel) a crunch, for a mili second i think that "that's not right?" but my mouth continues to chew and i hear another crunch and before i know it i'm digesting my food. i take my tongue and swirl it around my teeth, they feel fine. oh no, wait, what's this? it feels so rough and rugged. on the side of my tooth. damn it - a bit of my tooth is missing. YES. i chipped my tooth with some bread. now, it made me think that my whole tooth might just drop out! my teeth are in very bad condition (i partially blame it on my genes but also on my lack of oral hygiene when i was younger - yuck! oh and plus the fact that i ate soooo much chocolate over xmas.. oops!) i dramatised a bit and was a bit freaked out. luckily MrL came home soon after and got the whole crying thing going on because, let's face it, i don't have the money to even go to a dentist. my love, being the love that he is, transferred a wad of money onto my account and told me to "splash out" on a new filling! woopie. so, next day i get calling to all the two dentists around. one does not accept new patients - thanks. the other? next free appointment is friday morning. i took it, but seriously? two days to wait to have a hole in my tooth filled in?? i was quite upset - i couldn't eat any chocolate till then for goodness sake! this was going to be hard work.

well, friday finally came and i graced my wonderful self over to the dentist (who is a 3-minute walk away from my house) and registered. he took me into his office. and he started talking. talking so fast my ears had to adjust. i had to concentrate so hard i had to sit down. in all seriousness though, he was such a nice guy. who would have thought - a male dentist so nice. he patched up my...oh no, that's going to sound so bad. let me rephrase - the hole in my tooth was no more. in fact, he told me more. he said to come again! even more, he said my THREE wisdom teeth need to come out. this was no news to me, my 'dentist' in london told me the same thing (and so did two other dentists in poland..) but what used to discourage me is the method and the price. i got quoted a couple of hundred pounds PER TOOTH in london. i don't have that kind of money. i sure didn't when i was a student and i sure don't now being unemployed. i told the dentist this. he said "no no no no no, you don't understand. i can refer you to a clinic and it will be for free.." WHAT?! free?! seriously??? i had no idea. this is news to me - and what fabulous news. i told him i want to do it. get it done and finally have my teeth sorted. so i've booked and appointment and xray for tuesday, he'll be able to tell me about the difficulty of the procedure of extracting my teeth etc. exciting!!

i was totally over the moon when i came back from the dentists'. after ranting about the lack of available appointments for such critical patients like me. but after that visit i was so happy and had completely forgotten about the holey tooth thing.

i was just watching some "new girl" online (quite a funny show with zooey deschanel-something-or-other) when i got a phone call from a strange number. unwillingly, i picked it up and lo and behold it was a receptionist from a school that i had had an interview for back in october. boy was i surprised to hear from them. i was amused. i let her speak. she informed me that they were calling about a position that they have for a month's supply work in year 1... REALLY?! i was beyond myself. a month, for me, in year 1 - i'm utterly happy, of course i said YES. so here is my "yay" - i have work for a month! to some of you this may sound incredibly poor, that i'm thrilled to get work for a month (doing what i absolutely love - teaching) but when you've been sat at home for over 6 months doing NOTHING you learn to appreciate all the little things in life. especially real work, even if it is just for a month. i'm thrilled to bits. starting on the 16th i'll be working at last. i know i'm going to love it. i know the school likes me, i like the school, this will be fun. i can't wait. what a great start to the new year.

i hope you start to the new year has been equally rewarding and exciting!!

M
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first post of the year

as some of you may have noticed, i have been unintentionally absent from blogger. i've had a fabulous few weeks over the christmas and new years period. it's been magical, wonderful and inspiring.

it was (and always shoulb be) a perfect time to spend with family, chill out from everyday life, relax and eat a plethora of rich food! i did exactly that, plus actually getting ready for christmas - putting up the xmas tree, getting the house ready, packing presents, preparing food, visiting family members...etc. i had time to catch up with my parents, i got to see my brother and plenty of aunts. i've missed home and i was rather home-sick by the end of the year. i'm so pleased MrL came to spend it with me away from his own family. christmas went as soon as it came and up crept the new year - we decided to spend it with family, and thankfully MrL's uncle was more than happy to have us over. we had a fantastic time, got ever so drunk and had many food babies. 

today it's jan 3rd and everyone's gone back to work, and for me, again, it's back to looking for my teaching job. i have high hopes for this year. i know i will get my teaching job soon. i have to get back into driving, i haven't driven in so many weeks (and secretly, i'm quite happy - i enjoy being passenger, is that wrong?) i'm quite apprehensive about being behind the wheel again. but i know that the more i practice the better i will get, so no more slacking - i'm focusing on my driving!

do you have any new years resolutions? i know that this year will be much better than 2011. that's all that matters to me

hope you're all having a great start th 2012

i'll leave you with some pictures from the past few weeks..

M