It's back to earth with a bang today after leaving my comfortable bubble of the theatre world. I was part of Sligo Acts at the Hawk's Well Theatre. Basically around 40 members of the public signed up to be part of a stage show. After around 16 hours of rehearsals we produced an evening of... Continue Reading →
The early bird
I'm an awful eejit sometimes - today was one of those times. I turned up to an event a week early! Drove all the way to Carrick-on-Shannon walked into the venue and as soon as I did it dawned on me I was a week ahead of myself! It's not the first time I've... Continue Reading →
International Women’s Day 2018
Today was International Women's Day and I went along to an event in The Glasshouse Hotel in aid of the Friends of Sligo University Hospital. There were lots of great speakers during the day and it was lovely to mix with some of the other ladies. Firstly I was very inspired by Fiona Candon. I've... Continue Reading →
Negative Nancy
I thought I was doing really well at this positive attitude malarky but I haven't got it under control just yet. I was doing so well until today, I thought I'd been asked to speak at an event - I was thrilled at the beginning but I didn't get a reply to the email that... Continue Reading →
Talk is cheap
Living in a small town in Ireland is amusing sometimes. I'd kind of forgotten how fast news travels around here until yesterday. I bumped into someone who told me I was teaching art classes every Wednesday in a local community centre!! This is completely news to me and I'm wondering how much I get paid... Continue Reading →
Winning Ways
It's been a great week. I'm still celebrating my birthday - in my head anyway! My friend took me for lunch at the Coach House Hotel in Ballymote yesterday and I skipped the main course and went straight to the dessert with mini doughnuts and melted Nutella - yum! I've bitten the bullet and booked... Continue Reading →