The worker

I’m making the morning commute! I’m so tired. Being dragged kicking and screaming from bed at an unearthly hour after six years of retirement is not pleasant.

The cause is necessary, though, marking examination papers for the transfer from primary to secondary education here in N Ireland. Not everyone agrees with selection, but we have it at the moment and I want the papers to be marked well! Not being boastful, I’m just one of those obsessy types who can mark quickly and accurately; it’s one of my things. And I’m looking forward to being paid for my efforts!

So this is day 2. Yesterday I got a really sore back from hunching vulture-like over the papers, as my chair wouldn’t pull in to the table. I’m going to have to remedy that today.

I’m sort of enjoying being out and about early, but I’d rather be in bed.