Having the most FAB lesson with my Bootleg Beatle today (yeah, yeah, yeah ) after a couple of months break - he was flying and we were both on a high by the end of the lesson.

Still smiling!!!

Ooh quite a lot today actually.

On Tuesday I had my hair permed and I wasn't very happy with it, it looked lovely wet, but then when it was dry it was sticking outwards! urgh!! So this morning I had made another appointment to go back to my hairdresser and get her to stick some layers in it to calm it down. She did this and I came home and used my hotbrush on the sides just a little and teased the curls and now it looks really nice - in fact it looks just like I used to have it years ago - and my daughter said I looked just like I did all those years ago (hmm must be at least 20! ) so that is no. 1!

Went to town yesterday and managed to get a lovely black evening dress for a dinner and dance I am going to next week - downside is that the store have left in the electronic tag, so got to go back to get it removed.

Had my clarinet and piano lesson tonight - oh how I love my music lessons.

Been a good day today. Needed that as yesterday I found out that I didn't get my job. (never mind)

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Finally getting my composition recorded (I've been frantically trying to organise it for the last few weeks) and it sounds pretty good despite having just recorded it straight onto my laptop. The only shame was that the time we played it right, someone opened a door in the middle of it and we didn't have time to redo it. It's much better than the sibelius recorders though.

No.1 son responded v. well to a 'chat' about drinking (where, when, what's acceptable, what's downright unacceptable) as I suddenly found there was something occuring than I hadn't anticipated - not necessarily something he was doing, but which was definitely going on around him. I can tell it was something he was worried about as he is so much more cheerful now. He's such a dear, and I do worry

No.2 son extended his piano practice yesterday into 'other' music (Lord of the Rings in this case), something he hasn't done for ages

AND

*fanfare* nephew has been accepted onto the National Youth Theatre course for next year - how fab is that?!

Had a great swimming lesson, played water polo at the end and scored 3 goals! And it's lovely weather outside, I may just spend the rest of the afternoon in the garden, not doing homework...

Cleaned my windows and they're now all sparkly, sparkly


BUT why, oh why!!!, was I cleaning windows when I should have been studying????????

A long chat with Matthew and the realisation that uni starts in 18 weeks.

Receiving, yesterday, my copy of my second 'Jolly Music' books, which have just been published.

HUZZAH!!!!!!!!!

Very happy and chuffed!

they are jolly good

oh dear b-c, stop the puns, stop the puns now...

No, don't stop - I like them .

B-c was the first person to see the books after me .

Forgot to add - was jolly nice to see Baz yesterday - had a fab lesson and an even fabber chat!

What else can I say? Was good to see you again C.

What's made me happy?

Talking on MSN all day

quite a coincidence, that...

I found the Tiffany necklace I thought I'd lost forever nine months ago! Hooray!

Ooooh nice


I'm happy because the sun is out

'cos I'll be at Curborough soon Taking my new toy!

Also having the ability to edit posts!

I'm not really happy today at all

I'm happy that I'm not stupid enough not to realise what your going on about.

Problem?

Ok, so you edited your post after I'd read it... I'm very sorry you are not happy today. If you wish to talk about it to someone impartial, you know where I am. *hugs*

Gorecki, Vaughan-Williams and jazzy Kelly.

I think I will join you. My sewing-machine has just blown up with a big bang and lots of smoke!

Discovering an alternative high Ab fingering in my scales book.

(I'd been having problems with the 'normal' one for a while and it hadn't occurred to me that there might be others )

Curbierah yays Good fun had by all

Solemn Evensong and Benediction followed by cheese.

Meeting some forumites yesterday at the Barbican and a lay in today

Coffee cake with a little chocolate-covered coffee bean on top.. it was lovely and crunchy and bitter with the soft melting chocolate shell.... lovely The cake was good too

Believe it or not I've just had an insurance quote which made me happy!!!!


But it wasn't from the bunch on the telly... and it was for pet insurance. But I'm still happy!

My flute.

