So, aside from worky work, I’ve had a meeting with my access support worker to start helping with my new ACE application, and this weekend I plan to get stuck in on Sunday with some actions.
I’ve had a lot of socialising and it’s been so life-affirming and energising to spend time with friends and family, as well as connecting to things I love like salsa dancing.
I went to The Netherlands to visit my cousin for the first time. It’s definitely something I’d love to do more of… time and money permitting!
I saw My Neighbour Totoro beforehand and as it was with my ex, I made a healing plan and it actually worked? I had a massage and haircut booked, a drink with a friend and then off I went the next day on the Eurostar!
I got to see the Escher museum and ticked off all the foods I wanted to try: bitterballen, patatje oorlog, rijsttafel and a pancake house. I also did a 10km run on a beautiful sunny day! I’d never actually done a city run before that wasn’t in a park, so it was a great experience!
On Saturday, I’m bringing some poets from the Forest Hill Stanza to the Deptford Literature Festival at Deptford Lounge 2:30-4:30pm.
Watching: Too Hot to Handle, Shrinking
Reading: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook by Sara Ahmed, Sodom & Gomorrah by Marcel Proust (audiobook)
Podcasts: What Now? with Trevor Noah, Late Bloomers, Gillian on Love, Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin
Music: Florence + The Machine, HUMBE, The Plot in You, Drowning Pool
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Poet on page and stage. Creator of She Grrrowls. Facilitator. Writer. 