Wednesday 6th March, 2013                1845

The weather today has been utterly lovely at 23C (so just maybe Friday will reach 26 as they say) although it seems as though it will bucket down on Sunday.

I had Joanna’s class first thing and a good job she saw me because I misread my notebook and was waiting outside 101 when in fact I was teaching in 301. 101 was this afternoon. When I finished at ten I decided to put my bag into 101 to save taking it home and bringing it back again. As there was a class there already waiting for a teacher instead of leaving my bag under the lectern I shoved it in a cupboard.

When I arrived this afternoon for class I observed with horror that it had since been padlocked. The doors are a little loose so I managed to peer in and ascertain my bag wasn’t there. I thought perhaps someone had put it in the cupboard above which by now was also locked. The problem was, that one didn’t have loose doors. I gave the doors a gentle tug to see if I could make a big enough gap to peek through and the hasp snapped. An even bigger problem was that my bag wasn’t there either. Imagine my feelings when on impulse I went and checked the cupboard in 201 and found my bag. Bloody idiot.

Mind you it wasted a few minutes, which I was glad of, because that class is appalling. Trying to get them to talk is like pulling hens teeth. I can see me having to read the riot act and if necessary giving a few shocks come the end of term exams. Three year students are the bane of my life.

Thursday 7th       1115

Another first today. When I woke up it dawned on me that all three classes today have to be taught the same business English lesson! When I start the last of them at 1530 it might be a struggle to deliver it with as much enthusiasm, especially as I do it again first thing tomorrow.

Great weather again today at 24C with two degrees higher reported tomorrow and a further increase of two for Saturday. Sunday is supposed to be heavy rain so I have told the little school if they want me it would be best if they picked the dry day.

I have little choice but to eat on campus tonight seeing as I have nothing that is appetising or satisfying in my home that doesn’t require much cooking, as I have the late finish and then an early start. Either that or I go for sweet pork but I do want to get a good nights sleep because I want to take the dog to the vet tomorrow - even if it’s just for a shampoo so she doesn’t hum any more. I am pretty sure she will be jabbed though. Next weekend I have told Katrina she must take Lottie to be spayed, leave her overnight and collect her the following day. I feel it is only fair seeing as it was she who begged me to take her in!

1930

I doubt very much I will like Thursdays for a while. At least, until the summer extended lunch break comes into force which would give me a four and a half hour break between my morning and afternoon classes. At least then I might have a fighting chance of grabbing a snooze if needed. It would help of course if I could stop waking up early, sometimes three o’clock, and then being unable to do anything other than catnap. Still, I had good news earlier. I can forget the thunderstorms which are supposed to come on Saturday night and last through until Monday morning, the little school doesn’t need me so as of noon tomorrow I am free for the weekend. I will probably take Pepsi as planned and leave her there for a wash and go and have lunch then come straight back and go solo to town on Saturday to do the food shopping. On Sunday from the look of things I may just have to batten down the hatches.

Kiki phoned me an hour ago to say hello and tell me she will be back soon for two or three days. She is most despondent with life at the moment. She is on an internship which of course doesn’t pay anything. That wouldn’t be so bad if she received bed and board but all she gets is a free lunch so other meals she is forking out for as well as a room. Additionally she failed the teachers exam, something which surprised me because in my view she will make a first rate teacher of young ones. She has the patience of a saint and is one of the calmest people I have ever known. Still, she says when the internship finishes she will try to find a school which pays enough for her to live and will reattempt the exam again next year.

As for me, time to wrap this up and feed myself - I decided on cheese on toast in the end - watch some TV and then make an effort at trying to be refreshed in the morning.