Attempting to empty a house

Emptying a house is an incredibly tiresome process. There's me thinking we've given away all of the big things (or at least organised where they are going at the end of the week) so this should be quite quick.

5 hours later the spare room was at least emptied and everything taken apart for the tip or distribution. I had also lost all will to enter any other room in my house for fear of what I'm going to have to sort out next.

 
Can anyone explain to me why two people in one house sharing one double bed could  possibly need 5 DUVETS!!! They are not even the all the same size as our bedding; have we carried these around two house moves for a reason! What part of our tiny minds made us think, keep that it might be useful?










Why did I still manage to find 27 cans of male deodorant, at various levels of use, scattered all over the house when Sam flew to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday? And someone please tell me what possessed Sam to buy so many when he hadn't managed to finish them yet?

Hopefully tomorrow will be more cheerful, at least I get to escape to the hairdressers for a few hours in the middle. What wonderful surprises will tomorrow's moving out phase bring?

Last day at Kennet School

Finally got here. The last few days at Kennet have been a weird and emotional experience. I don't think I've ever seen so many children trying to organise things before.

It's been great being here and I am sad to leave, especially those pupils who have really appreciated learning and made every day at work fabulous. Sometimes teaching is hard but the pupils rarely are. It's all the other things in this system that are broken: not the pupils.

Anyway, when I manage to escape the chaos and get home I will attach the many lovely photos of the last few days.

 My fabulous Year 10 BTEC family who were a pleasure to teach all year.

 



Fabulous effort and pressies from my Year 12's.

Messages left on my board by a whole mix of pupils

 Cake for my tutor group leaving party kindly provided by Miss A. Laidler :-)

My wonderful tutor group (D2) during in the party some of them organised for my last day.

Flowers courtesy of D2 and 10EBTEC. Well co-ordinated (if you planned it!)

Presents to take off to Hong Kong with me from D2. Excellent choices Miss Cuthbert!

A lab coat that was 'just lying around in science' that my tutor group turned into a lovely memento.

 Pressies from my fab science department and my bestest technician ever for the explosive necklace. (If you don't get it; look it up!)






Thank you everyone at Kennet. It has been a pleasure to be with you these last three years.