It has sung beautifully today. I wish I could make it do so everytime...

Good.

For me, finding a dress that actually fits, with a matching cardi. Then to top the lot, a pair of shoes that feel comfortable that go with the dress.

Well done. Clothes shopping can be really difficult - especially shoes.

I have little feet, which makes shoes even harder to get.

Most of the girls in my year (including me ) dressed up 'Fame' style (leggings, skirts, legwarmers, tied shirts, leotards, headbands, crazy hair...) and went to class dressed so. We're getting quite restless as we only have two days left of school until we finish FOREVER! None of us want to leave, and we're all getting rather nostalgic, but we love the excuse to dress up!

We also took the skeleton from Biology, dressed him up and put him in the lift

You wouldn't think we're all 18 Oh well...

hehe that sounds like fun!

speaking of not acting your age lol, a friend has made me a sticker chart with gold stars (yes, I may be 20 but I like sticky stars!! ), the aim being to earn a star each day I have to think of some kind of positive about myself...I don't see me getting many stars but the thought that they're prepared to help me out and help me keep an eye on what I'm thinking did make me smile made me feel like they really care and aren't bothered by me having a bit of a rough time at the moment, which was nice

EDIT: bothered in the sense that it doesn't affect the way they see me, and they aren't going to shun me, as opposed to they don't care about it...but I suppose the fact that they made me a sticker chart shows that hehe

That's so nice!! Thinking positive isn't very easy at times, but the stickers might be an incentive??

No, certainly not easy, I'm definitely struggling at the moment!
But yes, the stickers are an incentive...and apparently I get prizes if I earn stickers too!!
I feel like I'm six years old again, hehe, and loving it

Topped 30 mph for the first time!

(That's a top speed, not an average!! And downhill. But with a cross-wind, not a tail-wind )

First orchestra rehearsal tonight

I think that's wonderful. Your friends obviously really care about you and I hope you earn lots of prizes

My violin has just arrived. I haven't unpacked it yet, though, because I'm teaching in two minutes time.

Need to be more patient.

Yesterday it was my Step Dad's funeral. On the way, my Mum, Barry and I were in the limo, and we went past a speed gun. It slipped out, and I said "Oh look Mum, Bern's going to get done for speeding on his final journey". She swapped tears for peals of laughter, and was amazed that she could do that. But I aways think that tears and laughter are very close.

For some reason I found this very moving. I'm glad you were able to share a laugh together at such a sad time. A funeral is for grieving, but also for celebrating the life just lost, and I feel your stepfather would have enjoyed the joke.

Hope you're feeling OK today.

Thanks, I thought it was very sweet of them hehe

It's here, it's here, it's herrrreeee!!!


Aw, that's just lovely hope everything went as ok as these things can, and that you are doing ok


My day has been made because my little brother passed his driving test today *proud big sister face*

have handed it my final assignment of my degree....

Lucky you!

My hand-in day is next Friday (only halfway through my degree) and I still have 5 essays to finish!


I know, I know... I should have finished them earlier but I was rather tied up with the practical work (which is now finished!!! )

That's lovely, Bev. You may remember that I hoped that you would soon be able to move from sadness to happy memories - it seems you and your Mum have already taken the first step on that journey.

Bev, that's a wonderful story. Really is!

My mum used to say there's humour in most situations.

For some reason I was reminded of the time my aunt (mum's older sister) was ill in hospital, shortly before she died. She had a feeding cup to drink out of.

She tried for a few minutes and obviously wasn't getting much out of it. She handed it to us with a frown and said ' can you peel it please?'

I remember we often laughed about that.

I had my first seminar of the term today, and I think *touch wood* that I'm going to love my course this term. My tutor seems really cool, it was very interesting (two hours sitting in a room, and at no point was I bored), and it was a lot of fun.

Bev that's a really lovely story. I hope you're feeling ok.

they are Bev, they are.

I like that little story...

My 'what's made me happy' is the knowledge that I'm packed, and ready for a 200 mile journey in a north westerly direction tomorrow...