The brighter, warmer weather this week has definitely had an effect on my mood and I feel like I’m emerging again from the grief-storms and challenging moments of the last few weeks with a bit more energy and positivity. Getting out and about for a nice walk in the sunshine is always a… Read More
I’ve gone for trying for my word of the week this week – in both senses of the word. It’s been quite an intense week emotionally with trying moments and grief-storms and I’ve been trying to be kind to myself while struggling with various emotions. It’s perhaps not too surprising that the grief-storms… Read More
This week has been a busy one, mostly focusing on dance as Sophie has been competing in two different dance festivals as well as performing in Made in Dagenham. It was lovely watching her performing on stage with her friends and dancing beautifully at the festivals. As well as her solo dances in… Read More
It’s been a week of focusing on theatricals with various rehearsals and preparations for upcoming performances. It’s show week for Sophie as she’s performing in Made in Dagenham tonight and tomorrow and we’ve had all the excitement of getting into the theatre and the tech and dress rehearsals. My husband has been involved… Read More
We’ve been making the most of the lovely sunshine and the lighter evenings this week and have enjoyed a couple of late afternoon trips to the park. The nice weather has helped make my mood a little lighter this week too. There have been grief-storms, but there have been lots of nice moments too and… Read More
It’s been nice to have some little pockets of time to do various things this week. Sophie’s ballet class was cancelled last Friday which meant that we had time to get the scooters out and go to the park after school rather than the usual rush to get out to activities. Sophie enjoyed… Read More
We’ve had a busy week of performing with Sophie competing in a dance festival last weekend and then taking part in Energize, a music, dance and drama festival which various schools take part in. She and some of her classmates are taking part in two performances – one yesterday which my husband and his parents… Read More