Finishing year 13 in 2017

I am not sure how to do links but I will try www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39780544

Rosemary oil is supposed to help with memory. However memory isn't DS's issue at the minute, it is nerves and fear of the unknown due to lack of past papers and for History the fact that they could ask anything about anything!

What does Rosemary oil do Ono?
Keen to jump on any health/food bandwagon and to add it to my current Kefir/Bone broth crazes .

Good luck to all taking exams today!

Over-invested parent alert - almost had a panic attack as both Holland & Barrett and Boots have run out of rosemary oil and Rescue Remedy . Luckily I picked them up in London yesterday. I need to stop recommending them, lol. DS says the rosemary oil is helping him remember stuff, I am just glad that his room smells pleasant and not of 'boy odour'

DD has maths S1 this morning. She ended up with a headache yesterday afternoon and I told her to forget about revising and have an early night. She stopped trying to revise at that point, though I have my doubts about the early night

Good luck to all for today.

Good luck for today for Tillymint and Errol dd's.Calming soothing vibes being sent to all parents. My ds doing Common Entrance had 4 exams yesterday,3 today and 4 tomorrow.Hes Dyslexic so is very exhausted by all this!
I am feeding Ds and Dd lots of freshly squeezed orange juice and home made Chicken soup in an attempt to stop them getting ill.Its not working on me because I woke up at 5.30 feeling rotten.

Good Luck for tomorrow Errol's DD

Maths FP2 tomorrow - DD has turned in, emerging to doublecheck I'd set my alarm for 6:15.

Geog here too today, same one your DD & goosebump's DS sat I think, Juggling.

DS said it was 'OK'. He did Ecosystems and World cities and a question about Transport, he said.

Thanks for the (gin) and (cake) ono

Glad your DS found a good way through the geography paper goosebumps. I guess some people will always do better with a variety of options than others, and DD often finds the timing difficult to really nail. Anyhow good luck to him for the Economics - I found that quite interesting in my first year at Uni.

Teta, the Nationwide account seems to have zero fees for overdrafts (at least the student account does). It might be worth thinking about when the time comes. I think DS will go for that as I know he won't ever think about checking his balance.

DS has been emailing the English teacher about theories of tragedy (a little late in my view, surely the time to sort this out in your head is NOT during revision )

Good luck to all starting on Wednesday (for us not them).

Hi JugglingFromHereToThere, my DS also sat the Geography paper this pm. He answered the 25 marker on Tectonics and the 25 marker on Conflicts and the essay question on Development and Globalisation. He thought it was a fair paper. He's now revising Economics for tomorrow!

Poor DD Juggling. DS (doing GCSES) also fluffed up the timing so couldn't get everything he wanted to down in the 16marker.
So nervous for DD on Wed but am practisig being serene and positive.

Thanks for all your encouragement everyone - DD a bit upset when talking it through as they asked a very broad question for "the 40 marker" on effects of tectonic activity where you had to cover everything such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, and attempt to assess which have the biggest impact on human settlements. As she also had some timing issues (from spending slightly too long on other sections) a big broad question for the main essay didn't really play to her strengths where she knew a lot of detail for each part but didn't have time to use many of her case studies. But it's probably better or less bad than she feels and I think she got more content into the other sections which are worth 50 marks together (so out of 90 overall I think)
A second paper on Friday, more skills based with an information booklet to study beforehand and respond to in the exam.

Can I just put this down as a warning.Dd has been charged £30 for going into an unauthorised overdraft for 6 days.She didn't even realise that once you're 18 you can go overdrawn using your debit card.With exams and so much going on plus the fact I've always left it up to her - just beware.I've complained bitterly to the Indian call centre man with an accent I just couldn't understand and feel this is a right bloody rip off!

Good luck to your DD Juggling.

Good luck to your DD Juggling. Lots of trampled eggshells here too BTM, enough to make several omelettes! Which exam does your DD have first?

And good luck to your DD Mirabelle, that all sounds very grown up indeed.

Roll on Friday, at least they will be underway at last.

Good luck everyone for this week!
I am frantically making chicken soup for both dd1 and ds1 right now.In an effort to stop them getting sick during exams.Ds has his starting tomorrow and he always gets a cold/flu during them .Shame the stress doesn't make him revise!

Good Luck to your DD Juggling.

DD is getting very stressed. Eggshells everywhere!

Good luck to your DD, Juggling.

Ooh, we've got a big one today, the main Geography paper.
Am relieved to say DD seems in a pretty good place with it all ATM.
Just have to get her younger brother to eat his breakfast and find his games kit (just found!)

• he doesn't have any sense of urgency about getting ready for anything.