Long time no blog. I've been terribly busy with work, trying to keep on top of things. The only exercise I managed to get - if you can call it that at all - was cycling the two miles to and from work. I didn't have the discipline to even do weights or pressups in the evening - the fact that I don't have the weights and have to do "bicycle curls" (holding the frame) instead of bicep curls isn't much of an excuse either.

I've gone part time now, so I'm teaching Music only instead of Music, English and Expressive Arts. Teaching is difficult in the school mainly because of the discipline of the students here. Having to manage three subjects, students, detentions, meetings, inductions, training had been too difficult. To cut the whole story short, hopefully things will be better from now on. Today is my first day of going part time, so maybe I'll have a bit more breathing space, and more of a well-rounded life.

Today also happens to be my birthday. I remember glancing up from sorting pupils' files at 9:05am today, thinking "I'm 28!" and it was a bit of a nostalgic moment then. Two seconds later it was back to sorting. I think going part time is the best present I could have got today - I'll need the breather!

Anyway, I need to sign off now and get back to work. Hopefully going part time means I'll have more time for training and hence more time to blog.