Last Chance Saloon?

It's been over a decade since my desk was as clear as this at the beginning of September. 

As well as shopping, walking, cleaning, clothes washing, gardening, wall-pointing, child taxi-ing and cat-petting, I've spent a large part of the past three days dealing with all the paperwork required to sign up with a supply teaching agency - something I swore I'd never do.

I absolutely dread the possibility of being in a different, new school every day but hopefully they'll be able to find me a longer-term placement.

There do seem to be a few opportunities available already so fingers crossed as this really is the only option I have left for continuing to work as a teacher.