Saturday 30 April 2016

Grateful 121:366

Today I am grateful for...
A dry morning at ParkRun. 
There being Guarana in Waitrose. 
Birthday party fun. 
Reaching the eve of Lichfield Half Marathon in one piece. 12 more hours...

Friday 29 April 2016

Grateful 120:366

Today I am grateful for...
Sleep. 
Hearing Y4 singing as I did my marking. 
The FatFace sale. 
A 3 day weekend. 

Thursday 28 April 2016

Grateful 119:366

Today I am grateful for...
Smiles at the door. 
Singing. 
Playtime. 
Shouts of greeting from pupils as I cycled home.
A clean bill of health from the osteopath! 


Wednesday 27 April 2016

Grateful 118:366

Today I am grateful for...
The end of today! 
No rain when I got in so I could run in my new trainers. 

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Grateful 117:366

Today I am grateful for...
Music. 
A concert with no violins ;) 

Monday 25 April 2016

Grateful 116:366

Today I am grateful for...
A happy staff room. 
Trumpeting. 
Playing with apps.

Sunday 24 April 2016

Grateful 115:366

Today I am grateful for...
Two days in Dorking. 
Safe travel home. 
Curry. 
My own bed! 

Saturday 23 April 2016

Grateful 114:366

Today I am grateful for...
Great ideas. 
Great fun. 
Great friends. 

Friday 22 April 2016

Grateful 113:366

Today I am grateful for...
The arrival of my new trainers. 
My Lichfield half marathon number arriving. 
Safely arriving in Dorking for ILILC6. 

Thursday 21 April 2016

Grateful 112:366

Today I am grateful for...
Sunshine on duty day again. 
Y5 enjoying singing Benjamin Britten. 
John coming home.

Wednesday 20 April 2016

Grateful 111:366

Today I am grateful for...
Sunshine on duty day. 
A funny staff meeting thanks to Archie. 
Delicious tea.
Not having to go out again once I got in.

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Grateful 110:366

Today I am grateful for...
Glorious sunshine. 
Cycling to and from school without accident. 
Running in the park in the sunshine without hurting myself. 

Monday 18 April 2016

Grateful 109:366


Today I am grateful for...
Surviving Monday. 
Remembering my 5 notes on the trumpet and learning another. 

Sunday 17 April 2016

Grateful 108:366

Today I am grateful for...
A day of brass music in Manchester.

Saturday 16 April 2016

Grateful 107:366

Today I am grateful for...
the opportunity to run through mud and puddles at ParkRun for free.
#loveLittleStoke #loveParkRun

Friday 15 April 2016

Grateful 106:366

Today I am grateful for...
company for five and a bit miles of my last long run before Lichfield Half.
running and surviving 13.2 miles of running without injury or exhaustion.
a hot bath in the middle of the day!

Thursday 14 April 2016

Grateful 105:366

Today I am grateful for...
getting to school dry even if I got soaked on the way home!
making it all the way to summer term before teaching Y6 becomes a trial at both schools.
flowers in the garden.


Wednesday 13 April 2016

Grateful 104:366

Today I am grateful for...
some excellent stories written by Y5.
sunshine for break duty.
Radio 2.

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Grateful 103:366

Today I am grateful for...
sunshine.
safely cycling to and from school.
surviving the first day back to teaching after the holidays.
finding the Boldmere Bullets eventually!

Monday 11 April 2016

Grateful 102:366

Today I am grateful for...
An INSET day to start the new term. 
A mystery to keep me amused. 
Finding my drawers - with the contents intact! 

Sunday 10 April 2016

Grateful 101:366

Today I am grateful for...
Isaac coming home safely. 
Surviving (and mostly enjoying!) 11 miles running this morning. 
Hot water. 
The last two weeks of holiday - although I'm reluctant for them to end! 

Saturday 9 April 2016

Grateful 100:366

Today I am grateful for...
Not killing the bird that flew into my windscreen and not losing control of the car in the fright. 
Another run without injuring myself. 
John ensuring that my bike is roadworthy. 
Coffee in the park and not getting soaked on the way home. 
News that Isaac is still safe in Wales. 

Friday 8 April 2016

Grateful 99:366

Today I am grateful for...
The lovely Andrew's handiwork. 
Linguistic diversity. 
Fresh air. 
A new library card. 
News from Wales. 

Thursday 7 April 2016

Grateful 98:366


Today I am grateful for...
Safe travel home. 
My own pillow. 
A bath!

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Grateful 97:366

Today I am grateful for...
Not blowing away at the top of a castle. 
Sunshine in the rain. 
Finding somewhere to have dinner when our original plan was thwarted.  

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Grateful 96:366

Today I am grateful for...
The beauty of nature. 
Reaching the top of hills. 
Beer at the end of a long walk. 

Monday 4 April 2016

Grateful 95:366

Today I am grateful for...
A change of scenery. 
History. 
Free cheese! 

Sunday 3 April 2016

Grateful 94:366

Today I am grateful for...
A castle view. 
Beautiful scenery. 
A full stomach. 
Happy news of an engagement and a wedding - couldn't be happier for them both! 

Saturday 2 April 2016

Grateful 93:366

Today I am grateful for...
Surviving park run without falling over in the mud and rain. 
An excellent (if at times painful!) sports massage from the lovely Emily. 
Reading a book in the sunshine this afternoon. 

Friday 1 April 2016

Grateful 92:366

Today I am grateful for...
A long run in the park. 
Making it up Cardiac Hill without stopping. 
Time with my boys.