friends worth fighting for

Although this is pretty contradictory, I do have some good friends who I fight for and I value their friendship very highly in my list. I'm glad to say the list of the friends I would fight for and I value their friendship is of an acceptable length, but I am struggling with one name in particular. But where to put you? It's all here in my head. What list? Valued Friend, Friend, or different to either of those.

advice.

Given by a friend, taken by me. I'm so glad I have finally worked up the strength to take such advice, I never thought I'd manage to do it, but I finally have. Even someone else noticed that I had yesterday. I'm happier now. Two reasons for this. One of them being the advice taking is going smoothly. The other being my new friend Robert. Such fun we had at the cinema, and he invited me out again. To the cinema, the ice rink, a numerous collection of places. All to take place after placement. OK we have essays to do, but we have two weeks and then Christmas holidays in which to do them, so I am going to have fun times with Robert, especially if it makes me happy like I am :)

?question?

It took me a while to make that, and I don't know if you complete it. I don't want to ask either, just in case. Is this classed as worrying? I'm not even sure anymore. I hope you do do it, it would help, maybe, and maybe one day I could read it. Who knows?
Or maybe I just leave it and trust in you that you do it and you will be okay in the end because I trust in you and I won't worry. I know which I WANT to feel, it's just a matter of which I DO.

not about placement.

This isn't about placement, it is about the other thing that usually gets me raving on here. Friendship. I don't even know what my friendship with some people is anymore, I am way too confused. Robert for example asked me to go and see Harry Potter with him. I'm not going to lie, it made my week, but I don't want to ruin an amazing friendship... I think I'll have to play this one by ear. I am a little confused about some of the other people in my life right now, but for now, I'll have to stay confused, because I am not supposed to be worrying... I'M NOT WORRYING. Now I know what happens when all the stress piles up. Unfortunately I don't know how to remove said stress... I need help. There's a few people I could ask, I'm just not sure how. Considering showing them my blog has become a serious prospect.

oh and...

after successfully forgetting, and my patience being tested because it was two weeks, I found out that I have until Christmas to make the most of the friendship I have with Cassie. That's five weeks, and I am on placement for three. She is going to drop out of uni so I won't see her as much as I'd like. It's not like I don't have other friends, but... it's Cassie.

Thankyou Café Sundae

Dear Helen, Rob, Will and Carrie

If I was available, I would be saying this, but unfortunately, I have to be doing five essays starting tomorrow morning so I am trusting my mum to make as good a job of it as I would. I would like to thank you on behalf of all the people who have ever attended Café Sundae and all the people who still do, because I personally have got so much out of it. It has helped me see things in new lights and has definitely increased my confidence levels a little bit (not that they needed raising). I am sure that all the people here and who can't be here tonight would like to thank you as well, as you have truly done an amazing job and I think it's wonderful and I'm not going to lie, I did cry a little bit when I found out because I will miss you guys so much. You have been amazing, and I hope that you manage to touch people's lives in your new paths in the way you've touched mine. And to quote Bruno Mars: 'coz guys you're amazing, just the way you are'. Thank you especially for casting me as her majesty Tait Modern, she's amazing too, but I think you guys knock her one down because of the great thing you've created with Café Sundae: getting young people more involved in church, me especially, who at the time it was introduced needed a kick. Thank you very much, I'll miss you. I think you actually deserve a round of applause. And a well done sticker each. I should also mention David, who was there at the start of all this and created the legend of Jeremy Vile, who I am sure we will never forget. So thanks to all of you again, for your brilliant invention.

Love From Catherine

Goodbye Café Sundae

So I heard the news. This is the final Café Sundae. It obviously is because a year without Tait Modern wasn't working for you right? You missed me too much. And now for my blog report.
I have noticed the difference it makes to children when they learn to read, I have taught a few, and I see that light switch on and in the next lesson, I see the progress they've made. And I'll tell you what, it comes in handy when you are making lesson plans and evaluations, but it really makes you feel like you have made a difference. Having just read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for the fifth time, I hear your 'Holy Grail for extra money' as a Hallows quest, because I'm that obsessed. Doing things to other people (stealing their jobs would be the Imperius Curse) in pursuit of money - that'd be Voldemort(we're allowed to say the name now). And it isn't OK for people to look for money like this, I mean, it didn't work out too well for our pal Voldemort in the end did it? And as Grandpa George says in Charlie and the Chocolate factory - 'There's plenty of money out there. They print more every day. But this ticket, there's only five of them in the whole world, and that's all there's ever going to be. Only a dummy would give this up for something as common as money. Are you a dummy?' Well I'm no dummy, I'd definitely take that Golden ticket. I ALSO don't have an interest in the financial markets, that's Chris' job, and it is also the reason that I am the typical student who ends up with no money come the Christmas holidays and I complain when my student loan hasn't come through. That's as much as I know about finance. As a maths specialist I feel I should know more, but as a teacher with maths as her specialism I can say that I observed how you used your fingers to count down and take away, and I will praise you for that Rob, well done, have a sticker. That's how my mind works. And, er the money that disappeared off your desk? You probably spent it on an oyster card top-up, that's what I usually do. Or chocolate (here's hoping I'll get a golden ticket).

Forgetting...

Is a lot harder than I planned it to be. I thought I could do it, just forget about it for a while and wait you know, but I'm not patience is one of those things I was in line for when God handed traits out... I must have been doing something else. I mean, come on, A WEEK. REALLY?

Placement. DayOne.

It says 'DayOne' like this is going to end up being some daily diary blog. Yeah right. Only when things are going catastrophically bad or I have major feelings do things go on here during placement. And today, it just so happens that I do. DayOne went well. I would like to elaborate but I fear that elaborating will invite Sod and his law to come jumping in on the situation. Yeah, that's what I believe in. God, and Sod. There's no two ways about it. Well, apart from there being two people...