I have recently been fortunate enough to be able to give up work. I have decided I don't like the word 'retired' - it has unpleasant connotations - 'retired hurt', 'shy and retiring', 'withdrawn into seclusion', 'the act of falling back or retreating'. So I don't work any more.
I became a Science teacher straight from university, and carried on for thirty three years. Teaching is a wonderful occupation and it is very hard work. Some people might say I have not experienced the 'real world', I can assure anybody who wants to listen that you get more 'real world' in a daily round of teaching than in many other professions.
The name of this blog - Wear Purple - comes from the poem: Warning. It is by Jenny Joseph and really sums up what a lot of people feel about their lives. Certainly now I am not a teacher any more I do not have to set an example to anyone, or wear business dress or mark books. I intend to just please myself and hopefully my family, and this blog is about how I spend my time from now on
I became a Science teacher straight from university, and carried on for thirty three years. Teaching is a wonderful occupation and it is very hard work. Some people might say I have not experienced the 'real world', I can assure anybody who wants to listen that you get more 'real world' in a daily round of teaching than in many other professions.
The name of this blog - Wear Purple - comes from the poem: Warning. It is by Jenny Joseph and really sums up what a lot of people feel about their lives. Certainly now I am not a teacher any more I do not have to set an example to anyone, or wear business dress or mark books. I intend to just please myself and hopefully my family, and this blog is about how I spend my time from now on