Monday's Good Stuff

Oh no, I forgot it was Monday until this late hour, silly me.

This will have to be a very quick MGS post so I'm just going to say that my weekend was great- lots of cake, lots of cuddles, glorious sunshine, mojitos, Nandos, my new bright jeans, time with the boy's family, more cake, more cuddles, lots of tea, time with my brother, my brother's Facebook status that nearly made my cry and a Would You Rather game that totally cracked me up.  It was brilliant :)

And now I give you a cute puppy picture, just because.

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Monday's Good Stuff

Hello there lovelies.  First of all I apologise for the lack of MGS last week.  I had a stressful Monday and (despite what I always say), it just didn't feel like there was any good stuff :(

However I'm pleased to report I feel a lot better now, back to my happy self so here goes!

1)  I admit I've struggled with my first week of teaching on my new placement, but I'm lucky that I have an amazing mentor who has kept me sane.  Without her being so great there is no way at all that I would be doing anything like as well as I am and I'd be in tears half of the time too.  I think I'm starting to make some progress though now (thanks to a behaviour chart and some smiley face stickers) and I feel a heck of a lot better than I did last Monday!

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2)  I had a really productive weekend so despite all the deadlines I have in March, I feel fairly happy and in control of it all at the moment.  I whipped through dozens of bits of work on Saturday and ended up heading over to see the boy at his parents' house.  A takeaway, a bit of Take Me Out (our regular Saturday night guilty pleasure) and a DVD made for a perfect night.  I stayed for Sunday lunch with all his family on Sunday and had a fab time playing trains with his nephew who has the most adorable giggle ever- time with kids always cheers me up.

3)  I go on holiday 3 weeks on Sunday!  Roll on sunshine and cocktails.

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4)  How lush has the weather been (at times) over the last week?  Roll on Spring I say.  I can't wait for warm days and just want to dig out my summer dresses and bright lippies now.  I've picked up a couple of pairs of bright jeans (bright blue and a coral/salmon shade) that I'm looking forward to wearing at the weekend.

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5)  It was light when I woke up at 6.30am today. That is amazing.

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I can't tell you how happy I am today, it actually feels like it's busting out of me.  That might be the amount of coffee I've had though to get me through a day at school, a study session at the library and then a ton more work at home.  I might not be able to sleep tonight but at least I'm getting lots of work done!

How are you all today?  I hope you've all had a fab Monday too!

Monday's Good Stuff

Hello lovelies.  I hope you've all had a cracking Monday.  As ever I have 5 things to share this week.

1)  I met up with the gorgeous Sarah from Knickers and Nail Polish for a coffee last week which was lovely.  As a fellow beauty blogger and teacher, we never get stuck for something to talk about!

2)  My weekend was pretty mixed and a major low point was a massive allergic reaction I had to some cough medicine but the way the boy took care of me was just amazing. If you're reading this, thank you hun.

3)  Valentine's Day passed with very little fuss here, as the boy and I were both working hard.  However we did go for a lovely dinner and drinks on Friday night (all dressed up- you know how much I love getting all dressed up) and decided that we should always celebrate Valentines on a different day- it feels far more special to do it differently to everyone else :)

4)  I started my second school placement today and despite my nervous niggles, I think it's going to be great.

5)  I'm off on a school trip to Lincoln Castle tomorrow!

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I hope you all had a fab weekend and are having a great Monday too.  What are you looking forward to this week?