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Today I had a bad day of teaching. Some of the kids were like chimpanzees on drugs. They tested my patience to the limit, and I am a calm person who loves children. Lately there are so many things at the academy, like Halloween, and the open class, which is in two days time and is stressing me no end! There’s orientation on Saturday and graduation photos next week. I know I am lucky really to have this type of job, but I just want a couple of weeks where it’s just about teaching and there’s nothing else distracting my kids.

So, as many teachers do, I resorted to the wine. A big, plump, glass of Australian Shiraz. It tasted of plums and black pepper with a subtle hint of oak. I had enough to give me a nice tingle and hopefully I’ll sleep better tonight, as last night I couldn’t sleep well for worrying about work. I’m way too stressed to write, or even edit, but things should calm down by the middle of November. Maybe, then, I can turn my mind to something creative.

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