All change..... Determined to be solvent, single and successful

Hi Julie and Joey! Thank you for dropping in!
Joey - I don't think I'm anaemic, just knackered! But I do have a nurse appointment next week so I'll ask her to check just to be on the safe side - thank you for suggesting it xx

It's been a long day but a good one. Parents have arrived safely at their hotel, leavers assembly went really well and the kids loved it, and my afternoon at my new school was fine. I was asked to stay for their SLT meeting after school so it was longer than I'd anticipated but all ok.

Managed to spend 2 hours in the garden after work as it was too hot to walk the dogs and had a little 30 min snooze on a lounger - not surprising really considering the time I got up.......
Have since done two medium length dog walks - not too far as its warm for them - re-tidied the house now the visitors have gone (they make so much mess in such little time!) and done a load of washing and sorted the bins ready for the morning - the glamour of my life!
Will be in bed early tonight - am shattered .....

Another warm one today! I love it though - unfortunately the children in school and the dogs don't ......
Had a fairly productive day in work and managed to leave earlyish to spend some time in the garden with the dogs. Had a vet appointment at 5pm to look at a rather large lump that's appeared on the dogs lower abdomen in the last two days - I thought it might be a hernia but the vet says not, either a fatty lump surrounded by fluid or something more sinister. It's not bothering him at all so we've decided to leave it for a week to see whether it gets bigger or hardens ( it's soft to touch). £26 charged but worth it to stop me panicking.

Have since had another hour in the garden waiting until it was cool enough to walk the dogs, then did a slow 30 min stroll with them to tire them out a bit - they're struggling in the heat.
Just been pottering around, doing a little bit of work, tidying the kitchen and putting washing away, trying on my prom dress for tomorrow and just faffing about. Am now officially bored......

Got my pay slip today, even though I don't get paid until Friday, and there's some overtime paid. I might have a go at sorting a budget ready if I get desperate for something to do - there's absolutely nothing on the telly.......

Evening all! Another beautiful day!
Good job it was nice today as I think I might have slept standing up otherwise! Last night was the year 11 prom (my responsibility) and it was a late night but a successful one - all the students thoroughly enjoyed it from somewhere underneath three layers of spray tan and false eye lashes (and that's just the boys! )
Got home really late as I had to wait for the last child to be safely picked up and then couldn't sleep - think I had 3 hours in total before having to get up to walk the dogs.....
I had my formal observation today too - could have done without it but it was fine, good feedback and the kids were great. On top of that I taught another 2 lessons, had 2 meetings and did a wodge of data analysis. I was shattered by 3.30 and so snuck off home - think I was one of the last out of the building though, everyone seemed to have the same idea.
Promptly fell asleep in the sun in the garden for an hour and then took the dogs to the park and bought some nice fresh bread and cheese for a simple tea in the garden with a cold beer. Thoroughly enjoyed it too - just couldn't face cooking today.

It's pay day today (hurrah!) and I've spent the last hour sorting out the finances and moving money around in various accounts and paying the bills. I've managed to pay £500 towards the holidays (I have £800 in spending money put to one side already), some money into the Xmas account, and £150 into a contingency account and move money for haircuts, dog tablets, a colleagues' leaving do night out next week, petrol, and the last day of term night out so I don't spend it until I need it.

This month I'll need 3 weeks worth of groceries as we're going to Greece on the 25th July so have budgeted £150. I've budgeted £300 spending money for the month (in addition to the things listed above), should be plenty.

I did well at sticking to budgets last month so will try to do the same over the next 3 weeks before we go away on holiday number 1

Just need to do a few little jobs this evening - the spare room bed has been stripped and is currently in the washing machine, I need to Hoover and dust the house and clean the wooden floors so I don't need to do it tomorrow and write a shopping list for the morning.
Want to try to have a rest this weekend - I have to represent the school at a local primary school fete for an hour or two tomorrow (not my idea of fun at all!!) but other than that I have no plans. OH is away on Sunday visiting his son so I'll see him tomorrow and have Sunday to myself.
Right, I'll sort the cleaning, watch a bit of telly and go to bed - need a good sleep.