5 February, 2006

My first week as a teacher is over though the students don’t start until next week so probably not a major achievement really. Mostly all about information overload at this stage. I think I’m pretty much ready, classrooms set up, lessons planned etc so just a matter of getting used to having breakfast really early, having lots of people around all the time and having lots of people giving me their opinions all the time. This is all quite an adjustment considering my last four years. It’s going to be interesting.

The cat has gone into mad mode lately and spends most of his time spazzing out. Our vet mentioned it would get worse before it gets better and he was right. Whenever we walk into a room we can expect to have a small fuzzy animal attack our legs and sometimes groin area depending on the level of madness. He was introduced to rain recently and did not seem to approve.

My first load of wine is drinkable and actually quite nice. January was all about making beer, spirits and wine all of which is now done and stored away for future use. It doesn’t seem too long ago that I started this hobby but apparently it’s been about a year.

It is raining today which is good. I am in the mood to sit inside and do very little. Waitangi day tomorrow so nominally a holiday.