The festive season is here, the Advent calendars and books are out, the Christmas tree and decorations are up and we’ve had the first of Sophie’s panto performances this week.     I tend to find the festive season quite overwhelming and it can be a tough season to navigate with grief anyway. I’m trying… Read More

I’ve had a couple of weeks of catching up with various things and trying to get a bit more organised before the craziness of the festive season begins. It’s a busy time of year at the best of times, but with Sophie doing panto and my husband being away for a large chunk of December,… Read More

This week has felt like a fairly busy one with lots of going back-and-forth with the kids’ activities. There’s a fair amount of that most weeks, but there’s been more of it this week than usual.     Friday evenings tend to be our busiest evening with lots of back-and-forth. It’s a mad dash from… Read More

It’s been a week of being out doing various things – dance festivals, getting out for walks, plus the usual after-school activities which started back again this week after the half-term break.     Saturday was a very busy day of being out and about – dropping my husband off to the airport for his… Read More

It’s been another full-on week focused on performances with the last three shows for Calendar Girls taking place last weekend and then a busy week for Sophie performing in the first of two dance festivals this half-term.     Calendar Girls went so well. I absolutely loved every minute of being on stage in the… Read More

This week is show week for Calendar Girls and I am absolutely loving being part of this amazing production bringing the show to life for our audiences. We’ve had two performances so far and the feedback has been amazing, not to mention the huge buzz on stage from the audience cheers each time there’s a… Read More

This week has seen a lot of focus on singing. There’s been lots of singing in our last three rehearsals for Calendar Girls before we get into the theatre on Sunday and practising the numbers at home in between rehearsals. We’ve had two more run-throughs of the show and I’m so excited about getting on… Read More