August already?!

Hello August! How quickly the months seem to go now I'm getting older. It’s been a busy few days up in the land of Yorkshire.  At the end of last week I got to see my beautiful friend Tanya for the first time since she got back from Japan.  It was so lovely to talk to her, I think we both were in need of a big catch up and cup of tea - it definitely did me a lot of good!

 

Yesterday I went to work at Alnwick Castle with the BBC to film some episodes of ‘Flog it’. It wasn’t something I was really planning on doing (I kind of just fell into it) and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Never the less I ended up having a great day I got to work with some lovely crew.  I was up at 6am and didn’t finish until 6:30 that evening so it was a long, tiring day with just one 15 minute break for lunch. In the morning we were briefed and told in what area we would be working for the day. Throughout the day we were moved around so I was constantly doing something different from controlling members of the public to sitting with the producers of the show and watching as different bits were being filmed (that was interesting.) It was also such a great location, Alnwick Castle is where bits of Harry Potter were filmed and it is so worth a visit…it was beautiful. Doing this (even though the job wasn’t acting) made me realise - once again - that I have to keep going with my acting career.  I really can’t stay in the job I am in now for the rest of my life. I did worry that when I came home I would fall into a trap of settling down, staying here because it’s easier.  However I think at the moment it is having the opposite effect. For a few reasons I just want to get out of here.  (Which seems to be the story of my life at the moment…wanting to get away) I don’t know what I’m going to do when my sister goes back to Uni in September as she is the only one keeping me sane.  Actually no…that’s a lie! I do know what I’ll do - I’ll go and practically live at my local theatre for the Christmas period (like I do every year!) 

Today I had a much needed duvet day and a chance to chill out after a few crazy weeks. I also baked a chocolate chip cake for the girls at work, yum yum!