We got the call at 2.00pm, Tuesday afternoon. The call every teacher hates. The big one.
OFSTED.
Panic ensued; computers crashed with the pressure of a hundred teachers planning; cakes were hastily bought and meetings were called. It was on like Donkey Kong. We were cacking our proverbials.
As it happens, the day went pretty smoothly - despite the constant stress cloud hanging over our shoulders, we actually did quite well. The inspectors seemed impressed and I managed to escape a single observation (which in a way, I was actually quite upset about - I'd planned some awesome lessons for my FULL DAY (argh!) of classes). Everyone maintained an air of jolly smiles and encouragement, and nobody had a breakdown - which is all one can ask for, I suppose.
However, it did mean that I had no choice but to head to Tesco for vital post-O recovery materials. Wine and ice-cream was the order of the day. I mean, I deserved it, right? So you can imagine my joy on arriving at Tesco to find a bottle of rose reduced to £2.19 and a tub of Ben and Jerry's brand new flavour, Coconutterly Fair, reduced to £2.14. I had been expecting to go way over my £5 limit, but this discovery buoyed me somewhat - one less thing to worry about, I suppose. AND the B&J's is also 100% Fair Trade, so I was also doing my bit for the environment. BOOM.
I feel like I'm actually starting to achieve something here. The column to the right of this post - the 'Countdown to a Grand' - has actually be counting up the sum total of everything I don't spend out of my daily £5. So, over the past ten days, I've actually averaged a saving of £1.20 a day - which means I'm living on far less than I originally challenged myself too. The countdown will inevitably go haywire come month's end, when I take stock of how much real-life cashmoney my endeavour has saved me.
Awesomesauce.
Cashmoney spent: £4.33
Cashmoney saved: £0.67
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