HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW

But I'll drown my sorrows in stolen minty liqueur

Readers, a dreadful fate has befallen me. I have got a job! Quelle horreur, innit? Luckily it's only a temporary job, a mere toe-dip into the murky pond of gainful employment and I very much doubt it will turn me into a respectable lady, so fear not!

Then again, who knows? Six weeks teaching English in a fancypants boarding school might be enough to tip me over the edge. I already look like a supply teacher at Hogwarts.

definitely a Slytherin

Apart from any concerns over my image, this leaves me in a bit of a pickle with regard to this organ. After two years of posting every week without fail, and a little while of posting every fortnight, I may have slightly burned out. Even if not, I’m pretty sure that I won't want to be banging out a thousand quality words a week when all my waking hours are spent copying lesson plans from the internet and confiscating alcohol from French teenagers.

So I've paused all paid subscriptions for now (which means it's a good time to cancel if you want to) and I'm taking a break. I'll be back in six weeks or so and no doubt I'll have some stories to tell about what happens when you try to take alcohol off French teenagers. I imagine it won't be pretty.

In the meantime, thank you all for your support. I'll be back. With all the creme de menthe you can handle.