It might be cold outside, but I'm actually nice and cozy. That doesn't usually happen, but it's true!
Well, the holidays are over and it's back to the good old routine. I enjoy routine, I really do. I really need to get back on my "rise and shine" timetable, but I'd say I'm doing pretty well. Coffee has been my best friend these past few days.
The two days of work has been great as well. My New Year's resolution was to not sweat the small stuff. I worry far too much, and I'm going to make a conscious effort to keep myself calm. And 7 days in, I'm doing well and I'm really enjoying it. Today I even managed to get four sections of my QTS portfolio done. When you actually sit and do it, it goes fairly quick. That was in about two hours. Not too shabby. Now, to get the 29 other ones done.
I'm currently singing very loudly to Brian Adams. Can't go wrong with that.
Well, it's 10:00 - and that means I'm getting into bed. It's a bit earlier than normal, but by the time I actually fall asleep, it might be just the right time.
Here's to a good start to the new year.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
The Year in REVIEW!
January
1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?: Yes! To Pass my driving test and get a car!
2. Who kissed you at midnight?: Hendo, Gemma, Teanby, Hendo's family....Jane?
3. Have you ever been to times square to watch the ball drop?: Still a no - but I did see Big Ben at Midnight via TV.
February
1. Who was your valentine in 2008?: Henson! We were coming back from holiday in Sicily!
2. What did your valentine get you?: She probably got me a coffee!
3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: Oh yes. I still give them out!
March
1. Are you Irish?: Oh yea 50%
2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: No. In fact, it was a complete miss. HOW sad!!!
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2008: Nothing. I went to work. Taught. Went home and went to bed.
April
1. Do you like the rain?: Not at all.
2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year? Nope. And no one played one on me.
3. Do you get tons of candy on easter?: Lucy in Year 7 gave me a Galaxy bar and Hendo's mum gave me an Easter Egg!
May
1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: I'm still working on that......
2. Do you like the spring?: Yes. Skirts and NO PANTY HOES
3. What would you think of as a spring color?: Yellow!
June
1. What year did you graduate from school?: 2002 and 2006 -- waiting for 2010 for the MEd.
2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: Nope, we were still in school!
July
1. What did you do on the 4th of July?: Work! I did say "Happy 4th!" and everyone said "Shut up, Yank. We got rid of you, We abandoned you."
2. Went on any vacations during this month?: Went on holiday to the HOME....odd as it sounds.
August
1. Did you do anything special to end off your summer?: Got locked in a mall in Chicago because of Tornado warnings?
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '08?: Hendo and I going out every night and not having to pay for a single drink.
3. Do you go swimming a lot in the summer?: No. The only water I go in is my bath....
4. Do you go to the beach a lot?: No....but now with a car, maybe?
September
1. Who is your favorite teacher?: Bezzeg - and at Cambridge John Finney. He is brilliant!
2. Do you like fall better than summer?: I like the relaxation of the summer, but I do like the feel of Fall.
October
1. What was your favorite halloween costume? All the way MAY! from a League of their Own
2. What's your favorite candy?: Haribo sweets mmmmm
3. What did you dress up like this year?: Nothing. Dad was here, we didn't celebrate. We went to Wembly to see US football and dressed up at angry tourists.
November
1. Whose house do you usually go to for thanksgiving?: Mine.....It was a miss this year because "Peter Pan" opened! So perhaps I could say the Darling house and the home of the Lost Boys....
2. Do you like stuffing?: Yes.
3. What are you thankful for?: My UK family.
December
1. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: Still a no.....still. Really. I did buy it this year from creepy old men.
2. What do you want this year for christmas?: I asked Santa for a sexy man.
3. What's the best present you ever got for Christmas?: This year my mum got me the books "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" - she knows me all too well....
4. Do you like cold weather?: Not a chance....
1) How would you rate your 08(1-10)?: I'd say a 6. I was tired and there were some really good times.
2) Where were you when 2008 began? West Lynn
3) Who were you with? Jane's family had a party - so her fam and friends, the Hendo's, Gemma, Chris.....
