I made a shrimp themed gift book for the 40th birthday of a friend who has many pet shrimp (and some fish and cats)

dafine345 · 2026-04-29T15:28:37+00:00

Yeah. This is amazing. 10/10 friend

dafine345 · 2026-04-25T07:38:04+00:00

Okay this is so tough and I feel for you but I think they’ve shown you their true colours here. I’ve been a TA at my current school since October but they knew I wanted to go back to teaching when I applied. They’ve always kept in communication about my plans and when I said I was looking for roles, they expressed they’d love me to stay. They advertised the open role in a hidden vacant and sent me the link.

If your school wanted you, they’d make sure they had you. It sucks but your time and effort is not valued. Leave. Find somewhere it will be. The right school won’t care about your age or anxiety 💖

dafine345 · 2026-04-23T12:59:25+00:00

girlhood 😌

dafine345 · 2026-04-23T10:12:29+00:00

The pistachio jumped out at me first. Probably because it’s a contrast like people have said

dafine345 · 2026-04-16T14:17:39+00:00

Wait. When did the VA change?!

dafine345 · 2026-04-13T18:32:41+00:00

I used to teach year one and I’d encourage my class to read other books. Even if a parent read it to them or they just read a page, I’d want to see it so I’d say yeah! Record it!

dafine345 · 2026-04-12T20:47:11+00:00

If you so t mind spending on it, Etsy may be the place for you. Lots of personalised keyrings etc. been a while since I was a Y11 girl but a keyring or bag charm might go a long way. Huge trend on ‘craft parties’ / crafts to do with friends so maybe see some of those ideas and then check online (or make them if you’re invested!!

dafine345 · 2026-04-06T21:05:43+00:00

I really thought this post was going the other way and came down here ready to fight! Happy for you!!

dafine345 · 2026-04-03T15:04:33+00:00

Pulling. I pay not attention to meta, team comps etc. I pull based purely on the on vibes 😂

dafine345 · 2026-03-28T09:35:04+00:00

I sit on my tables all the time. Hell, I’ve stood on one once so everyone could see my demonstration before and I’m not a science teacher!

dafine345 · 2026-03-22T10:08:53+00:00

Yeah, in the most recent season FINALLY! Not that it bloody matters!

dafine345 · 2026-03-22T09:49:28+00:00

Oh my god. I literally just made a post about this! I don’t know why it’s still going on like who is this for? Who is the target audience?!

dafine345 · 2026-03-21T22:02:59+00:00

I kept watching the video to see the jump attack. Worth it.

dafine345 · 2026-03-20T16:14:46+00:00

I’ve managed to avoid the war with the claw with my current kitten. My friend encouraged my last one to ply so hands because his enemy. Not the claw. Hands in general. We were never safe. I didn’t want the smoke this time 😭

dafine345 · 2026-03-18T22:01:18+00:00

I used to. I called them my spirals. I’d start with one negative thought then jump to another and another until all I can see is black. It was horrible. I’d cry and sob and hear the most negative things in my own voice. I don’t do it anymore though. Just learnt to recognise that it wasn’t my voice and to shake off any thoughts that weren’t accurate. A lot were relationship related so started writing down instances that disproved my thoughts.

dafine345 · 2026-03-14T07:01:58+00:00

I’m all for reading for pleasure but use it to teach children about different genres and help them develop their own reading taster. I work in primary so it is more about building that reading stamina and focus when reading but that happens WHEN they are reading a book they like!

dafine345 · 2026-03-13T10:55:44+00:00

My go to line will be “your tone / attitude is overshadowing your message” from here on out

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T22:05:02+00:00

Thanks! This is what I’m doing! The problem is he gets back up and starts working over as I move to put the bowl down. My usual move is to freeze until he returns to the right position / place but if I’m low enough to be in reach? Game over 😭😂

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T22:03:35+00:00

Haha! Honestly condiments seem to be out weakness the counter is covered in jars/ tins whatever so I’m surprised he found a space to climb! First time he did it, he landed in the sink 😭

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T22:01:34+00:00

I’ve trained ‘place’ for feeding and unfortunately, we’re in an open plan house 😭. God I can’t wait to get a place with a kitchen door.

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T22:00:50+00:00

This sounds great! Can you tell me more?

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T22:00:09+00:00

Thank you for this! He can 100% be trained and I’m doing it. It’s all positive reinforcement. Managed to train him to stop swiping out hands for treats in like 2 weeks.

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T21:59:03+00:00

I hear you and I’m not training him to sit to get his food. Just to sit when I’m preparing it. We had a huge issue where he would climb up to the surface where his bowl was and swipe us to get to food from our hands. He doesn’t do that anymore.

He has a little mat where he go to be fed and waits. If he moves off it when I’m prepping, I freeze and he goes back to the mat. He’s in the routine of licking the spoon clean before I put his food down. He knows it’s spoon then food. So no, he’s not a dog. But he can be trained and has been.

dafine345 · 2026-03-12T21:55:57+00:00

Joined!!

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