Act 23 - Milk, no sugar

Today’s act encourages us to find a friend, neighbour or co-worker and make them a hot drink and so I invited my mother-in-law over for a cup of tea.  Over tea and cake, we got together to start organising a forthcoming concert at church and start putting together the programme and the rehearsal schedule.  Plus the girls enjoyed getting to spend time with Grandma and as she stayed right up to bedtime, I had an extra pair of hands to help me get the girls into their bedtime clothes.  It was also nice to sit and have a chat together.

Act 20 - Always talk to strangers

We’re at the halfway point.  Today’s act encourages us to make a point of talking to strangers.  I thought I’d really struggle with this one – my natural reticence making it quite difficult for me to strike up a conversation with a complete stranger.  However, having small children does make it easier – particularly when bumping into other mums when out and about – it’s an easy starting point to the conversation.  I had two lovely chats with other mums I encountered today – one in the lift in the shopping centre and the other whilst queuing to pay for food in a café.

Act 7 - Redial

Today’s act encourages us to pick up the phone and call someone we haven’t spoken to for a while.  Whilst I usually keep in touch with what my friends are doing via social networking sites, it is fairly rare these days to have a phone conversation with them.  I phoned one of my old school friends who I last spoke to just after Sophie’s arrival (her youngest child is a few weeks’ older than Sophie).  We ended up chatting for just over half an hour (with Sophie trying to join in the conversation!)  It was good to catch up properly.