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Injury Report #2584

08 Sep 2017 109 Comments

by Ritu in Humour, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Humour, injury, Ouch, School

Yes, I’m back after quite a while this time with another injury report.

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you’ll know that my middle name should be clumsy.

From burns, to trilling up, sitting on chairs awkwardly to hitting my head in strange places… there is always something silly I’m doing!

Well, why would I change things?

Yesterday, at the very beginning of the school day, I was setting up the classroom and managed to step down from somewhere, and land on my foot in a weird way.

I twisted it, and the top, and outer side was very tender.

Spent the whole day icing it, and trying to keep it up where I could, but that’s not easy with 40 new nursery children to settle and comfort!

Plus I was at school until past 7.30 pm for my first Governors meeting!

Got home and settled my own two to bed before really looking at it, and giving it a soak..

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Oh yes…definitely swollen and sore!

OUCH indeed!

I swallowed some ibuprofen and slept well though the night. It’s amazing how good a sedative the exhaustion of teaching is!

It’s still sore today, but I’ll have to manage!

And the kids are in for longer today…EEK!

Wish me well, and have a great Friday Peeps!

Thank God It’s Friday!

Fading #writephoto #tanka

07 Sep 2017 40 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Clouds, Fading, hope, Sue Vincent, tanka

Sue’s #Writephoto prompt this week:

A silver lining
You can find around each cloud
Rays of hope shining
Be sure whatever may come
Positive always follows

Ritu 2017

#writephoto

Driven to Drink! Nursery Made Me Into A Lush! #Throwback Thursday

07 Sep 2017 57 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Birthday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Children, Drink, Teacher, wine

My first class was truly a baptism of fire… Here’s a recap from how I was feeling two years ago!

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*Writing while under the influence… may be dangerous, but what the heck!

Now, I’m not a big drinker, I never have been… I may partake of a tipple or 3 when we are out with friends, but never with family, and generally not at home, because I have far too much to do, then I just collapse into bed!

But this is the second time this term, I have crowned my week on a Friday evening with a ~~bottle~~ glass of wine or 2.

Does teaching drive you to drink?

Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say YESSSSSSS!!!!

But I am definitely in need of stress relief more than normal! I am being good… not writing too much about school… it could get me in trouble, you know what I mean, so this one isn’t automatic on my Facebook page, where friends, family and acquaintances are so lovely as to like my page!

(You know what I’m sayin?!?!)

Well, this is glass number 2 talking, and I think number 3 might follow shortly. Number 1 lasted a mere 5 minutes… I thought I was sipping slowly, then the bottom of the glass stared back at me as I tried to get another drop! (yup, just ordered my next one from my personal bartender for the evening)

Lush! See, I told you! I haven’t even finished number 2 and Hubby Dearest asked if I’ve already had enough! Hell no!!!

Well, what can I say…. maybe a a haiku will help…

My first teaching class

A baptism of fire, in short

Little Sh*ts know nil!

Now let’s tanka-fie it!

Yet they fill nappies with speed

And bite and scratch with delight!

Oh what a week it’s been! And to top it off, we have Lil Man’s schools to apply for, and there is the open days to attend this weekend, football training and matches, Punjabi school for Lil Princess, and don’t forget the dreaded homework!!!!!!

Ok, I shall stop now, before I write something silly!!!!!!

Peace out Peeps…

*looks around… Where’s that refill??!

WRITESPIRATION #131 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 36 – 52

06 Sep 2017 14 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, 52, 52 Word Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt:

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

This week you need to write about the number 52

One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds –

06 Sep 2017 38 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill

“Bring on the crying!” – Ritu

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds challenge.

Today, we will have the nursery (kindergarten) children in for an hour sans parents.

I think I should pack earplugs. There is bound to be a certain amount of screaming/crying/tantrums, as the children are left with us for the first time… and that’s just the parents! 😉

But seriously, yesterday was not too bad: one crier in the morning and one in the afternoon. There are some special needs children who we have to watch out for – that’ll be interesting!

Language as always will be an issue – English (obviously), Polish, Slovakian, Hungarian, Turkish, Lithuanian, Punjabi, Urdu – those are the ones I can remember off hand!

But I’m ready!

And nest week I take responsibility of the Reception class for two days a week too.. May be slightly more frazzled then!

Have a Happy Hump Day Peeps!