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| This was England (not all of it) in the snow a month ago. Of course January also brings us in Jerusalem the hope of a few snow days. Snow days are when there's 1mm of snow, school is canceled and it melts by 9 am. So that's actually another R2BC - 4! |
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New Year
Not that I'm flogging this New Year business like a dead horse but seriously, it's the New Year. That's a wonderful reason 2B cheerful in itself. Even if I didn't have anything to be cheerful about I'd be cheerful just because it's the New Year and I'm dreaming of all the opportunities it's going to present us with 2B cheerful over the next 12 months.
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Blogging
After a couple of years of writing 90 blog posts, last year I set myself the challenge of 120 blog posts or an average of 10 posts per month. I managed 130. It was also the year that I came down from beyond the 1,000 rank on TOTS100 and back to a more comfortable rank in the 500s. This was nothing to do with my blogging but only because they changed the calculation variables back to something similar to what they were last time I was in the top 500. I'm still tantalizingly close to being in the top 500 but not quite there, so that is my blogging goal for the coming year.
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Sick
I know that's a strange R2BC but I'm not actually in pain. I have a bad cough and couldn't possibly teach. In fact I can't do anything except sit and suck Strepsils. The moment I speak or do anything physical I am hit by a coughing fit. So of course I had to stay home from school for two days. And whilst home, I made big headway on my freelance writing job. This has taken loads of pressure off and it contributes to my January project. Win-win-win-lose. (The lose is the school, my pupils, and the poor teachers who had to cover for me - sorry guys.)
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Possibility Of Snow
See the photo caption above.
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Somats Gotta Give
That's it for cheerful things. Unfortunately I'm missing a birthday party this evening that I really wanted to go to. And of course I won't get paid for the days I missed at school (except that I will get paid for the other work... except I was supposed to do both... except you have to pace yourself and you can't do everything... here endeth the first lesson of 2018.)
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DeleteSorry to hear the cough has stuck around but good that you used the time productively and got ahead with yoru freelance work. I don't have a blogging goal and maybe I ought to, everyone else seems to but I just plod along! Mich x
ReplyDeleteMaybe you don't need a goal as you're lready in a great blogging place - I've seen your TOTS100 ranking and it's very impressive.
DeleteA balanced post and life is always a series of ups and downs often at the same time. I think as we get older we learn to be more accepting of that and realise it applies to everyone. Get well soon and I have a very good feeling that this year will be great for you and me too. Well done on your achievements last year and for setting goals for this one too - makes all the difference. Strange you mention flogging a dead horse saying as I was thinking that is how I currently feel too often about my marriage but that is a whole other story. Popping over from Reasons to be Cheerful
ReplyDeleteFrom your words to God's ears about a great year for both of us. Amen, amen, amen. Lots of love Kate. xxxx
DeleteSorry you are feeling sick. A number of friends have been down with the same thing and now a Noro type virus is making the rounds (throwing up & "the runs"). So far I'm ok but trying to get lots of rest, wash my hands and eat my veggies! Hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing at your mention of how snow affects Israel (although to be fair it isn't the norm) - I came back from a friend's this afternoon at -24C BEFORE the windchill (which is really strong tonight) and it's to get colder over the next couple of days! So be careful what you wish for! :-) When I went over to the subway stn. today the ticket collector and a woman waiting for a bus were trying to shoo out a giant racoon that had decided it would much rather be inside where it was warmer!
Hahaha, if we suddenly got Canadian weather we'd be closed for months. The problem is that it's not worth investing in the proper equipment for snow (clearance or driving) as we only get a couple of day once every two or three years.
DeleteI look forward to the new year too, a new beginning is something to be cheerful about x Hope the throat is better soon #R2BC
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen, it's much better today xx
DeleteWe're still waiting for snow too, but not in hope as such! It just causes too many problems in Dublin... Good luck with the blogging and I hope the cough clears soon xxx
ReplyDeleteI only want snow because we get a day off school (or several days). I don't intend to go out in it at all.
DeleteHappy New Year! Sorry about the cough, hope it snows soon too for you! :) x
ReplyDeleteThanks, the cough is almost completely gone. Yes we are still praying for snow but meanwhile tomorrow is supposed to be 18/19 degrees C.
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