Buzz the teddy bear cat is the most trusting I’ve met. His energy completely zens me out. I’m falling into a peaceful trance just looking at him. Ommmm. Zzzzzzz.

After-show after-glow. This is what you look like when you’ve consumed sublime angelic music for three hours and you’re integrating back into the real world again and remembering things like horns exist. And cars. And hustle. And bustle. And sunlight 😎

Guardian Angels

A beautiful thing happened to me whilst I was on the way to my seat. I was sitting in the upper circle and my row was down some very steep steps. The steps didn’t have a bannister and all of sudden it dawned on me how much of a problem this was. I always have the safety-net of a bannister nearby, even if I don’t use it. My legs were unsure, worried. They didn’t feel happy going down without something stable to hold onto. I’m getting stronger, but this felt too much. I fell down some stairs last year so there’s old trauma there on top of wobbly, unbalanced legs. Usually my companion helps me but we’d got to our seats at different times. I was on my own. But I wasn’t…

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I loved Her Majesty’s Theatre. I wondered how many people had sat in there over the years. All the stories, history, dramas and laughs. All the songs and elation. I felt I was part of something magical. A kind of magic that makes your soul open up just a tiny bit more.

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Moody, vibrant, beautiful London. You come alive in the sun with so many smiles. It was good to see you again. Thanks for having me. Until next time. Keep shining on.

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Whenever I’m in London, Carpo in Piccadilly is on the agenda. Such vibrancy. Such tastiness. They do chocolate and nuts like no other with lots of free samples 😉 And let’s not forget about the freshly ground coffee I bought too. Aeropress at the ready. Here I go.

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Oh gosh. I’m here. All my childhood dreams and memories are coming back. I’m dancing and smiling with them. I’m finally getting to experience the show that set my heart aflame with wonder and excitment all those years ago. The experience of The Phantom of the Opera ❤️

Day 15. Hips got plenty of action today. Belly dance moves felt glorious. The music was incredible. The song, T-1000 by Metrik was cosmic pump. I stood tall + strong. I popped with alignment. I powered on. Hello new body muscles. Welcome. Make yourself at home. Let’s dance.

He’s been up since 4am the little poppet. Now he’s sound asleep probably dreaming of sardines.

Being a Slave to My Belly

Let’s talk about diets and healthy eating choices shall we? Hooray! What fun. 🙃 From my experience, it has certainly been interesting and enlightening.

Food used to be important. I seemed to feel full, in an uncomfortable way, most of the time. Food was at the forefront of my day. I was its slave. I would chop and cook for hours. I would gorge on incredible amounts of unhealthy stuff. I ate way too much rice and bread, cakes and chocolate. And always had BIG portion sizes.

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‘This is unacceptable. I expect clean, tidy cars when I enter them. With treats. And toys. And sweet music singing out my name’

‘Yes Miss Cookie Cat. Anything you say Miss Cookie Cat’ (bows low, retreating).

Conquering Pain

I’ve been exploring different parts of my body during dance time. Today my twisted foot inadvertantly got the treatment. I used some steep stairs as a prop. The aim was to walk down the steps as slowly as I could, rather than plonking down them. I found that as I lowered my leg down towards the next step, my other leg gave way, before the other foot was fully down, unable to hold its weight the more I bent my knee. The leg muscles need strengthening but I wasn’t sure which ones to focus on because I can’t feel my legs a great deal. I asked Simon to help me and he described what muscles he uses to walk down the stairs with. This gave me more focus. I’m gradually waking my atrophised muscles up. It’s really happening.

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Today is a full day of dance to make up for the last few days off. I adore dancing round this house. Speakers in every room. Cats round every corner. Luscious views from every window. Long hallways to leap along. I feel like Tom Cruise in Risky Business. This is a wonderful day.