Plans

exciting ideas and plans are afoot!

a few lovely ladies who I am sure will be reading this are popping round at the end of the month for some colouring in - funny how something so simple can bring people together. This has got me thinking about a couple of ideas I have had for a while and perhaps now is the time to start putting them into place and making them happen.

very recently I was involved in organising a 24 Carol Marathon which was amazing - we raised just under £1,000 for two brilliant charities Blue Skye Thinking and The Archway Foundation. It was a great event and certainly something to do again in the future. It was such a wonderful experience and one which I was very pleased to be apart of.

so what are these so called great ideas - for the moment I am not prepared to write about them here until I have had chance to speak with a few key people, but what I want to say is that I think one will be another great way to bring the community together once again and the other is to get a few people together to join a group.... dun dun derrrrrr!!!

so why the suddenness to get involved and do all this?

With Max going to nursery soon -- WEEP!

I have had a bit of calling so to speak, another way to use my time which will be freed up. Volunteering for various things are in place already for me to spend my afternoons and I am already involved in the community association and I LOVE IT!

I am trying to rebuild my confidence and becoming Jo again! - being a SAHM for 10 years has lets just say knocked the stuffing out of me. I no longer feel good enough or clever enough to do certain things and one of my main things I have learnt recently is that I do have a lot to give people(insert big headed icon lol) and if I can do some good for other people while I have the time then why the hell not hey!

Some people may laugh and snigger behind my back about it, but so what!

being involved in certain things last year  made me realise its not always about recognition its how it made you feel, because sometimes people aren't always able to say to WELL DONE and would rather put you down or completely bypass you for others.

I am in no way asking for KUDOS on these next couple of projects -  I WANT to do it because I CAN and because I want to make others SMILE and feel part of something.