Roll on July. It's the only thing that's keeping me going. I've had both the best week and worst week in a long time.
Best because we saw our baby-lubba, scratching its bum, looking might fine and perfect. The sonographer was great and kept referring to it as "the baby", not him or her.
I've had the worst week because my job is so so tough at times, and i have the staff from hell. I've been on a trip this week with 30 16-year-olds. No trouble, and i let them all out at lunctime to have lunch in Russell Square, but lots to organise and stressful all the same. They were amazing though. Going back, the tube was packed and the minute there was a seat they all shouted "miss, miss, there's a seat for you". Cutey pies.
Now i have two weeks off and will rest like i've never rested before. We're on the hunt for a pram at the moment. It's crazy, far too many to choose from and far too expensive. We've had a look at second hand ones as well but have already come across one scam, so a bit worried about that. My only requirement is that it's small and red. I really want a bugaboo but there is no way i'm spending 800 quid on a pram.
Last night i tried to go to the pub. I had denim skirt, flip flops and sunglasses, hurrah, but then i had some food which exhausted me, so i went home at 5. Besides, i was so annoyed with all the people putting cigarette smoke in my breathing space. Selfish! Why are people still allowed to smoke in beer gardens? Annoyance number 2 was all the children running around the garden. People laughed about my so-called maternal instincts kicking in, but i don't like children. Other people's children. I especially don't like children of yummy mummies who think it's ok for their brats to run around in a space designed for adults. Not okay!
No, it was much nicer to go home, watch tv and fall asleep.
Showing posts with label Educators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Educators. Show all posts
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Saturday, 17 March 2012
18 and something
Oh, i haven't got time for this at all. I'm having a crazy time at work and it's so stressful. I sleep very badly at the moment anyway, but work is making it worse. This week i've argued with an exam board, had emergency meetings with my staff, analysed data, number crunched number crunched number crunched, dreamt about re-sits and exam entries and woken up at 5am to write to-do lists. Oh what a relaxing pregnancy i'm having... Is my baby going to come out all stressed and colicky?
I also had a meeting with my head teacher this week. He said i could think about coming back as a HoD or not. Haha, my job will be there waiting for me, but if i don't want it, there'll be something else. Have i decided already? Oh yes! Nevermind the issue that i'm a good boss, and don't work very well under someone else's leadership, but hey ho, i could have a life again. A life with my husband and baby.
This week i've also had my first coffee (de-caf of course) and sweet, sugary muffins. Here we go, i can feel the 100 kilos getting closer. I look about 6 months pregnant, but i can guarantee it's 90% food.
Yum!
I also had a meeting with my head teacher this week. He said i could think about coming back as a HoD or not. Haha, my job will be there waiting for me, but if i don't want it, there'll be something else. Have i decided already? Oh yes! Nevermind the issue that i'm a good boss, and don't work very well under someone else's leadership, but hey ho, i could have a life again. A life with my husband and baby.
This week i've also had my first coffee (de-caf of course) and sweet, sugary muffins. Here we go, i can feel the 100 kilos getting closer. I look about 6 months pregnant, but i can guarantee it's 90% food.
Yum!
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Why I didn't go on strike
I work in the public sector. I have a very secure job. I have just been off sick for 5 weeks with full pay (feeling much better now, thanks). I have 13 weeks' paid holiday every year. I can't complain. I also pay in to a very generous pension scheme. I pay 6% of my salary, the government pays a further 9%, and upon retirement I am guaranteed a very beneficial salary. Or so we thought. The country is in trouble, the economy is in trouble, hey the whole world is in trouble. So things have changed.
Last Wednesday the UK's public sector workers went on strike to fight for their pensions. I didn't (well, I'm off sick, but I would have "crossed the picket line" had I been well). Why? Because I strongly believe that we all have to help out. Yes, I do find it disgusting that bankers are still taking home millions of pounds in bonuses every year, and a lot of blame can be placed with them, however, the big fish are never going to change while we live in a world controlled by money and greed, and if I have to pay a bit more to ensure a young family have a roof over their heads for Christmas, then I'm happy top do my bit.
