Hello world! Welcome back to another blog, and I can't believe that we're in the last week of the first quarter of 2024. Seriously where has the time gone?!?!?! So here is what I got up to this week, and it's a busy one let me assure you:
Monday: To start the day off I watched a bit of the premier league darts to once again to keep my energy up ready for the week ahead. This was then of course followed by my day on where as before it was facing up but I got the going it and that’s all that matters. This was then followed by getting the rest of my pills for my epilepsy. This would mean getting back later but he sooner I got my pills the better in my opinion.
After walking the dog and having my usual nap I watched the rest of Fridays Gogglebox. And all I can say is that it was eventful. From new Korean show Chicken Nugget, to One Day. All I can say on that is I can see why One Day would be a tear jerker.
The afternoon commenced with gathering some day player roles and scenes from Doctors and Hollyoaks. Whilst I got Hollyoaks up to date, because I had a longer nap due to getting my epilepsy pills I wasn’t up to date with Doctors. But I know I will catch up soon enough. This then led to going through my spoken word stuff for Autism Acceptance week and looking at my blogs to post. I know I didn’t plan this out originally, but because I would be doing some acting work followed by my day jobs I thought the sooner I got them done the better. They’re not completely finished but I made good progress so far.
I then moved onto abit of yoga. This was a new session where I think it’s the first one where it’s actually helped my shoulder. It’s not fully healed but I think that it may be the session I need to help with my recovery. This was then followed by listening to the rest of an Act On This broadcast from last week and starting to draft my new blog posts for the next few weeks. So far I making good progress, and for one I need to just add in a photo and have a once over read and then it’ll be done.
As the evening came in, after walked the dog I moved onto watching Coronation Street from Monday and Wednesday last week. Things can only get worse for Roy after holding a vigil in honour of Lauren. And I don’t think his experience in the cafe is doing him any favours. I also know that it’s the beginning of the end for Paul. As now that his speech is starting to deteriorate, we know it’s another reminder of what’s to come.
I then moved onto watching episode 4 of Trigger Point. After the last episode it’s had a major impact on Lana and her team, especially after the most recent attacks coming from an unexpected source. I also don’t think that her personal life is helping either and even though she stopped the attack near the end of the episode, she may have an even bigger challenge on her hands after an unlikely ally tells her everything. I then of course checked socials from my acting account and learnt some Korean. I as going to check both socials but I just needed to go to bed.
Tuesday: I started the day with watching yesterdays episode of Doctors. Kirsty had really got it in for herself after greeting new receptionist Paige. But I have a feeling that her temporary placement may be a joy to watch. I can also see why Zara is wanting a change, and I know that deep down Sergio will do a splendid job. This then moved onto a morning yoga session knowing I won’t have time to go to the gym. It was an intense session for a morning one but it was also a rejuvenating one to say the least.
To start the morning I listened to the first half an hour of the Act On This Table Talk. Ross and Petch both spoke very honestly about the first quarter of the year, and it was brave of them to say what the limit was for them before they knew how much energy they had in the tank left. And after hearing the start of how to approach a headshot session in more depth it was amazing. I can’t wait to hear the rest of that and other stuff they had to say later on.
After setting up my budget for the month and noting some jobs on Mandy, before I knew it, the Easter trail had commenced. It was interesting to say the least as it was a special needs school that came in. It was a short day, yes, but it gave me a rough idea of the full thing tomorrow. Am I scared as I’ll be working with new people? Yes. But the head of actors who’s also a good friend of mine knows that I can do it, and also part of being an actor is being able to step outside of my comfort zone and grow. So if I can work at the grotto with new people, one of which I have worked with but not in a while, then I can do this.
As I got back I decided to take it easy after hearing on the table talk about burnout and knowing when the tank is nearly empty. So I decided to note/nudge my agent on some jobs on Spotlight and checked my socials on my personal side. Even though it wasn’t as productive, after the day I had I needed to look after my body. And it’s a good job I did.
To settle into the evening I watched Coronation Street from Friday and yesterday. It’s safe to say that Damon has got himself into a bit of a sticky situation, and I don’t know if Sarah will be able to forgive him for it. I also know that it’s only going to go downhill for Paul, as after his slurred speech in Fridays episode and finding out he can’t have solid foods anymore in yesterdays episode, it just shows how hard the illness is for him. I was also stunned by Cassies revelation after the article linking to Lauren, but I’m glad she made up with Evelyn by yesterdays episode.
