A sad day, with the death of two influential celebrities from my teenage to early twenties. It was difficult to choose which of the 2 to put on my feed today, but have left Keith Flint to @cheese4ead to

I'm not trying to mislead you with my photo! I'm not skiing, but @cheese4ead and our daughter are enjoying an end of season ski weekend with friends in beautiful Poiana Brasov. My step count on the other

The photo shows why I was so excited about Martisor! These were the lovely gifts received from my students today. @cheese4ead also got into the Martisor spirit with a lovely silver bracelet for both me

Martisor is the name for the red and white string with hanging tassel customarily given on the 1st day of March. Giving this to people is an old custom, and it is believed that the wearer will be strong

The official first day of spring is nearly here. 1st March is an important day here in Romania. It officially marks the first day of spring and a man is supposed to buy the important women in his life

And just like that, the holiday is a distant memory. Our friends are back in the UK, having to wake up to an alarm in the dark. Travelling to school on the bus, takeaway soup for lunch, teaching lessons,

Not many steps, but that's not because I didn't do many, it's just that I can't wear my fitbit whilst relaxing at Therme Bucharest! Taking advantage of the hot spas, steam rooms, lava exfoliation, good

We travelled back down from Predeal to Bucharest this afternoon, after packing up the apartments this morning. As some of our students had invited themselves onto our holiday to receive some ski coaching

A trip to neighbouring Poiana Brasov in very snowy conditions. Most of the group were able to catch a lift over with a friend, but 3 of us had to catch the train over. Most of my steps today were actually

See, it isn't all about drinking gin! It was a bit colder today and we had a larger group with some friends from Thailand stopping through for the day. It meant that we could all ski with our ability group.

As mentioned yesterday, skiing is part of the holiday, but recharging my batteries and spending quality time with my best friend, which I don't get to do as she lives in the UK, is very important. A good

Getting on to the slopes, but in my own time. It's important to take time to relax on this holiday. It isn't just about the skiing! Just as well because the gin and tonic was excellent. Photo credit to

So, half term and a week of skiing, here in Romania. This is the view from our bedroom apartment window and balcony. We travelled up by train from Bucharest, it's a 2 hour journey. It has been eventful

Half Term has arrived and a very called for few gin and tonics were the order of the day once we finished school. So, when I am only 800 steps away from 10000 did I not try to reach the target? Well give

An obvious looking post for Valentine's, and I had some lovely flowers and a beautiful card from my hubby, and a heartfelt message and chocolates from my beautiful daughter. A surprise as we don't normally

Carrying on from the British weather yesterday, I woke to unexpected snow this morning. Very British snow! The sort that would have closed half the schools in the UK, but was just a dusting in Romanian

As a Brit, there are three things we are renowned for: queuing, drinking tea and discussing the weather! As a Brit having not lived in Britain for 10 years, the latter has diminished, but the first two

The countdown to the half term break is on! The last Monday before the break has come and nearly gone and Friday cannot come soon enough. I can't complain about not relaxing on the weekend though, hence

Today was my Uncle Len's funeral. He passed away on New Year's Eve at the ripe old age of 91. My beloved grannie's favourite brother who was a massive part of my life, but particularly special to my mum

No image today! A usual teaching day, with more cover lessons as the flu is still playing havoc with us over here. A breeding ground for germs at the moment, with the ice landscape last weekend and we