Here's the deal. I don't own a small business and I don't lay awake at night worrying if I'm going to have money for the mortgage. I teach a core subject, a job which means I could probably relocate to anywhere in the country and still be able to find a job. How many people have that. I probably have job security for life (or at least until retirement). I earn a bloody good salary because I am good at my job and as a result my salary doubled in my first four years of teaching. You will hear a lot of public sector workers saying they earn nothing and they struggle, but I am proof that there is money and wealth working in state education. I have a quarter of a million pound mortgage, I save money every month, I go on luxury holidays at least once a year. When I retire I will sell my house and live off the profits AND my bloody decent pension. I WILL BE LAUGHING!
I can't really look private sector workers in the eye and demand a better pension when I know their pension schemes have been scrapped. They're just the same as me, they're no big cats, they just chose a different career path than me, that's all.
The other reasons not to strike is that I need money now more than I need it when I'm 65 (or 68). My goal is to pay off my mortgage early, save up money, invest, so that when I am 68 I don't have to worry. I don't want to lose a day's pay. It will make more of a difference to me now than in 35 years' time.
This debate has divided the nation. Private versus public. And this is during times when we all should stick together. Before we know it we will be in Greece or Italy's situation. But this debate has also divided public sector workers: strikers and non-strikers. Strikers are giving non-strikers the evil eye in the corridors, avoiding "good mornings" and "hellos". We are the educators, we set a good example to our country's teenagers and this is how we behave. At the end of the day, my number one priority are my students and their achievement, happiness and their opportunities. Sadly, the nation has now shown that there are far too many people who went in to the job for the benefits, not the children...
Last Wednesday the UK's public sector workers went on strike to fight for their pensions. I didn't (well, I'm off sick, but I would have "crossed the picket line" had I been well). Why? Because I strongly believe that we all have to help out. Yes, I do find it disgusting that bankers are still taking home millions of pounds in bonuses every year, and a lot of blame can be placed with them, however, the big fish are never going to change while we live in a world controlled by money and greed, and if I have to pay a bit more to ensure a young family have a roof over their heads for Christmas, then I'm happy top do my bit.
Here's the deal. I don't own a small business and I don't lay awake at night worrying if I'm going to have money for the mortgage. I teach a core subject, a job which means I could probably relocate to anywhere in the country and still be able to find a job. How many people have that. I probably have job security for life (or at least until retirement). I earn a bloody good salary because I am good at my job and as a result my salary doubled in my first four years of teaching. You will hear a lot of public sector workers saying they earn nothing and they struggle, but I am proof that there is money and wealth working in state education. I have a quarter of a million pound mortgage, I save money every month, I go on luxury holidays at least once a year. When I retire I will sell my house and live off the profits AND my bloody decent pension. I WILL BE LAUGHING!
I can't really look private sector workers in the eye and demand a better pension when I know their pension schemes have been scrapped. They're just the same as me, they're no big cats, they just chose a different career path than me, that's all.
The other reasons not to strike is that I need money now more than I need it when I'm 65 (or 68). My goal is to pay off my mortgage early, save up money, invest, so that when I am 68 I don't have to worry. I don't want to lose a day's pay. It will make more of a difference to me now than in 35 years' time.
This debate has divided the nation. Private versus public. And this is during times when we all should stick together. Before we know it we will be in Greece or Italy's situation. But this debate has also divided public sector workers: strikers and non-strikers. Strikers are giving non-strikers the evil eye in the corridors, avoiding "good mornings" and "hellos". We are the educators, we set a good example to our country's teenagers and this is how we behave. At the end of the day, my number one priority are my students and their achievement, happiness and their opportunities. Sadly, the nation has now shown that there are far too many people who went in to the job for the benefits, not the children...
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