After updating some posts on my blog (which is now nearly done), and playing some darts after taking some time off due to my shoulder (where as you can see above I'm still hitting the doubles nicely) I watched todays episode of Doctors. And this episode taught me that sometimes people need you not because purely for a health condition but more on the fact that they don’t want to be lonely. And one man experienced it with his dad and he finally managed to think for himself for once. I was also glad that Michelle managed to be there for her during the dress scenario, but I am going to miss Sergio, as they were a brilliant role to play. And I also wonder why Paige was interested about how much the nurses get paid? Mmmmm.
I then checked my socials and learnt some Korean. Due to the fact that I was to be up earlier than expected I only had the personalised practice and a booster sessions to help me stay in the table. But I managed to get out of the demotion zone even if it did mean using most of my gems.
Wednesday: I got up earlier this day to make sure I had everything for the trail. which I did. And it was a good day for the trail. We didn’t have many who booked on for it but we also had little children from schools who had the tour of Belvoir. There was one little girl who was I think obsessed with me and I got called beautiful by two visitors that came. But there was one moment where the weather decided to turn nasty and at one point I thought I was going to get hyperthermia. But by the time I got my coat I was nice and warm and the sun was shining again. So all in all it was a good day.
I then got back home and simply just rested. I know some people would class it as lazy but for me I knew what I had to do to listen to my body. And because I had a class later on it was even more essential. But one thing I did do before class was walk my dog. Even though she can be very vocal barking at everything, spending time with her on busy days like today was so magical.
I then watched Doctors from today. I’m so glad that Kirsty went out with Dave again and that regardless if they last till the end of the show or not, I love romance stories like this. As it shows that it’s not always what’s on the outside but on the inside that counts. I’m also glad that Zara has a friend like Michelle as after the disaster with Sergio, Zara is starting to like her new look. I also hope that Lucas wake up call speech to Paige will help take her job seriously.
This was then moved onto my acting class where it was the final lesson of Meisner (but Margo just wanted to play as you can see from this cute picture above). I think that during this technique in particular I was in a place where I was slowly falling out of love with it, and after seeing a post of someone feeling the same, despite it being world theatre day today, I could relate to them. But now I can see why Meisner did these exercises when we put it into a script form. Despite a day of acting I did a performance of it and even though it may not have been with my original partner it was still an eye opening experience and I may incorporate some of it next time I look at a script.
As I settled onto the evening I checked my socials from my acting side and learnt some Korean. I noticed that it was a session where I just learnt about the same topic. so it was simply about recapping them and adding new sentences if need be. I also posted my recent tv reviews on some of the hoses I’ve been watching during this first quarter of 2024. Please see the link here:
Thursday: To start the day I watched Mondays addition of Hollyoaks. Maxine had every right to be mad at John-Paul and also break it off with carter, and I think Declan has had enough of it. I also felt bad for kitty as even though it’s not her real name she clearly has feelings for Beau. I know that maybe Beau was trying not to hurt her feelings but he should at least be honest with her about it. Then they can work through it together. And I think Joel made a big mistake by judging his mum too quickly.
I then made my way to the gym where I practiced my pieces son the way there and back. I didn’t have the best session I’ll admit as due to being a rabbit entertaining children (which I’m not complaining about) it did knackered me out. And now that as I’m writing this I’m on my female problems it only made things worse. However I showed up and did 100% into what I had in the tank. And that’s the main thing.
I then cooked my tea for tonight. Although I don’t think I’ll be making it again after a messy adventure. And whilst it didn’t be a complete failure, it certainly wasn’t like the picture. But as long as it tastes then that’s all that matters.
After that interesting cooking session I moved onto filming some content for autism acceptance week. I’ve managed to film both of my pieces of my creative writing to show what goes on in my head. Although later on I realised that because it was a spectrum colour challenge I wasn’t sure if I needed to be in multi colours. However because the shirt I was wearing was one of my favourites colours, I thought they would make an acceptation. This then moved onto my Agatha’s Christie review. As I’m writing this it’s almost finished. All I need to do now is add in one more photo and say the plot of the show and then I’ll be done and ready to post it.
To settle in for lunch I watched Tuesdays addition of Hollyoaks. I’m so glad that Marie and Joel are finally seeing eye to eye and that he’ll help her search for Arlo. Little do they know what Abe is planning. I also don’t blame kitty for not taking things further with Beau, as just because she’s transgender it doesn’t mean that she should be treated any differently. I know that beau is trying to be polite but I think he just went about it the wrong way. But I do hope he finds his happiness very soon, and now that Maxine is newly single, maybe it may take time but they may finally be able to make a go of things, as I still think that they’re a perfect match.
