A proper schoolmistress now

Today was an important day; I taught my first lessons! I had to wait until the afternoon to do so, which was both good and bad, as it gave me more time to prepare, but also more time to become nervous! However, it all went well, even if I was a little flustered at times and not quite sure where the key to the paper cupboard was, and my pupils were very friendly, well-behaved, intelligent and hardworking. Maybe I'll change my mind at some point, but for now I feel relieved and I'm looking forward to getting into the swing of things!

The drawer fronts have now all been decorated:

I think they're so dinky. I'm going to paint yellow flowers onto the blue knobs as well. I can't wait to start using my customised chest of drawers! We can then reorganise the bedroom, which is looking a bit gloomy at the moment, especially after we purchased a black canvas wardrobe, dubbed 'the coffin'. I did my best to brighten it up with this Indian fabric I bought in a shop in Edinburgh:


It's better, but you can still see the coffin-ness underneath. Ah well, it is very handy.

I've been filling up a spare corner between the kitchen and the living room with this clever little photo-organising system I got from my friend Kathryn. I never really know what to do with postcards: save them or throw them out? Now they have a function:


We need more postcards, obviously, but I think it looks very nice so far. I've also been good (I feel) about organising our accessories:


We had no need for these handy fold-out shelves in our wardrobes, so I put them to good use elsewhere! Good for those things that need to be tidied away, but still visible enough so you don't forget you have them! (In fact, I just realised that that's where I left my blue bag!)


More pictures of our lovely home to follow!