Have I Mentioned....

That students are never in class. And that it drives me crazy? I have? Well good. Because it's still true. Last Friday I have 10 students missing out of my year 9 class. The whole class in general had already been out of school for their first two lessons that week because they were away on camp. Friday was the only day I had them and one was still on medical leave (week 3 of medical leave...), 4 were away on a shooting team trip, and the rest were just taking the whole week off. Today, there were 8 students missing. Again most of them were away with sports, but this time it was cricket. In my year 11 class there were only 5 students in class. Granted it's only a class of 11 so it's usually small but only 5 is just ridiculous! And of course the rest were away on a sports trip with another class. I just don't understand how any work is supposed to get done. Moving onto a different rant...

Have I mentioned I am having a three months worth of bad hair days? I came prepared with only two bottles of mousse. I'm not sure what I was thinking, I was probably trying to be a tidy packer, but still two bottles of mousse is just not enough. Those lasted until mid-February. So ever since then I have been experimenting with different products because of course Australia doesn't carry Pantee Pro-V Curly Mousse. I also didn't pack any shampoo or conditioner. Now this was planned out on purpose because both of those things weigh a lot and I just figured I would buy some when I got here. Well, I did. I just chose the wrong ones. I bought whatever was on special because things in Australia don't run cheap so I thought I should stick with what was on sale. It's some kind of all natural Pantee Pro-V stuff and it's just awful. So at this point my hair is the driest and frizziest it's ever been. I didn't actually think my hair could be any more unmanageable but it has proven me wrong. OH-and my housemate accidentally broke my straightener the second week in. Not that I would have been using it a lot but an alternative would have been nice. It sounds like I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill but it's a daily blow to the self esteem to look in the mirror after a shower and just know that nothing is going to be right. And since nothing ever is right, my hair always goes up in a bun of some sort, which always ends in a headache.

I dream of having hair that will dry naturally in a beautiful state of soft, frizz free curls.

I will have to keep dreaming unfortunately.

Have I mentioned that break is at the end of this week and that I am so excited to be traveling and exploring new places on my own? Not yet? I will next time.