What sort of day have you had

Thats brilliant Cindy, im so pleased for you,
I have always believed that patience pays off and it does sometimes mean giving up or leaving what you know or are used to.
My sister has recently been made redundant after 12 yrs working for Virgin (lovely Richard decided to close their call centre ) she is now working in a similar situation to you,mentoring adults,and loves it .
I am loving being a student despite moaning, its great to be doing something different !
Im off to visit my lovely parents today,need to show them my photos and catch them up on my placement.My dad is really into tracing his ancesters so i cant wait to see what he has found out .Oh and of course TEA !!!! my mum doesnt even ask me, just produces a cuppa within mins of me getting through the door!
I have a VERY busy week ahead, I have a submission for Monday (1000 word proposal for dissertation) then straight on to gcse english =debate then start working on my lesson plan for my placement next week (maths activity -data handling yr 1/2 ) then i have to design an information poster (500 words) for our dyslexia module .I also have maths homework for next week and finally a 2000 word essay on what makes a reader ! -forget christmas !! I have 3 submissions due before then

Oh busy lady Linda xx

I have had a fab weekend at the GMB branch event. Didn't go to my room until gone two in the morning and back up at seven, some were still there around four/five! It was really nice to see all the folks that had sent cards, flowers etc to me after my accident and say thank you in person

Cindy that sounds like a good weekend should be, so pleased you had a great time.
I spent 3 hrs at uni today as i had to submit my dissertation proposal.
We have to use `turn it in ` (plagerism checker) and also submit a hard copy into a drop box .
Then back home to open a bottle and eat the fab roast dinner,i started cooking and my oh finished ! sooo yummy -roast chicken and home made sage and onion stuffing
Back to uni tomorrow and time to crack on with my dyslexia poster and reader analysis after my lecture ,oh and gcse english in the evening !

We have turnitin as well and have to submit electronically and a hard copy. Well done on getting your proposal in! I have a specialist subject proposal to do before end of November as well
Have a good day today folks. I am at Wakefield GMB head office today delivering a functional skills class

Having a much better time. I went in friday and today with the attitude that i don't really care what they think.... let them say what they like, i'm not going to let it affect me! So far it seems to have worked. Lets hope it continues!

Start my library job tomorrow! I'm now thinking god what have i taken on! The boss only wants me to do 2 hours a week! I was thinking of organising monitors to help me. Maybe sensible yr 4's.... and have them help me on a tues and thurs lunchtime for half an hour. Not sure how many to have though. They can help me get things boxed up and i can organise other things like the non fiction stuff. Need to get my head round that! Also need to get my head round the computer system and sort out what is on the system and if anything else needs to go on it! I keep making a list of things to do and it gets bigger and bigger each time i look at it! It's quite scary actually!

it is indeed tracey - 6 is your maximum for monitors they get in each others way else! sent you some stuff which may help.

I'm oh so tired and it's only second week back!

Went to meeting, and managed to be totally under minded by colleague, again! Just can't get a handle on him/her. I have been told by others it is because him/her feels threatened but when i go to the meetings it is as if I haven't been invited to the party. Has anyone else felt like this at work. You just want to get on and do your job and enjoy it at the same time but this person is sucking all the fun out of it. I've been advised to start looking for something better as it could take awhile, trouble is not many jobs out there that I want to do.

hugs daisycat wish I could help

aww hugs Daisy xx

Hi there ! life is getting very busy at uni so im sorry for not being around much x
I handed in my dissertation proposal on Sunday and am now working on 2 different pieces that have to be in next week !
1 piece is a dyslexia poster no more than 500 words but has to include the theories of dyslexia and a particular area (mine is magnocellular deficit )sounds posh but really its just a name for a break in the neural pathways which cause the `jumping or blurring of words `)
Plus I have to write a reader analysis (2000) words and do a case study .
oh and a presentation for gcse english ..oh and a maths lesson for my placement.....
Im in uni every day this week (well at my placement school on thurs ) its all very full on and tomorrow is my early start,I leave home at 7.30am and dont get home till after 9pm

Oh im feeling a little chuffed with myself after getting an A for my debate on euthanasia last night for English !!

and so you should xx

I lost 1.5lbs at SW tonight so im really pleased,Its going really well and I have 7lbs to target which im determind to reach by christmas .
Placement day tomorrow which is great,Ive planned a maths session for 10yr 1/2 pupils (data handling ) im doing our pets and for those without pets they can choose what they would have if they were allowed .

Big difference this week is that im not nervous !!

That is fab Linda, I also lost this month despite not being able to exercise and was 1 1/2 kg down so we both have done well.

