St. Nicholas put lots of sweets and a voucher for a Starbucks coffee in the boot I put outside last night (German tradition!).

Playing a very successful concert to an audience of 70 in the Library AND getting the news that I have passed grade 5 piano with distinction!

Well done!!!

I was glad to get back from Leeds this afternoon. It was far too busy for my liking!

Sounds good Do you think I'll get my boyfriend to comply with this German tradidtion one year?

Visited my OH's aunt to celebrate her 90th birthday.

Making my organ debut! Just 2 carols out of a whole concert's worth of songs (which I accompanied on the piano) but I have fretted about it for months! Managed to make a big noise and impress everybody...

Well done

I remember your post about it preying on your mind so I'm really glad it went well - congratulations!

That's great, Sue! Well done!

Well done Sue! I remember my first time... It gets addictive!

My music tutor... I played the violin to him today, for the first time. As is known, I do not have a very high opinion of my violin playing. I made the excuse that I was out of practice.

"That doesn't sound out of practice to me! You're a good violinist - you make a nice sound!"

Always nice to get praise! Well done.

Well I am happy because I got the biggest box of Smarties I have ever seen... Also because it's my day off exams.

My boyfriend getting so stroppy with the christmas tree lights that he pushed the tree over.

He just informed that if they don't go on the tree properly this time round he was going to "bust the christmas tree and we won't have one this year"

I think it's hilarious

I can imagine someone else doing that.

My violin has made me happy today.

That's good

And who might that be?...

Looks like it's been a good day all round with the violin!

Care to guess?

I had a great day teaching today... really enjoyed it........

Finished writing the Christmas cards yesterday.

I haven't even STARTED Christmas shopping nevermind Christmas cards!! I know that's awful...

I'm glad because between my French exams my friend is driving us into town in her CAR to buy lunch It's still weird to think that people my age are driving now...

A wren in the garden

The fact that one of my sixth formers has named a goldfish after me... I'm oddly flattered!

i got to go home today after spending three nights in hospital, and I'm feeling so much better now

I finally finished my english coursework.

And i thought of a brilliant idea for secret santa - Itunes voucher.

Ah, well ...still got to go and buy the Christmas pressies and am lacking in ideas, but I was confined to barracks yesterday waiting in for a parcel so used the time profitably!!

Mixed blessing today - I was utterly ashamed of my last, rushed essay, so I promised myself I'd do tons and tons of work on this one. I've spent the day doing that, and not got THAT far with it - all the work is probably not reflected in the results of my research, but I do feel like I understand it a bit better, and now I have a starting point, so that's made me happy today.

Well done, Lucky! Students of arts subjects have to be so self-disciplined; I think the ones who manage it are amazing. Having acres of time in which there is always the choice of working or being idle, it must be so tempting to keep procrastinating and then suddenly hit panic stations as an essay deadline approaches.

As a science student so much of my time was claimed by lectures, tutorials and lab work that I just got on the treadmill as one does at school. I used to envy the arts people their choice of when/whether to work, but I certainly didn't envy them their essay crises!

Hmm, thanks BM and Susie. Not feeling quite so virtuous today having stayed in bed til two watching The Hours. Though The Hours at least has a slight relevance to my essay!

Getting an A in a French exam! It was only an internal assessment type thing, but it's so long since I've not been disappointed in myself with such things!

I don't have too much to do over the weekend for a change - just a couple of hours probably

It's the weekend!!!

Kinda sad there's no orchestra tomorrow, but its 12 days til me birthday.

Getting to speak to my dad, even though he's in Africa just now.

That's good (I mean that you got to talk to him )

We got our Christmas tree today

Got my Sibelius upgrade sorted

Got a merit in my Grade 8 piano exam - 126!

Wow! Well done Matthew

Yay! Well done Matthew

Well done Matthew

Congratulations, that's wonderful

Well done!

W

Great result, very well done!

Fantastic Matthew. Now I'll feel obliged to buy you a more exciting Christmas present by way of congratulation.

Well done, darling.

Nice one!

Well done, Matthew! Makes all the hard work seem so worthwhile!

I have finally managed to connect my new netbook to my wireless broadband - it's only taken me a week...

W

Yay! Many congratulations!

Well done, Matthew.

I'm going home!

(With a huge bag of laundry (housemate hogged the washing machine yesterday), a cold, and having had an argument with my mother yesterday! Still, at least its home, and I won't have to cook tonight! )