Firstly, thank you to Lyndsey Jones for nominating me in the 'Awards Ceremonies'. Lyndsey's blog is http://womanbitesdog.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/awards-ceremonies-and-the-best-newcomer-is/ I'm not at all sure I have this right, there must be an easier way to link back to someone's blog page. Google blogging does not make it easy, and the recent changes are just dreadful. Anyway, I digress.
Secondly, seven things about myself in readiness for the 'Tell me about yourself' Award.
not much to tell really,
1. I have recently acquired a smart phone, an iphone to be precise. I do like it, it has features which are extremely useful, but I do miss the old features from my Nokia, such as smiley faces in texts,... sad
2. I consider myself to be a writer and academic before a jewellery maker, the jewellery brings in a little cash that's all.
3. I hate football
4. I'm pale and pasty because I don't like the sun very much
5. I'm a lot overweight, probably due to too much red wine and an enforced sedentary lifestyle.
6. I absolutely love singing
7. I am now a doggy hotel, no I'm not that overweight, I board doggies.
now for the links to other blogs. I only have three followers, so I'm pinching some of Lyndsey's!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/
@womanbitesdog
www.calloffthesearch.com
@bridesofwinchester
ok a bit random, but truly nice people and some interesting blogs.
http://bhoneychocs.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/hom/
@southlondonscribe
@womanandvan
@thewritinghall Diane Hall, freelance copywriter
ooops that's eight, but I had to include Diane as she's a lovely person.
right, so over to someone else and their seven revelations, they're bound to be way more interesting than mine!
All for now
Pauline
Monday 25 June 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
School's Out
Well, school is pretty much finished now and most of my students have disappeared over the last two weeks. Double whammy really because it means I no longer have a regular income being a private tutor, however, it does mean that I get my evenings back which is nice.
This year I have had two English language students, as opposed to the English Literature ones I normally take. This has been a huge learning experience for me, and whilst I always maintain that I learn a lot from my students, this has been unprecedented. Funny how you think you've been there and done it, and usually ironed the T-shirt something crops up to totally surprise you.
Particularly hard is the A2 'Language Exploration' paper. Not because exploring language itself is boring particularly or hard for the most, but the repetition becomes quite tedious. Also, with literature, the mind can wander, explore identity, psychology, gender issues, structuralism and so on, and endless possibility of ideas to stretch the mind making the subject interesting and very rewarding; in my book anyway.
Talking of my book, the departure of my students means that I can now concentrate more on my own studies and writing, in between making a living at other things. I'm looking forward to posting more extracts from my novel without a name, so do please keep checking back for those. I will get it finished, promise, I really will and with any luck published (lots of luck probably!).
Thank you for reading and please leave any comments and pass details to your own followers, I need more readers :)
Pauline
This year I have had two English language students, as opposed to the English Literature ones I normally take. This has been a huge learning experience for me, and whilst I always maintain that I learn a lot from my students, this has been unprecedented. Funny how you think you've been there and done it, and usually ironed the T-shirt something crops up to totally surprise you.
Particularly hard is the A2 'Language Exploration' paper. Not because exploring language itself is boring particularly or hard for the most, but the repetition becomes quite tedious. Also, with literature, the mind can wander, explore identity, psychology, gender issues, structuralism and so on, and endless possibility of ideas to stretch the mind making the subject interesting and very rewarding; in my book anyway.
Talking of my book, the departure of my students means that I can now concentrate more on my own studies and writing, in between making a living at other things. I'm looking forward to posting more extracts from my novel without a name, so do please keep checking back for those. I will get it finished, promise, I really will and with any luck published (lots of luck probably!).
Thank you for reading and please leave any comments and pass details to your own followers, I need more readers :)
Pauline
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