Very tired this week as I am now back full time at work Late night last night as I had a union branch metting and came away with 11 GMB calculators to use in my functional skills class (I am sure you all know what it is like to scramble for resources) and these will be a great help and promote the GMB!
It's that thursday group today though last week they were really nice let's hope today is the same

Had a fab but tiring week at work and was exhausted when I got home last night. Thursday group again were really good and worked well.
To top that as well weight loss is storming this week as I have been walking more and exercising my ankle getting a bit better but still very bruised and as is the foot after all this time I would have thought it would be fading by now.
I have also taken the decision to drop out of cert ed as my head is simply not in the right zone and I found it really hard to concentrate last week. I like to give total commitment to things and I know I would not be able to do this. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders
I hope you all have a good weekend and try to stay dry. I am going to see my dad today, first time since the accident and will be taking my granddaughter Ella with me. Also going for lunch with hubby and Ella, so should be a nice but damp day out

good for you Cindy it sounds as if you are making the right deciasion

My sundays are mad !
cleaning, bedmaking,ironing,plus 9 pages of maths homework,and now cooking roast while planning my reader analysis .
I do now have a full wine glass with me so maybe things will sound better lol

well what an odd day. I had to deal with a supply t.a. arguing with me about the work which was set. I am very pleased with myself because I carefully reiterated the teachers' plans without getting cross. I must admit after the 3rd time of been told "I have to work with X because he cannot do the work on his own" I went into single syllables "He has been given his own work to do and he can do this. I work with him and I know"
This was only a small annoyance but added to her other comments I was ready to be very cross. The teacher has told me she had argued with her yesterday and I'd been amazed! Now I need to decide what to do I expect I'll mention it to the teacher and leave it with her

oh dear Helen, a supply TA with attitude !! not a good mix, I think supply teachers are bad enough but a supply TA has to realise that all schools are different and she cannot go throwing her weight around .Funnily enough my placement school has a TA just like that (not me ! ) but the class im working in has their own TA who has worked in many schools and apparently has a similar attitude in each !
Im feeling a bit snowed under at the moment as I have a dyslexia poster presentation on Friday then 2 essays due for submission in 2 weeks (3000 words each)!so im working on 2 essay plans a once !!
On a positive note I have taken my ball gown to be altered so I can wear it again to a slimming world ball on the 17th Dec, I have lost 1st 4lb and now the dress is loose around the bust so spoils the look.Thats where the lovely Margaret comes in,Ive known her for 19 yrs and she made Ellens prom dress just from a drawing !I tried my dress on and within mins she had it pinned .
Tomorrow -wed im going to visit my lovely friend from uni who has just had her thyroid removed through cancer so i have promised to go and throw grapes at her she is such a lovely lady and we spend alot of uni time together .Then i will go straight over to uni for 12 -1 maths lecture then 2-3 Teaching and Professionalism follwed by 3-4 dissertation lecture and then finally 5-7pm maths seminar.oh and race back home to weigh i at SW !

oh dear Helen, not good at all. I would mention it to the teacher as well. I can imagine your face as you slowly spelt it out to her lol

OMG! Linda, slow down! No wonder you have lost weight, you haven't time to eat Well done though on the weight loss and having to take in your dress. Make sure you have some 'down time' though.

Work is going well at the minute and is really full on busy. We are having major refurbishments to the down stairs section of the building and will be moving all beauty and hair there soon, giving more room upstairs. As you can imagine very manic but I am loving it, best thing I did leaving school

Brilliant Cindy ! isnt is funny how we think somethink is so right for us and then discover that actually it isnt ?!!! I never thought i would leave my school and I never give it a second thought !!!!
Re my busy life these days -that is soo different from before,Im rarely doing nothing and often doing 2 essays at once.I now walk so far while at uni as its so spread out -must wear my pedometer one day !
I havent had a chance to even think about christmas yet !! i have 2 essays to submitt before then !!!

oh don't mention christmas, not even started yet!
I am going to try and make something for everyone but time is a factor and I am so tired after work so week day evenings are out, which leaves weekends and they are busy visiting lol. Oh well, no doubt I will cram it in when we break on 21st Dec.
And do wear the pedometer it would be interesting to see how much you do walk.

Well dentist again for me today They are going to cut open my top gum and dig around for the bit of tooth that is there and extract a bottom one that was damaged. Not looking forward to it at all

ooh hope you are o.k. cindy

lms - hope today went ok. I'm sure it wasn't fun, but hopefully it's another bit done now. I am so sorry for you, I am still having problems following the abscess and know I need more treatment, but I'm putting it off. I've never minded the dentist, but coming to hate it now. The trouble is, they never agree (like plumbers or car mechanics)! One tells you one thing, then another one contradicts it ............................. and it leaves such a big hole in your pocket, too!
Haven't been on here much lately, just read this thread - everyone seems to have been busy. Hope you are all ok and have a good weekend x

Oh my god, what a day.