Interview and Robbie

The last couple of days have passed in a whirlwind. Jackie is leaving to be a Head Teacher at Hollybrook School in Glasgow; I will miss her so much, she has given me so many opportunities and we have been a great team! On Monday I made the decision to express interest in the vacant full time DHT post (until now I have been part time DHT, job-sharing with Jackie) and I was informed that my interview would be on Tuesday. The post is only temporary until the end of September but the interview is just as rigorous. A miserable evening of swotting followed and then I got up at 6 a.m. on Tuesday to rehearse my interview questions while pacing up and down in the back room. Alison had arranged a mock interview for me in the morning - her very last mock interview before retiring. Alison, Jackie and two other colleagues spent an hour interviewing me and giving me feedback on such a busy day right at the end of term - I will never forget their kindness. And then came the real interview at last - I actually felt myself relaxing once it started! It went well but of course you never feel sure ... at 4 p.m. George came to tell me that I got the job. I was pleased and strangely tired! The excitement of the day was not yet over - in the evening James and I went to see Robbie Williams at Hampden. I have never seen so many drunk middle aged women in my life! And not just a wee bit drunk - they must have started celebrating at lunch time! There was a great atmosphere and it was a fine, warm evening. Olly Murs was the excellent support act and Robbie put on a brilliant show from the moment that he zip wired down to the stage past a giant sculpture of his own face! He sang all the favourites and the audience loved it. A wonderful evening after an intense and exhausting but ultimately successful day.