Apple muncher's number crunching

apple_muncher

I passed all the tests.

But I am now not authorised to access the site where you input your marks. Sigh.

So far today, I have relistened to all the recordings, to reinforce a couple of things I was getting wrong - it's been so much faster than the first time around. And now, apart form the no-access-situation, I can get started.

I've also been to the gym and brought pip bouldering. We're just about to go hunt down some climbing shoes in d3cathl0n. Hunter-gatherers that we are!

apple_muncher

Whoops. I was getting fretful about my lack of access and it turns out that I was using the wrong username. D'oh! I wish it had told me that rather than simply denying access...

We found climbing shoes for pip and they have been used already.

I am convinced that I must be a magnet for pesky-centres-where-teachers-don't-follow-the-rules-for-conducting-tests-and-thus-disadvantage-their-candidates. The ensuing paperwork is such a drain. I started at 7 this morning and by 8.45 I had only marked 2 due to filling in the paperwork for another centre plus asking my superior what to do about a couple of things. And emailing re something else... Sigh. Then discovering I was missing a recording. That needed another email. Sigh...

However, I went to the gym and did a good hard sesh. And I have dyed my hair again, blue this time. Or rather 'washed up mermaid' according to the bottle. Just gotta ensure that it doesn't look like a blue rinse...

I got taken up on my offer to empty the lost property box at the local primary school (where pip used to go). Blimey! There's about 10 loads of laundry. 95% is red jumpers/cardigans and a few red fleeces/coats. 95% is not named. About 35% has the school logo on it. One load = roughly 17 items, so there's a gazillion bits without names. I have a couple of neighbours who can have some. The named stuff will return to the school to be reunited with their owners. The rest will be sold at some point by the PTA .

Enough wittering on. This is purely work-avoidance. I am sure I used to be able to do about 4 before needing a break. Currently it is a push to do 2... Yawn...

Karmacat

It's a bank holiday!  Don't work too hard!

apple_muncher

I like the advice, karma, but I'm going to have to ignore it. Sorry ❤️! Once I'm back at work, it'll be much harder to fit the marking in, so the more I can front load it now, the easier life should be... Once I've been back for a week, we start all our internal exams, with the associated marking and full reports, so ideally I'd like to get the majority done before that... My deadline is the 25th. But that's the day I have my first meeting for my next component!

Pip is going bouldering again tomorrow, and I'd usually go to the gym when they go. But I'll stay home and do a workout here and then plough on...

Karmacat

You're in between a rock and a hard place, because of your job, I get it, don't worry   

apple_muncher

Sweep the floor

Hoover rug and sweep under it

Laundry

Mow

Order book for big sis

Mark

Mark

Mark

Let's see how much I get done, and how many alternative jobs I find to do...

apple_muncher

PS. I don't think I've slept past 7 at all this hols. Mostly been up before 6.30. why????

f0xh0les

Stress, anxiety, brain overload, pressure, stupid daylight, feelings of impending doom,  darned annoying twitty birds.

Well, that is my excuse.  I get that the birds are dead excited about having survived the night, but honestly, they can't be that happy at 4am.   Unless they have just got home and are going to sleep for the rest of the day.

apple_muncher

F0xh0les, I could tick rather a lot of that list! And add in shouty neighbour from 11.30 for about 25 mins. Ugh.

I have hoovered and mostly swept.

Laundry has happened. Plus checking the filter. And currently running a drum clean. (I misread the timings + temperature And got them muddled. It's not 90 mins. It's 90 degrees and 160 mins. So it'll be going a while longer yet....

There's too much stuff on the grass to mow it. Tee hee. Dh plans to postcrete the post later... Before the rain arrives???!!!

Book not yet ordered. Oops.

A fair amount marked. Pip and dh are off to bouldering soon, so I'll have a couple of hours with no excuses!

Noisy neighbour has given us a couple of bags of her cast offs/things for ch shop. She has no car so can't get there herself. Lovely neighbour popped round and has taken some uniform bits for her two, and will ask around her friends to see if anyone wants some. I showed her the ratio of named v unnamed and she was gobsmacked!

Right. Pip and dh have just gone. No excuses not to work now.

But first, chocolate...😂😂😂

apple_muncher

Overall, a fairly good day

I have ordered the book (and not used amzn )

I got a lot of marking done and inputted the scores.

We found a notebook that pip accepts and that has saved us about 2 hours and a lot of traipsing around and decision making tomorrow morning. Phew. So I can mark instead I'm going to try for 17, which will cover 3 small centres.

Laundry aplenty has been washed and dried. Turns out that noisy neighbour's bags of stuff must have been mouldering in their cupboards, as they smell musty (and of fags, as they smoke), haven't been washed, and also have stains on them. Most of the contents are going to go straight into the rag collection bin. The rest I'll wash and then decide if I'll use it in my sewing. One thing is a union jack duvet cover, so I'll defo wash that and hang it outside for our little party on Sunday. I know neighbour can't get to the ch shops, but the recyc men collect fabric, so she could just put it out for them herself rather than palm it off onto other people...