Dreams Shining Dreams

In my first blog, I mentioned the people who helped make me who I am. Well recently one person went above and beyond- and they don't even know it. I am a big believer in interpreting dreams and about a week or so I had a very bizarre dream staring a certain performer who I shall leave anonymous,. In the dream myself and J were driving along a road on our way to the theatre, I looked down and realised I hadn't changed my clothes and also that I have forgotten my bag. I told J and asked her to let me out so I could walk back and get it. She instead turned the car around will explaining in no uncertain terms that she didn't abandon anyone she cared about. After this she proceeded to give me dressing down about how I forgeting my purse and how I wouldn't get anything I wanted unless I started making the effort.

When I woke up the next day (approx 4pm!) I started thinking about this dream and it clicked. I had just lost my job in London, been forced to move back to Devon and had no money. I had also pretty much lost the will to live. The more I thought about it, the more I realised that there was a message in there, J is someone who I look up to and respect. Leaving my bag behind signified that i had no moey and that was bugging me. I realised, the dream was basically telling me to get up off my backside and do something about all these things... or my life would be going nowhere.

Red Shoes Appeal

Me and Hayley had this idea. It's Ruthie' s birthday in March and she has a concert the day before... What could we get her for a super special gift? Then it came to me, Ruthie's a patron of The Red Shoes Appeal, and we'd been talking to her about doing some fundraising during Maguerite but due to it's early demise had to put it on hold. Well what if we do it now? We hatched a plan to get west end performers to decorate or sign pairs of red shoes and we'd then auction them off. The main issue was who to approach? SO to facebook we turned and our various Westend contacts! So far the repsonce has been amazing, I'm amazined by the mount of people who want to help and the enthusiasm of most of them! So, if anyone's reading this- or interested! Join our facebookk group for more information!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=50466616598&ref=ts

Forget Your Troubles Come On Get Happy

Some people have pretty tough lots in life, things go wrong, they get hurt and they feel that they'll never get over it. I'm one of those people, but I've found a way of coping- people, sometimes someone special comes into my life and all though they may not actually DO anything special to help, somehow they make things feel better. I have several special people in my life, my mum being one of those, even after everything we've gone thorough, she's always there- the same for my grandma! Then there's Hayley- possibly the most special person in my life! My best friend and my crutch. We've both had our problems, some big some small and we've both been there to support each other. If I'm honest... I don't think that I'd be here tody if it wasn't for her. We've been through good times and bad and yet sometimes we always come out laughing! Of course they are the people who affect my life directly. There are the others, people like Ruthie, Jessica and occasionally Al who although there's no close relationship are able to bring a smile to my face.

Then of course there's one other thing that helps in my life. THE THEATRE. Those 2 words inspire more in my heart than anything in the world. Sitting in the auditorium, the feeling you get when the lights go down and you know that you're going to see something wonderful and be transported to another word for anything between 2-3 hours. A world where you can escape, where there's nothing else, just you in the dark and the performers on stage. You don't have to think, and just for a while... Everything's wonderful.