Life can be so frustrating

No, I have not given up on this blog yet I am just fed up with just about anything. A plumber was just here and checked our heating because we have not been able to regulate the temperature in our apartment. When it's -20 C outside the apartment cools to 70-72 F but when it's around 0 C outside we have 80 F inside. The building's boiler turns off at 15 C outside temperature. So the thermostat is only for decoration, it is not actually hooked up to the heating. Also, the valves on the heaters themselves are broken so they are on full blast. Now, one could put a valve on every heater (4 in total for $200-300 each) like in Germany - that's were they apparently come from, that's were I know them from - but I doubt our landlord is willing to pay. We'll find out. I don't even want to know which idiot broke the valves and why there's a fake thermostat but it's pretty retarded! 
I have started using shampoo and conditioner from our local organic store. They smell good, feel the same as the ordinary stuff, my hair looks good but it gets static and I hate static hair. Momentarily I am back to using either ordinary shampoo or conditioner in combination with the other organic stuff. That works but was not meant to be. Once I am through the bottles I might have to try different "toxin-free" shampoo or conditioner. Soaps work just fine. The toothpaste is fine, too. I have gotten used to the taste again. Actually, it feels in your mouth like the stuff we had in the GDR. 
I'm also trying to sort out my (hubby does not get so many weeks off so he's not coming along) holiday plans but there is not much environmental about it, apart from the fact that I try to take as few flights as possible while seeing as many people as possible. It's a disaster though because one-way flights always cost so much more. Never mind, flying less is better for Ruby and me, too. I hate all the time wasted at airports.  
At my new school I have a group of grade 5 & 6 students for supervision. It's that age group that I want Ruby to jump over because kids that age are a pain to deal with challenging authority and rules wherever they can. I'm starting little with making them rinse their milk cartons and put them in for the bottle depot. I got a girl putting it in the garbage and she stared at me when I wanted her to pick it out again and put it in the right place. Well, wash your hands afterwards, you won't do it again anyway. I also confiscated a, well I'm not sure what it is, let's say I-pod. Electronics are forbidden at school. I don't think any elementary school child needs them to start with. Learn to communicate properly first! The biggest problem in my class is noise pollution - they are terribly loud and have gotten away with it for a long time. Solution in progress ...