Some of the nicest dresses I have found have come from charity shops. I think my second post-Lent purchase in a charity shop which I forgot about was this lovely cora shirt dress. It's totally me as I love a collared dress, it's a good length on my long-legs and is flattering to my pear-shape. I like the fact collared dresses can be worn demurely buttoned up or styled different worn open with a vest top underneath!
I'm absolutely pooper-scoopered (AKA tired!) but I'm well!
I'm very grateful for a few things and I may as well sling them in here down the bottom, rather than a separate post.
1. Having got my summer term teaching observation out of the way last week. It was with my favourite class, last lesson on a Friday. I truly love those kids! It was also a lesson I had very clear in my head, having devised it very clearly as a 'setting the scene' lesson on Fanfares. We're learning about chords this term so it linked nicely to the topic and enabled me to teach the children two new rhythms, triplets and dotted quaver, semi-quaver patterns and allowed a great amount of discussion. It went very well and my deputy head gave me an Outstanding across the board and told me it's the best lesson she's ever seen me do and couldn't really give me any constructive criticism. That really made my day. I love that class, I've been observed with them every year for the last 4 years and they are so enthusiastic! Hurrah!
2. Having had a wonderful weekend playing act 1 of an opera by American Minimalist composer John Adams called 'The death of Klinghoffer'. It was wonderful- challenging, interesting, changeable and a great workout for my piccolo playing as well as flute, I saw many dear friends, the food was incredible, the weather was idyllic and I just simply had a marvellous time.
3. Having pulled out of taking part in a musical production of
Guys and dolls due to being asked to take my school choir to go and sing at a concert with an adult choir, I was phoned by my friend tonight to tell me she's getting married and the wedding is the same weekend- I wouldn't have been able to do it if I had stayed doing the opera.
4. Being able to help out above friend. Sent her my order of service, said I'd play flute for her and advised of various weddingy things. Nice to help and I am SO happy for her!
5. Having a great book to read.I am always rather bereft and lacking in my life if I don't have my parallel existence in a exciting or engaging book so I am pleased about having a new Georgette Heyer in my life- thank you charity shops!
6. Lindy is back in my life! We're TRYING to go to a weekly class in a nearby town and we've made it for two weeks. Lindy hop makes me so happy- I love the friendly people we go with and the dance teacher is really cool! He asked us if we wanted to join a new dance performing group he's putting together which is quite cool though a little scary. I danced with him yesterday which was TERRIFYING but cool, particularly as he pulled this crazy move on me- the one you might see in Strictly where the girl leans back into the guy's arms and he turns her over like a pole or a plank and steps over her- hard to explain but it was hilarious!
7. Reports deadline is put back a week. I've done most of them BUT I still have 2 whole classes to write and two classes to finish off. Luckily, already done and sent 10 classes!
8. MMMM, Lidl, I am grateful for cheap veg! British Asparagus for 1.09 a bundle, aubergines at 49p, avocados for 29p etc- you get so much more for your money there!
9. For the joy of wild life! I'm enjoying the 30 days wild challenge even though I've found it a bit of a challenge so far this week!
10. As always, for friends (you included) and family and the relationships I have, both professional and blood etc.
What are you grateful for and what do you think of shirt dresses!?
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