harryBeau i left school with no qualifications sort of went off the rails a bit my brother went to university got loads of qualifications but i was a lot cleverer never went back into education ive never regretted it it is what it is and im happy enough with how ive turned outDJC I left school without any qualifications told there was no point in staying on not academic or academically gifted...left had all sorts of jobs for years then decided to try some 'o' levels did those not as difficult as I'd been told...then another course which got me to university where as a mature student I held my own with the bright young 'A' level students...got myself a good degree in pure law which has served me well & earned me a living for over 25 years...she can do it those couple of hours at night school will be such a great investment fingers crossed for her.
i loved maths at school i just sort of got it and both my sons were the same and eldest grandson is a little maths wizz at five .i was also very good at french but i hated the subject but again didnt need to try or revise just clicked with me
Morning All. Another 6.2. @DJC3 batten down the hatches for Storm Dennis.
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Once she's finished her night classes she should look about for another course...plenty of access courses that pave the way for further education if that is what she wants...often our education system fails pupils instead of warning student how badly they will fare at exam time if they haven't put in the hours...they should encourage students to look forward to exams be confident demonstrate what they know what they've learned that is if they have been well taught...sadly that's not always the case.Thanks, that is so encouraging and exactly what she needs to hear!
I don't blame him DJC...it's freezing this morning & that wind strong enough to waft away a little doggie...good call Dennis.Dennis is not enjoying his namesake one little bit
Go on then i'm game..ask me the capital of Alaska..Are any of you good at geometry?
blacknjr have you done basal testing to check that you have that set at right levels it does make all the difference ,and have you checked that insulin to carb ratio is correct (i am persuming you are t1 apoligies if not i have missed some posts)the thing to try and remember is not to panic have afew gluco tabs or jelly babies or a sugar drink to bring levels back up then a little bit of carbs to level you out so you dont drop again after the sugar rush hypos are a pain just as the hypers are hope you get sortedit was 3.1not the best! but i’m gonna try my best to come up with better fbg
I know...I know... it's AGo on then i'm game..ask me the capital of Alaska..
A Rookie mistake @gennepherGeometry is beyond me...why?
That is hard reading gennepher what a dreadful experience/s...my school days were less traumatic but ours was very selective & if you didn't have parents contributing to the school or weren't holy enough that was it destined to leave as soon as you reached leaving age...despite not having succeeded academically during my school years I returned to education...went on to university & proved it can be done.
13-02-2020
[USER=238814]@gennepher love this morning's painting. I like them all, but this one reflects my love of tiny things.
Edited to add.
The chain of minor emergencies continues. This morning the roof is off a shed.[/USER]
Well, well, 5.6 this morning
Maybe it's Maybelline or maybe it was the crumpetToday is a driving day, delivering the ashes of her ladyships aunty to their final resting place and other such joys. Haven't looked out of the window yet but I can hear the rain drumming the dawn into existence.
Thank you, and yes it takes a while. Sadly it's a syndrome that is literally decades in the making, like a slow cooker on lowThere are forums but they're not for me, too maudlin for someone with my cheerful outlook on life
Fbg.....drum roll....5.9
It has never been that low before for fbg...
So...
Celebrations
But how did I do it?
Don't have a clue.
But I ate less meat yesterday.
I ate my nuts at 5 to 6 am..I think (something like that I think).
A friend texted me to meet yesterday at McDonald's! So I went. And so next food was 10:45 of a breakfast McMuffin and cappuccino.
Driving home I had a packet of pork scratchings.
Then 6pm it was 5 fishfingers (5 is half the packet, so why not? If the packet were 12...). Nothing else with it. I do have to 'blame' @PenguinMum for re introducing me to fish fingers (my favourite food). They are the small fish fingers.
That was it apart from tea, black coffee, and one cup of chicory coffee.
So, there was also about 6 hours between each main meal.
Anyway, here is my daily painting challenge to myself...
Acrylics. A4. Black fude pen.
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Have fun
Take care
Hugs if you need them...
That would have been an amazing school for me @ianpspursCan't defend the education system from the woeful treatments and attitudes such as those suffered by @gennepher. The schools I worked in from mid 90s onwards were highly tuned to individual needs. Lesson plans and seating plans needed to be available at all times showing awareness of all individual needs , lesson by lesson current level and expected progress including preferred learning style, questions to be asked of those students (linked to their current level and how the question would advance them) and expected progress for each lesson. Part of my role was to analyse progress for all students taught by my team and ensure they fulfilled their potential. Most schools now hold all that data centrally and involve students in discussions around areas where the data indicates problems. Hopefully life has moved on since mid to late C20th. Sadly, I don't think all schools and teachers plan and monitor in that detail.
Thanks but I think orthorexia/selfishness covers it much better. Much as I assume you stand back and evaluate your artwork realistically this experience has been far more useful for putting my WOE into context for how it impacts others than for bg control. Outside the silo of this forum much of this - LCHF, odd supplements and regimes - makes no sense whatsoever.
I know @jjraak a McMuffin!!!I blame the nuts...
hells bells, McMuffin AND a Capuchino..(past delights ..well McMuffin was)
wouldn't bother now, so no idea if it WOULD spike me but i'd expect it to.
but you ate so little yesterday, maybe that's your balance of food per day ?
me..I'd be gnawing at my Knuckles if i only ate that much....:***:
Or it could be the gap in between ?
it's a bit like Countdown, really this T2 lark, sometimes
Just one BIG conundrum.
Interesting how the body sets you up for the day early doors...obv worked it's way through yesterday foods, and then needed to give you that boost regardless..Good morning everyone from the dark and dangerous north.
The wonder wheel of fun fairs and roller coaster rides produced an assortment of readings this morning to complement my staggered “why am I awake again” game:
0425 - 3.7
0630 - 3.0
0720 - 5.4
I blame a couple of dodgy sausages gobbled up in a cafe at lunchtime yesterday so serves me right.
@SaskiaKC - go on then, fire away? I do know that in Apache villages that the squaw on the hippopotamus hide is equal to the sum of the squaws on the other two hides and is called Soh Cah Toa. Please don’t bang on about where the hippo came into it or we will get into evolutionary arguments involving the hippopotamus major.
@Muddy Cyclist - will Capability Brown now be gathering around people, wherever they roam to admit that the waters around them has grown?
@gennepher - Love the curling ferns and the promise of spring (you can eat the freshly uncurling tips but you would only want to go to the trouble of boiling out the poison if you were starving). Good drills on the reading - whatever they were - might be the fasting between meals - might be less meat - the answer is blowing in the wind perhaps?
@ianpspurs - lots going on, lots of cortisol wandering about? A bit of quiet contemplation or a mind altering array of kitchen gadgets to play with.
Have as wonderful a day as you you can and celebrate the 331st anniversary of Parliament adopting the Bill of Rights or, if that’s your thing, mourn the 478th anniversary of the demise of Catherine Howard. I’m celebrating having koffy.
gennepher most people could do further education if they wanted to...you don't have to be brilliantly clever as long as someone can read & write reasonably well a degree is not that difficult...some would have us believe it is it's one way of keeping many of the population down/in their place...it has to be personal choice my mother (single mother) managed to feed & clothe five of us without the benefits of a real education...she didn't have the opportunity...I did so took it.You did well.
Obviously I was upset at the time. I can still remember sobbing my heart out, and the feeling of that. But nothing ever cowed me into submission.
I know @jjraak a McMuffin!!!
That was brilliant!
Both that and the cappuccino were heaven. Bliss....
I don't usually ever feel hungry. It is an unknown feeling for me.
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