I'm not an elephant.

Statistics:
I can't remember. I think F9 in total. This year I'm not sure.
Insults: I can't remember now.

I've noticed this alot recently - dates are the things I always remember. I seem to be struggling with that recently. I wanted to say something to Alex the other day, I couldn't remember what.
I think I need to up the brain training!

Memory definitely isn't what it was......

It's too late, I'm too tired and yet, I still seek out unusual things.

You would think, with me feeling like my eyes are somewhere in the middle of my cheeks, as I'm that tired, that I would go to bed, but I felt the need to blog. Not sure what about, not too sure why and I'm fairly confident that I won't be saying anything too interesting either, but well, here I am.
I have been looking at latin quotes (as I said in the title - unusual things) I found the following phrases: docendo discimus (we learn by teaching) which is something I have always found to be true and holds even more weight now with me than ever before; per aspera ad astra (through difficulties to the stars) and I just think that is quite a nice thought; to know that if you keep going, you reach the stars. this seems even more poignant to me considering how late it is now and the fact that there isn't a star in sight in the sky.
Now, I am really am rambling. Night.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts

I found that quotation by Eleanor Roosevelt. I hope that is what my day brings. I need some strength, energy and new positive thoughts.

The best way out part 2

I said last night the best way out is through. I've realised that the best way out may be through, but you can't keep going without stopping every now and then.

The best way out is always through.

This quote sums up how I feel at the moment. I found a quote by Winston Churchill that ties in with this. "If you're going through hell, keep going". I think the point of these 2 quotations is that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'd like to see this light sometime. By no means am I going through 'hell'. I would never assume or think I am going through something that severe, but I am frustrated and particularly today I have felt invisible and incapable of achieving what I would like to.
So....I keep having to remind myself that I just need to keep going and I'll get somewhere. If I'm heading in the right direction, I'll just keep going, but it is tiring!
I should be in bed, not writing this! But I figure, write it now and sleep when I go to bed, rather than not write and then not sleep.

Try again, fail again, fail better.

Although this blog title has a dismal tone to it, it is actually quite upbeat if you understand it's message, I think. Everytime something goes wrong, you have the chance to try and again and do better. Even if you still don't get there, you tried something else, so you're closer to getting what you want.
Anyway, I heard that quote today, and with my positive outlook today, feeling like I won, I succeeded on a greater level than on previous days, I am happy. I haven't quite got to where I want to be, but I feel like I'm getting closer. :-)

Fell out of the car, a metaphor for today?

Well, I didn't sleep well last night, it took ages to drift off and then when I finally did I kept waking up. I'd set the alarm for 5am with the intention of getting to work early, but I was that knackered I stayed in bed until 5:50am. I left the house at 6:30am and managed to actually drive away at nearly 6:45am.
Anyway, arrived at school at 7am and struggled to stop the car due to the ice. The car park was like an ice rink. So, I stopped, opened the door up, put one (un-ice-skate booted) foot outside the car, went to stand and slipped/fell right out the car and that kind of sums up my day.

My lessons kind of slipped by, I felt like I fell down with all of them in some kind of way, despite perfectly good intentions of treading steadily. Sound daft? Probably is. Oh well, tomorrow is another day........

2009 statistics

2009
Insults: 2
Compliments: 1
F: 1
Points by me: 1

January 4th

Well, this is just so that I have something written in my blog. I'm going back to work tomorrow and I really don't want to. I feel tired at the thought of it.

Hopefully, I'll be reporting something cheerier soon. I know January 23rd will be a happy day!