I then made my way to work. Once again it was a reducing night, as I’ve been told that there was a lot of picking to do. But I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that after last weeks chaotic stuff it will be hectic tomorrow. But I managed to throw a few arrows in prep for the darts tournament (where as you can see above I managed to hit two 25s), only to have yet another stem in my darts broken :( But the next day I’m going to look online and as soon as I find a new pair or a new set of darts (as we’ll need more than one for the tournament) then I’m ordering it ASAP.
As I got back I watched the premier league darts. By the time I got back it was nearly their end of the third game, which shows just how far the players have broken since the first match in Cardiff. And I’m also glad that Peter wright won another match as even though there’s a slim chance of him winning the premier league it’ll give him the confidence he needs to continue. And also the fact that these players get paid good money which I guess is good when you get paid for doing what you love.
After checking the socials on my personal account I did some more Korean. There were many mistakes but my aim now is to datum in this certain league so I can develop it into the next week that comes along. And I didn’t quit either so that was the main thing.
Friday: After watching the start of last nights premier league darts to keep me energised, I made my way to work. It didn’t get off to the best starts, as being on my female problems I got abit emotional to say the least. But I managed to take 5 minutes and then I was back to normal. Well as normal as I can be as my female problems have left me feeling drained. But on a positive note I found out I was in the local paper for the Belvoir Castle Easter Trail, and that definitely lifted my spirits up, Please see the lovely picture that was taken below and rhe article to the trail here: https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/lots-of-easter-family-fun-at-belvoir-castle-4570621
As I got back I caught up on a good hour and 20 minutes of Table Talk, where I love it when Ross does one of his rants, as it shows that he’s so passionate about what he does and also the start of an actors expo seminar. Originally I was going to listen to at least 20 minutes of it but because of distractions and that I had to keep rewinding the recordings to make sure I got my notes down it took longer than expected, so I only go through 16 minutes of it in total. But then I realised that it’s 16 minutes more than what most people do when they finish a day job. And that’s good enough for me.
After walking my dog and doing some yoga (which was a much needed session indeed). I then moved onto watching Wednesdays addition of Hollyoaks. First of all I need to know why Abe is keeping Arlo a secret from his mum and have her framed for her past. Second of all I’m glad that Kitty has stood up for what she believed in when Beau tried to apologise to her. I know Beau isn’t a nasty person but sometimes the wrong words can have a major effect. I also can’t wait to see the rivalry between Dillon and Carter, as now that Dillon and Freya have broken up, I think he’s starting to see his true colours. and I can’t wait for them to come out.
This then moved onto episode 2 of Mr Bates vs The Post Office. I don’t think I’ll get the whole story of what happened in that era fully, but I can see how this situation has affected loved ones and victims in all of this. And I do wonder about me Rutherford and his genuine reasons behind the investigation. Either way I can’t wait to watch the next episode to see how it all folds.
I then checked my socials whilst I got everything ready for belvoir and learnt some Korean (with Margo above being very helpful as always). I did one session of the new topic plus a few sessions to catch up and restock my hearts but I felt I got a good session in overall.
Saturday: To start this early morning I watched abit of the premier league darts. And I needed it as well thanks to waking up numerous times in the night and knowing I’ve got a long day ahead. But this definitely helped. I then made my way to work where for once there was picking to do. I know this’ll mean getting more steps in among with the Easter trail and that the licking wasn’t all day but at least it’s brown up my day down nicely.
I then made my way to Belvoir for the Easter trail. Despite being the latecomer I had lots of fun, and with it being a Saturday it was a good me. There were laughs, hugs, a photo with an adult on her birthday (although you can't turn that opportunity down) and even a kid who got abit upset (although it is a lot seeing a rabbit in a dress and a bonnet), but for most of it everyone had a happy experience.
As I got back I listened to the last half an hour of the act on this Table Talk. And it was a good job I did as what Ross and Petch mentioned was so vital to me. And if I’m in the 2% club where I put in that extra bit of effort, then I’ll stand out amongst the crowd. And this was a fine example as I needed to finish the podcast this week and finished it I did. And I found out a pretty funny secret from producer Petch. I don’t want to say as I’ll let you guys find out yourself.
I then moved onto walking my dog and doing some yoga. After the day I had it was a much needed session, and knowing that I had a day off tomorrow I never felt more relaxed in all my life
I then moved onto watching Wednesdays addition of Coronation Street. And it was a new start for summer as she headed off to America. But it doesn’t look good for Sarah as even though Damon did what he thought was right he left Sarah heartbroken because of it. And I wouldn’t want to be in the same room as Harvey Gaskell. I also felt sorry for Steve as even though it was supposed to be his night of finding love again, Ken stole the show from him. And how he does it at the age he’s at I’ll never know.