4) Where will you be when 2008 ends? In West Lynn - with Hendo's family - chilling in the living room!
5) Who will you be with when 2008 ends? Hendo's!
6) Do you have a new years resolution for 2008? Don't Sweat Small stuff. If in doubt, ask friends. LONDON. And I'm putting a Sexy man on this list (as Santa didn't get one for me).
7) Did you fall in love in 2008? No. Not even a date. Unless you count 'date night'
8) You regret it? No. It was horrifying what I went through, but it was pretty impressive that I made it out alive.
9) Did you breakup with anyone in 2008? No.
10) Did you make any new friends in 2008? Yes! All of my Cambridge mates - Pero and Laura and Jenny. The lot of them are fantastic! And then there is the cast and crew of Witches of Eastwick. They are BRILLIANT! Mr. Sir, Daddio, "joe" from Continental (and his free ice cream from first class), Brendan Teahan, Paddy (Who lives with Brendan and has a sister named Margaret-Ellen), Senator Duck, Marc Norris
11) Who is your favorite new friend? I don't have favourites.
12) What was your favorite month of 2008? February - going to Sicily for the first time. August. No school, for starters, but the trip to America was fantastic!
13) How many different places did you travel to in 2008?: Oh I did well with this. Palermo, Sicily - Milazzo and Novara (along with some other cities), Dublin, Ireland (TWICE). In England: Nottingham, Stone Henge, Birmingham (what a shit hole), Castle Rising, Magdalen, WALPOLE, Tilney All Saints, Huntington....how about London and the Movieum?
14) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2008? Physically? No. Mentally - yea, I really have lost touch with a lot of people.
15) Did you miss anyone in the past year? Yes. I miss Jen Lillash!
16) What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2008? I'm loving Mamma Mia!
17) Do you enjoy where you are now? I'm ok.
18) What was your proudest moment of 2008? Taking a bow on the Corn Exchange Stage for Witches of Eastwick.
19) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008? I The many times I've been scolded at work.
20) What are your plans for 2009? Rock out at Cambridge, really rely on the girls, LONDON.
2008 was shocking. So shocking it is actually shicking. I did so much, and I'm really proud of what I've done, especially in the world of theatre. I directed three plays and was in one. All in the span of one year. That's incredible. But something wasn't sitting right. Not sure what that is, but it really wasn't me. I feel like the old me is back. I'm armed with my mates and my "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" book.
Well, my Cosmo horoscope is looking pretty good!
Bring it on!
1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?: Yes! To Pass my driving test and get a car!
2. Who kissed you at midnight?: Hendo, Gemma, Teanby, Hendo's family....Jane?
3. Have you ever been to times square to watch the ball drop?: Still a no - but I did see Big Ben at Midnight via TV.
February
1. Who was your valentine in 2008?: Henson! We were coming back from holiday in Sicily!
2. What did your valentine get you?: She probably got me a coffee!
3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: Oh yes. I still give them out!
March
1. Are you Irish?: Oh yea 50%
2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: No. In fact, it was a complete miss. HOW sad!!!
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2008: Nothing. I went to work. Taught. Went home and went to bed.
April
1. Do you like the rain?: Not at all.
2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year? Nope. And no one played one on me.
3. Do you get tons of candy on easter?: Lucy in Year 7 gave me a Galaxy bar and Hendo's mum gave me an Easter Egg!
May
1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: I'm still working on that......
2. Do you like the spring?: Yes. Skirts and NO PANTY HOES
3. What would you think of as a spring color?: Yellow!
June
1. What year did you graduate from school?: 2002 and 2006 -- waiting for 2010 for the MEd.
2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: Nope, we were still in school!
July
1. What did you do on the 4th of July?: Work! I did say "Happy 4th!" and everyone said "Shut up, Yank. We got rid of you, We abandoned you."
2. Went on any vacations during this month?: Went on holiday to the HOME....odd as it sounds.
August
1. Did you do anything special to end off your summer?: Got locked in a mall in Chicago because of Tornado warnings?
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '08?: Hendo and I going out every night and not having to pay for a single drink.
