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I am getting really terrible at posting blogs, I realise this and will consciously make a stronger effort starting NOW to post more! I think I've said that before, this time, I mean it!

Where do I start?

I will first start off by saying I have never happier in my entire life. Professionally, I finally feel like I am finding my feet as a teacher, as much as I am making mistakes every single day and am continually making a spectacle of myself in front of my pupils, I feel as though I've actually learned something and am making progress. Basically, I am not as rubbish as I used to be! I have always had my independence as a person, but lately it's in full force. I have also found my cooking skills, as well as other domestic pursuits and take the time to enjoy them.

All of this has culminated from my moving house! As much as I loved my 57 year old Scottish housemate, bits of me were dying living with him! I now have as much space as I could possibly ask for, a flatmate who I get along with famously (and who is only around on weekends!) and am living only a skip away from the centre of it all. Friday night I went for a run and in 10 minutes was running along Southbank past Big Ben and Parliament! My time getting to and from work has now been cut in half and includes NO BUSES if I don't want it to! Life is just easier here!

I've also got something exciting to look forward to in July! If you are living in Sault Ste. Marie and know my family, or are part of my family, this is old news to you as my mother would have already filled you in :) A friend I met over Christmas who is in the Royal British Navy has extended an invitation to accompany him to the Queen's Garden Party. I am going to meet the Queen! I said I would and somehow it's going to happen! Big hat, gloves, and learning how to curtsey are on my ever growing to do list!

Yesterday was a great day - Georjean's (my relative in Glasgow) two kids, Kirsten and Craig and his girlfriend Jamie came down to London for the day! They were going to a concert in the evening but wanted to see some of London during the day, so I donned the tour guide hat and showed them as much of London as I could without making them cry from exhaustion! Diana met us during the day and stayed for dinner in Notting Hill. Off they went to their concert and I left them to their own devices to find their way back! It was really great to see Kirsten again and to meet Craig and Jamie. I love that I've got family in the UK!

I have next week off work and was thinking about going to Tenerife (a popular destination in the Canary Islands) but at this time of year it's just not as hot as I want it to be! I want 30 degree weather and it's about 20 degrees. So, instead, I will be working (supply teaching in another borough) for a few days and going to Paris with Diana and her sister! I think it'll be great! I will make a few extra pounds and still travel a little bit!

I think that is just about it! I hope that everyone is doing well wherever you may be.

Come on over anytime!

Lots of love,

Amy