What do you mean it's February already...?

You're kidding, right? It can't be...

Hmmmm nope. 1st Feb 2008. Eeek.

Let's recap January, I guess.

1) Wrote (well, rewrote) about 20,000 words of my novel.
2) Applied to a supply teaching agency.
3) 'Celebrated' my 27th.
4) 'Celebrated' Dave, Rich and Spence's 27ths and Mom's 59th (60 next year Mom, PARTY TIME!!)
5) Painted probably my best portrait ever.
6) Strengthened my friendships with two awesome Danes as well as members of my Warcraft guild.
7) Continued to expand my Facebook page with daft applets and quizzes.
8) Finally got my priest level 40 and shadowform on Warcraft.
9) Read Jim Butcher's "White Night" which was excellent.
10) Stuck to all my new year's resolutions!!

There's probably other stuff too, but its late and I'm only really writing this till I doze off :P

The Month Ahead

February. Nasty, harsh month normally. We're actually predicted snow today I believe. However, while the weather may not be taking a turn for the better, my finances soon will be, as I have acquired my first supply teaching post.

Now, technically this post is everything I didn't want. Its a 5 weeks (ish) position, teaching English, as opposed to day-to-day supply which fits in better with my writing. BUT, 5 weeks, 5 days a week, GUARANTEED work? Well, I need the money basically. Am looking at probably £350 or so a week after tax, which really can't be too bad now can it.

My first £200 of that is going straight on a flight to Denmark to see my ladies over there, as well as soak in the sights of a new place and - in some ways - take the first real holiday I've had since I was 17 (when I went to Florence with college ><) I'm thinking that the 5 weeks of teaching may well take me up to Easter, which is a bit later than I had actually planned on going over there, but I won't know for sure until I actually take a trip to the school later this afternoon and find out just what they are expecting of me.

The rest of the money will go towards reducing my overdraft. But that's a good thing!!

The school I'm going to is in a bit of a deprive area. I expect it to be tough, especially as I've been out of the game for a while. The kids don't know that though, so I'm going in as a hard ass and gonna (try to) stay that way. *fingers crossed*

The book will be worked on in the evenings if I'm not too tired. Theoretically there shouldn't be masses of planning to do, but it depends on how my role pans out there. If I have to bring a load of work home on an evening then I am gonna be a bit annoyed - that was, after all, the whole point of doing supply. Still. Think of the money eh!

Plan for Feb:
1) Renew passport
2) Earn money
3) Book flight
4) Painting commission
5) Write write write
6) Level the shadow priest
7) Stick to those resolutions

*crosses fingers*