3. Do you go swimming a lot in the summer?: No. The only water I go in is my bath....
4. Do you go to the beach a lot?: No....but now with a car, maybe?
September
1. Who is your favorite teacher?: Bezzeg - and at Cambridge John Finney. He is brilliant!
2. Do you like fall better than summer?: I like the relaxation of the summer, but I do like the feel of Fall.
October
1. What was your favorite halloween costume? All the way MAY! from a League of their Own
2. What's your favorite candy?: Haribo sweets mmmmm
3. What did you dress up like this year?: Nothing. Dad was here, we didn't celebrate. We went to Wembly to see US football and dressed up at angry tourists.
November
1. Whose house do you usually go to for thanksgiving?: Mine.....It was a miss this year because "Peter Pan" opened! So perhaps I could say the Darling house and the home of the Lost Boys....
2. Do you like stuffing?: Yes.
3. What are you thankful for?: My UK family.
December
1. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: Still a no.....still. Really. I did buy it this year from creepy old men.
2. What do you want this year for christmas?: I asked Santa for a sexy man.
3. What's the best present you ever got for Christmas?: This year my mum got me the books "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" - she knows me all too well....
4. Do you like cold weather?: Not a chance....
1) How would you rate your 08(1-10)?: I'd say a 6. I was tired and there were some really good times.
2) Where were you when 2008 began? West Lynn
3) Who were you with? Jane's family had a party - so her fam and friends, the Hendo's, Gemma, Chris.....
4) Where will you be when 2008 ends? In West Lynn - with Hendo's family - chilling in the living room!
5) Who will you be with when 2008 ends? Hendo's!
6) Do you have a new years resolution for 2008? Don't Sweat Small stuff. If in doubt, ask friends. LONDON. And I'm putting a Sexy man on this list (as Santa didn't get one for me).
7) Did you fall in love in 2008? No. Not even a date. Unless you count 'date night'
8) You regret it? No. It was horrifying what I went through, but it was pretty impressive that I made it out alive.
9) Did you breakup with anyone in 2008? No.
10) Did you make any new friends in 2008? Yes! All of my Cambridge mates - Pero and Laura and Jenny. The lot of them are fantastic! And then there is the cast and crew of Witches of Eastwick. They are BRILLIANT! Mr. Sir, Daddio, "joe" from Continental (and his free ice cream from first class), Brendan Teahan, Paddy (Who lives with Brendan and has a sister named Margaret-Ellen), Senator Duck, Marc Norris
11) Who is your favorite new friend? I don't have favourites.
12) What was your favorite month of 2008? February - going to Sicily for the first time. August. No school, for starters, but the trip to America was fantastic!
13) How many different places did you travel to in 2008?: Oh I did well with this. Palermo, Sicily - Milazzo and Novara (along with some other cities), Dublin, Ireland (TWICE). In England: Nottingham, Stone Henge, Birmingham (what a shit hole), Castle Rising, Magdalen, WALPOLE, Tilney All Saints, Huntington....how about London and the Movieum?
14) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2008? Physically? No. Mentally - yea, I really have lost touch with a lot of people.
15) Did you miss anyone in the past year? Yes. I miss Jen Lillash!
16) What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2008? I'm loving Mamma Mia!
17) Do you enjoy where you are now? I'm ok.
18) What was your proudest moment of 2008? Taking a bow on the Corn Exchange Stage for Witches of Eastwick.
19) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008? I The many times I've been scolded at work.
20) What are your plans for 2009? Rock out at Cambridge, really rely on the girls, LONDON.
2008 was shocking. So shocking it is actually shicking. I did so much, and I'm really proud of what I've done, especially in the world of theatre. I directed three plays and was in one. All in the span of one year. That's incredible. But something wasn't sitting right. Not sure what that is, but it really wasn't me. I feel like the old me is back. I'm armed with my mates and my "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" book.
Well, my Cosmo horoscope is looking pretty good!
Bring it on!
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