Well, its been a mad few days, topped off today by a conversation with a very old school friend on Facebook.

She added me the other day and I nearly fell off me perch when I got the email to say she had. I’ve known her since I was 5, and was with her throughout all our school years.

I remember in infants school, she had mousey brown hair right down to her bum and I was so jealous. I had thick dark brown curly hair with a weird blonde streak in it that looked like I had a skunk sitting on top of my head, and no matter how hard I tried, I could not get my hair to grow much longer than a few inches below my shoulders. I used to yearn to have plaits in my hair or even silly little pigtails. Now unfortunately, my little girl has inherited my curly hair and she too begs for plaits. Only difference is, whereas my Mum would refuse to even attempt them, I try and more often than not send her to school with 2 strange looking sticky out “horns” just above her ears.

My friend was telling me today she is now an art teacher…. at our old comprehensive school!! And on top of that, half of our old teachers are still there!! How weird must that be… the people you grew up calling “Sir” and “Ma’m” are now your work colleagues and you can refer to them by their first names.

Actually, I’d love to do that… for a day! No more than that coz I can bearly put up with my own kids, I certainly dont want to be dealing with anyone elses. Although… I quite fancy the holidays… followed by 6 months of teacher training days. (please see previous entries).

One of the aforementioned teachers was Miss Barnes the PE teacher. She was what we all refered to as a female Hitler. Im sure she hated us all too. Well, she definately hated me I know that. I was never the greatest at sports. Me boobs were always too big and got in the way. I remember one day having to do the 100m sprint. By the time I finished (in last), my face looked like i had just gone 3 rounds with Mike Tyson, I was nigh on concussed and my nose was broken. I came in handy at netball though. At 11 I was 5′ 6 and towered all the other girls. Made quite an impressive goalkeeper.

Its fair to say I detested school. Not because I found the lessons hard or anything like that, I was a Grade A student and loved the academic lessons, but because I didnt “fit in”. I was never very good at making friends, a bit of a “Billy No Mates”. Ive always been shy, even now. At a party Im the one sitting in a corner hoping no one spots me, until Ive drunk about a bottle of vodka and then I may get up for one dance before collapsing on the bathroom floor with me head down the loo!

His Lordship has been brilliant the last few days, cleaning the house and cooking as Ive been spending alot of time working over the last few days. Ive loved every minute - he hasnt! Shame he has still to find out how to plug the iron in, as I spent 4 hours in front of the TV this morning and will probably spend the same amount of time tomorrow… but its a start! I had to burn dinner myself tonight though

He even bought me a pair of trainers at the weekend, think he is trying to tell me something. Actually, I want to lose some weight. No, I want to lose alot of it. Want to be skinny for me concert next summer. Specially if Im in the gold circle. Why is it when your not trying to lose weight you dont really think of food, but the moment you decide to watch those calories you constantly think of it??? I wouldnt mind… Ive been known to go 2 days without eating anything… I just live on constant cups of tea… now Im on a diet, Im buying cream cakes!!

HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

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