Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

Sunshine_girl2

My employer is doing flu jabs this year after a pilot last year. Do the school not organise them ?

I love vegetables and sometimes just have a plate of veg with melted cheese on. How did the assignment go ?

foxgloves

I'm definitely going to book in for a flu jab, HHoD. I had flu when I was about 19 or 20, before being completely flu-free for decades. Then for some reason, I got it at age 50, 51 & 53. I'd had the flu jab the third time but I must have caught a different strain. I felt utterly vile & so sorry for myself on all three occasions so I intend to pay for a jab every year to reduce my chances of another bout.
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HairyHandofDartmoor

Sunshine_girl2 wrote: »

My employer is doing flu jabs this year after a pilot last year. Do the school not organise them ?

I love vegetables and sometimes just have a plate of veg with melted cheese on. How did the assignment go ?

Thanks Sunshine . As far as I know the school don't do flu jabs, not for Meal Time Assistants anyway, although they'd be in big trouble if we all caught flu :rotfl:. I haven't had time to do any more work on my assignment yet so I'm still only a fifth of the way throught it :eek:.

foxgloves wrote: »

I'm definitely going to book in for a flu jab, HHoD. I had flu when I was about 19 or 20, before being completely flu-free for decades. Then for some reason, I got it at age 50, 51 & 53. I'd had the flu jab the third time but I must have caught a different strain. I felt utterly vile & so sorry for myself on all three occasions so I intend to pay for a jab every year to reduce my chances of another bout.
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Thanks Foxgloves . I've only had flu once (when I was 50) but I've never felt so ill in my life, it was AWFUL and it lasted six weeks :eek:. Worse than when I had a burst appendix because it lasted a lot longer :eek:. I NEVER want to catch flu again.

HairyHandofDartmoor

I'm absolutely SHATTERED but feeling pleased with myself . I went in expecting it to be a normal Wednesday, but a TA came in looking awful because she was ill, so everyone persuaded her to go home again. I offered to cover for her and as it was PPA that morning I and a TA were supervising the worst class in the school :eek:. I was quite interested to be there and see if they were as bad as everyone said (like knitting by the guillotine :rotfl:). There are some real characters in the class but I enjoyed the challenge.

Then I did my lunchtime job, ran to the shop for a pasty, and then went into a year two class for the afternoon to do some art with them. I've worked in four different classes so far this week :rotfl:. Anyway the head teacher came up to me this afternoon and thanked me for "going above and beyond" so I've obviously won some brownie points there :A.

I do like to be challenged with something new because I learn so much from everything I do at the school, even after being there for nearly two years I'm still learning all the time. It's one of those jobs where you never stop learning.

After I staggered home, we had a delivery and it was my level 2 certificate so I'm officially qualified as a TA now :T. I'm really proud of getting that certificate at my advanced age. It shows you're never too old to learn.

DH has offered to cook tonight, thank goodness, so I'm resting my tired feet but feeling quite pleased with myself .

Moneywise I spent £3.05 on a cheese pasty (I expected to be at home for lunch) and 90p on a coke (I forgot to put one in my bag last night ). Tomorrow I'm going to take cheese sandwiches and a banana with me just in case I need to stay for the afternoon again as £3.05 is a lot of money for my lunch when I can bring food from home for a cost of about 20p :mad:.

jwil

Sounds like you've had a great day and once again shown how flexible you are

I think you are doing great with the veg, it's easiest to start small and build up to larger quantities.

beanielou

Great day all round then

HairyHandofDartmoor

jwil wrote: »

Sounds like you've had a great day and once again shown how flexible you are

I think you are doing great with the veg, it's easiest to start small and build up to larger quantities.

beanielou wrote: »

Great day all round then

Thank you both . I am doing my best with the veg .

teafor2

Congratulations on officially becoming a TA Level 2 :j:T

What a star offering to cover the class at short notice, your brownie points will definitely be adding up, but it's more than that. As the Head says you went above and beyond and everybody likes somebody who's prepared to do that when it's needed.

After you've had a rest, go and put that can of coke in your bag! I can't stop adding up all the 90p's you're spending :rotfl: If my maths is right and you're doing that every day that's £18 a month xx

doingitanyway

Oh well done. It has been lovely following you from applying to now being a TA

HairyHandofDartmoor

teafor2 wrote: »

Congratulations on officially becoming a TA Level 2 :j:T

What a star offering to cover the class at short notice, your brownie points will definitely be adding up, but it's more than that. As the Head says you went above and beyond and everybody likes somebody who's prepared to do that when it's needed.

After you've had a rest, go and put that can of coke in your bag! I can't stop adding up all the 90p's you're spending :rotfl: If my maths is right and you're doing that every day that's £18 a month xx

Thank you TF2 . It won't do me any good as the school has no budget to employ me as a TA, but it's increasing my experience and my skill set so that's a positive.

I've done the same calculation and you're right it's £18 a month :eek:. I must put that coke in my bag tonight. My school bag is in my bedroom two flights of stairs away and my feet hurt, but I need to take a can up at bed time to put in my school bag.