Lent.

So I decided to give up tea for lent. As an avid tea drinker, this has become a quest and a mission, but I am managing ok. So far I have been able to stay off the normal tea, and have only had green tea twice. Considering I usually drink around 3-5 cups of tea, I think 40 days of no tea should be a fantastic detox!

5 days down, 35 to go.

Talk to me, what else are people giving up for lent?

What I'm watching

The Apprentice:

This hilarious business competition has bought me a lot of laughs. The quote of the week this episode (10), was from Alan Sugar when he was trying to curb Stewart's 'enthusiasm':

"a fly's got enthusiasm but that doesn't stop him head-butting a window!"Apart from not really making any sense, this just simply made me laugh.

But the best this series came from Alex: "If I was an apple-pie, the apples inside would be orange". Classic!!

A is for...

A is for animals, Africa

B is for books, beach, the Bible

C is for colour, cats, the cross, chocolate, countryside

D is for duvets, dogs

E is for eggs

F is for friends, family, food, films

G is for God, growth

H is for the Holy Spirit

I is for ice-cream, internet, Ipswich Town football club

J is for Jesus

K is for kiwi fruit

L is for love

M is for music, mayonnaise

N is for noise, Noah

O is for owls, oooooo

P is for picnics, peace, postcards, perfume, POP-corn

Q is for quiet

R is for red, reading

S is for singing, scarfs

T is for toast, tea, trombones

U is for umbrellas

V is for violin

W is for water, warmth , stevie Wonder

X is for x-rays

Y is for Yahtzee!!

Z is for zebras

Oh Austen...

So I am a Pride and Prejudice fan. Whether you agree with me or not, it cannot be mistaken that Austen's words are well loved:

"He's a fine as gentleman as I ever saw. He simpers and smirks and makes love to us all."

"I shouldn't know your locket if I saw it- I care nothing for such baubles."

"I think you are in very great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever."

"How long have you been in love with him?'. 'I believe I must date it from when I first saw his beautiful grounds at Pemberley!"

"My feelings are...I am ashamed to remember what I said then...In fact they are quite the opposite".

"...such I might have been if it were not for you. Dearest loveliest Elizabeth."

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Also I do not see why we can't enjoy both film and BBC productions, as well as the novel. :)

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School

This week, I have become a secondary school teacher!

Not really, but I have been observing, and it has opened my eyes. I am 20, yet one asked if I was 15, another 24, another married and then finally I was asked if I was inspecting! Think they must of thought I was Ofsted or something ha! No child, not quite.

I sat in listening to classes of excitable year 7's (and the rest), depressed year 13's doing coursework, non-uniform day (which was even more crazy), drama classes, music classes, general studies. I was mainly there for the english as that is what I am looking to do, but it was interesting to see other subjects as well.

Anyway, I wont bore you any longer with this,

Hope you are well, (whoever you are)

Adios!

Soul in Music