London baby

Last week I went to London with my friend Gemma for a 'course' we ended up getting to spend two days in London travelling first class on the train which I had never done before but will be doing again!! We also got to see Les Miserables half price tickets, 5 rows from the front. We both adore it and had seen it before but I don't think I could ever get tired of seeing it - it made me sing for the rest of the week!! We stayed in a nice hotel near Hyde Park which we had booked really cheaply but was quite trendy and had a nice man with a hat on outside the door to welcome you!!

Then we eventually went to the course at Regents college run by the British Council all about the International School award which we are applying for at Stanley. It was really swanky with inspiring speakers, posh drinks and lunch and loads of time for dinner.

My overall conclusion: I am going to have a new career someday!

Preferably one that involves travelling first class, enjoying the sights and sounds of the world in the middle of the day and not being stuck in a classroom pushing reams of paper round my desk and telling children off.

One day.....

Busy Boydy

This is what I feel like all the time at the moment, there is just too much of everything to do and there doesn't seem to be enough time to do it in and actually I don't like it.

When we left Lancaster over a year ago I decided to not be too busy anymore, to not be over committed and to enjoy life more - hmm.

I am trying to identify reasons why I have suddenly got busy and I think its a combination of my new promotion at work and becoming more involved in things at Church, there has to be a way out but I need to look hard for it, and pray hard.

I have had lots of things in my head to blog about but there doesn't seem to be time to write them down I must try harder, especially when my blog counter tells me that more people are visiting my blog, must give them something worth while to read!!

The return of the dinner hour?

Ever since we went back to school and I started my promotion and since my good friend and lunch eating companion Laura left I have struggled to remember to leave my classroom and walk to the staff room, sit down, eat my lunch, relax and be sociable. Which is sad because I enoy it, my school is a very sociable place and there are always lots of people to talk to and have a laugh with.

Last weekend I thought to myself, this week I will have lunch every day in the staff room....

But things got worse as OFSTED rang at 9am on Monday morning and announced they were coming to inspect on Thursday and Friday - which we have survived, but needless to say lunchtimes disappeared as did tea times and any other time really as I had so much to sort out and get ready. I have spent a stupid amount of time at school this week and an even more stupid amount of time thinking about school and making endless lists of thinsg to do but now it's over.

And I resolve that next week I will leave my classroom for at least 30minutes every day to eat my lunch without getting indigestion!! (Please hold me to it!!!)

Blogging

Have not had much time online recently - far too many meetings at school to attend but have found myself reading lots of other blogs of late and has made me think quite deeply something I'm not often good at.

It all started when Dave Walker made a facebook group for Anglican bloggers. Now I would only call myself an Anglican in the very loosest sense of the word but the group lets you post your blog address and I have really enjoyed reading a few peoples blogs. One day will get around to adding some of them to my list.

Reading these blogs has however got my blood pressure raised at all the discussion about liberal versus conservative versus evangelical labelling - it is not good. See here and here.

Jesus didn't give himself labels so why are we giving them to ourselves? I love and follow Jesus is that not enough?

How does having these labels help us to be more releavnt to 21st century Britain?

My thinking is it doesn't.

Does having these discussions and arguements bring people closer to the kingdom of God?

Hmm.

And as for this terrible story about Elaine Storkey suing Wycliffe because of the way she was sacked, well I just can't believe it but you can read it here and see for yourself.

Well I've blogged but I'm not happy, I'm off to see what the Bible has to say about how we deal with other people....

Still a genius

After a long first day back at work trying to juggle groups and lists and timetables as part of my promotion, which I officially started today my head feels frazzled.

After all that it is a relief to find that my facebook readability level is also at genius - at least I'm consistent!!!

I am a genius

Thanks to Mustard Seed Shavings for alerting me to this but apparently the readability of my blog is at genius level - very impressive. You can check yours here.

It says you can also check your facebook level but as mine's not working as usual I'll have to try another day.

Home Sweet Home

Hooray! We're home!! After two weeks of sleeping on a bed settee then an airbed I am very pleased to be home!!! The washing machine is whirring and the suitcase is unpacked.

We spent a very quiet Christmas with Stephen's mum and dad in Bangor which was lovely because someone else did all the cooking, although I did perhaps watch too much rubbish television.

Then we came home briefly (spent time in 3 countries in 24 hours) and then headed off to Edinburgh for Hogmanay.

We stayed with some friends in Dunfermline and travelled in for the evenings and I have to be honest and I know its uncool to say it but I much preferred the torchlight procession and the burning of the viking longboat and the street ceilidh to the new years eve event.

I had never heard of the band who were playing because I am so uncool and then I watched some fireworks but you couldn't see them because the smoke got in the way!! Oh well it was a good trip away, ate lots of lovely food perhaps too much and spent time with friends, made new friends and laughed a lot.

Back to work tomorrow - hmm....