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Friday Focus 08/11/2024 – Tough

This week has been a tough one with the post-show blues hitting hard along with having some difficult moments with various other things going on this week.     Show…

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Friday Focus 01/11/2024 – Stage

Sophie and I are enjoying being back on stage together this week performing in The Wind in the Willows. We’re two shows in now with three still to go. I…

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Friday Focus 25/10/2024 – Full-on

The week leading up to a school holiday if often quite full-on with trying to get various jobs done so I can focus on the children being home. This week…

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Friday Focus 18/10/2024 – Quiet

It’s been a quiet week for us with Sophie away on her school residential trip this week. It’s felt very strange not having her home and we’ve missed her, but…

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Friday Focus 11/10/2024 – Glimmers

This week has been another quite stressful one but there have been glimmers in amongst the stressful moments – little moments of joy here and there which have helped balance…

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Friday Focus 04/10/2024 – Rehearsals

We’ve been busy with rehearsals this week. Show week for The Wind in the Willows is now just four weeks away, and we’ve had the first of the all-day Sunday…

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Friday Focus 27/09/2024 – Better

We’ve had a better week this week. My mum has come to stay for a few days and it’s been so lovely having her around to chat to, and seeing…

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Friday Focus 20/09/2024 – Overloaded

I’ve been feeling quite overloaded this week. There’s a lot going on at the moment and the mental load has felt very heavy at times. One of those weeks where…

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Friday Focus 13/09/2024 – Rollercoaster

This week has been quite an emotional rollercoaster of a week, starting with what would have been Jessica’s 13th birthday last Friday and all the emotions that came with a…

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Friday Focus 06/09/2024 – Preparing

This week we’ve been preparing for back to school – making the most of the last few days of the summer holidays while getting everything ready for the first day…