@Twas the Night before Christmas....

 It was Christmas Eve and my grandnephew and grandniece were doing what any normal 4 and 2 year old were doing, losing the run of themselves with excitement.

Their mother , who was probably at the end of her tether, exclaimed

"Luca, you have to calm down!"

With innocent eyes he looked up at her and announced

"I DON'T HAVE ANY CALM LEFT!!!

Well said Luca. As we adults know

No one in the history of calming down has ever calmed down by being told to calm down.

Widow Twankey

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I was up at an early hour to head to The Helix theatre as I am working backstage at the panto Treasure Island.

Oh yes I am!

I am working in Wardrobe, which is a fancy way of saying I am doing the washing and ironing and all the things I put off doing at home!

Ah, the glamour of showbiz.

I went into the laundry room when I arrived and found a lovely birthday present awaiting me! Equally as thoughtful, Bern had also put on the first two loads of washing, saving me that much!

We were in the Green Room between shows when my panto family surprised me.

Then headed to Blanchardstown Center for some retail therapy to treat myself.

So all in all a lovely first day of my new year,

"The rest is still unwritten."

 

Today is my birthday. 

Now it's not a milestone birthday but it's one that I have been having a few concerns about. I am about to start the final chapter of my 50s. After this year I will no longer be able to say I am a woman in my fifties...or maybe I'll just announce

Feck it, I identify as a 20 year old, 8st, multi millionairess. Now hand me over my money.

But joking aside, growing older (notice I didn't say growing old) is not an opportunity that is afforded to everyone. So I am here contemplating the year ahead and determined to grasp each and every opportunity that comes my way, and even a few that don't.

So, to quote the philosopher Natasha Bedingfield

Today is where your book begins,

The rest is still unwritten.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI