After a really tiring few
weeks which ended with a long week of very early mornings working on Daybreak,
was I ready for some me time. I’d been
so looking forward to a few days away with my two friends Chris and Kirsty, and
now here we were, all packed and ready to go at the airport. The last time Kirsty and I were here, we were
heading to India for our
485Km charity cycle trek for Great
Ormond Street
Hospital
This trip was a treat to myself;
it was a break from the nursery run, from work and all the household
chores. I knew Betsy was in great hands
with Lee, so I knew I had nothing to worry about there as they both love
spending quality time together. So it was an opportunity to take myself back in
time and let the party loving side of me loose, and dance myself dizzy!!!!
We only had four days in Ibiza , but we made every second count. We stayed in the
North of the island which is very quiet, so we were very lucky that Kirsy had decided that she did not want to
drink and kindly offered to be our very own personal taxi service. Chris, who
is a really good friend that I’ve known for years, had warned Kirsty that she
was likely to have two VERY drunken casualties by the end of the night, but she
was still happy to oblige.
I can’t believe how much we
crammed in. We ate tapas in the Old
Town
When I’m at home I don’t go
to clubs at all, so I was making sure that I used up my years quota of dancing
in four days! Even though, we stayed out
late I made sure that I made the most of the beautiful sunshine, as the weather
has been so bad in the UK that I was determined to make the most of the rays,
and was out by the pool early every day. I was sad to leave Ibiza ,
I had a wonderful time, relaxing and being carefree, but it was back to reality,
and back to the rain!!!! But even the
rain couldn’t dampen my spirits with Lee and Betsy waiting at home for me.
As soon as I got back I had
to arrange something special for my hubby Lee’s birthday. He was away on his actual birthday touring
with his show West End Men, and was feeling a bit fed up that he couldn’t spend
it with us. So, to make it up to him, I
planned a special night a few days later.
Lee thought that we were going out for dinner with friends, but I
surprised him with a private pod on the London Eye. It was a wonderful experience and I highly
recommend it, especially now, as it’s such a special time to be in London
We then went for a meal at
the Cube restaurant on the Southbank and ate the most wonderful food, and had a
sneaky glass of champagne. To continue
his birthday, the following day we had dinner, with more friends at Mango Tree,
a fabulous Thai restaurant, so I think it’s safe to say that Lee really enjoyed
his birthday after all!!! All I feel
I’ve done since I’ve been home is eat and drink…..All that dancing must have
worked up an appetite! So after a week
of indulgence, it’s back to work.
I was proud to be asked to
become ambassador to the We Are Women campaign.
Its chosen charity this year is Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. I was inspired when I watched the documentary
about Jade Goody, and seeing all the young women talk about their fight with
cervical cancer. It really hit a nerve
with me as it’s one of the cancers that we don’t seem to be that aware of. As women, we all know that smear tests are
not pleasant and we can make all sorts of excuses to put it off, but watching
this program really motivated me to get involved and lend my voice to encourage
women to go for a smear test, as those few unpleasant minutes could save your
life. For more information please go to
Facebook.com/wearewomenuk
The next few days for me are
very busy, but the sun is shining, so perhaps our prayers have been answered
and summer is actually here? One good thing about the awful weather is that
there are plenty of sales on. I managed
to nip out between filming yesterday and nab myself a lovely little sundress in
the French Connection sale. So although we can’t count on the weather, the one
thing we can count on is that all us girls love a bargain.