This then moved onto abit of Hollyoaks from Thursday. Now normally when someone tries to take the wrap for their partner you would see why they would do it, but because of the way Abe has been to Cleo and the situation with Marie and Arlo, it’s a little bit shady. And Zoe was right to be worried. I also do wonder if there’s still hope for Kitty and Beau as even though she made it clear on how she feels Beau needs to put in the graft. And all I can say is that Dillon is very vocal and if Carter is not careful, then Dillon may end up shouting his secret to the whole world, and with Frankie, we’ll you can imagine how frustrating it must be after overhearing a conversation she couldn’t handle knowing the real reason behind it all.
This then moved onto watching Gogglebox from last night. And I’ll be honest Anton and Giovanni's Spanish adventures was funny. With the washing trying to be sexy was more funny, and that I think I need to start watching “The Underdog”, as it may be a show that A shows people that you shouldn’t judge someone before you get to know them and B, a show which I can relate to. I can’t wait to watch the rest of it to see what else the critics react to.
Sunday: Easter Sunday. A day of rest, relaxation, reflecting on the first quarter of 2024 and prepping for the next 3 months ahead. Because my day job was closed this meant I could have a nice lie in. I know others would see it differently but sometimes your body needs that rest so you can come back stronger and more productive. And did it feel good? Yes it did.
As I had my breakfast I watched Thursdays addition of Doctors as it was the last one before the Easter holidays. I’m glad that Kirsty's date with Dave in the previous episode went well, and even though she said that it felt weird as she was married for a long time, you can tell just how much it meant to her. Let’s hope it lasts by the time Easter is over. Sid was also in for an experience when life helped him with some stock take, and we could slowly see the layers of Paige peeling and seeing a more vulnerable side to her. I know she’s a temporary character but maybe meeting Sid was what she needed so that when her contract at the mill finishes she can come out and seeing life in a totally different way. I can’t wait to see how it develops after Easter. And when doctors does come back on screens I hope that with the help of Michelle, Suni will be able to tell Nina how he really feels and that all of this is just for her benefit and not his. I also hope that after a session with Jimmi seeing how vulnerable Liv really is, she can see the reality with Stew after the ending of the episode was not what she hoped for.
I then walked my dog. It was a longer one and it felt good to do so. This then moved onto gathering some scenes and dayplayer roles from Hollyoaks and Doctors. As I’m writing this I’m up to date with Hollyoaks and I have one more episode of Doctors left to catch up on. I’ve also decided to leave the Paige moments out as even though she is quirky like myself there are some traits where up until the recent episode don’t match me personally. This was then followed by a few surveys. I’ve been meaning to catch up ion them for a while. Even though I didn’t get any more points on them, playing catch up was enough for me.
I then watched Gogglebox whilst I had my lunch and some of my Easter chocolate. It was an interesting watch as we had two more people getting hunted and also Kates message on her diagnosis. I may not be a fan of the royals, but I know that cancer is a b***h. And it shows that it can happen to anyone. Let’s hope she makes a swift recovery and alot less hate from the public too.
The afternoon consisted of a digital spring cleaning also getting rid of stuff from my phone. And did that take a lot of work to do, and I actually thought my brain would burst! But my phone can’t hold everything and I’m glad I did manage to get rid of some stuff. This was then followed by the rest of an actors expo recording and applying for a day job. As I got onto it, it’s more or less the same as what you get on Act on this. But it was nice to hear it from someone who had that same mindset to once again help me refresh my brain on what I need to do when reaching out to people and following up on those who I reached out to already.
Soon afterwards I set out some goals for the next quarter of 2024 which was then followed by listening to an act on this broadcast whilst I brain dumped everything for next week. I was surprised to find it there as I swear Ross mentioned that he wouldn’t be doing one. But maybe that was for Easter Monday, but either way it was good and I’m also looking forward to catching up on the next podcast with a career adviser. And I think that based on the accent (as I love an Irish accent) it’s going to be a good one. This was then followed by a yoga session and waking my dog. I may have been off schedule due to some distractions on YouTube but I got them done which was the main thing.
I then moved onto watching Fridays episode of Hollyoaks whilst I had some paella. And Abe is so desperate to keep Marie away from Arlo. WHAT IS HE HIDING? And Suzanne shouldn’t have said school disco, as after JJ tried to do something horrific again I don’t blame Frankie for lashing out. I’m hoping that this will be the moment where she opens up about everything, but after the most recent spoilers I feel there’s still a long way to go.
I finished off the evening by watching episode 1 and half of 2 of series 2 of Big Boys. I do feel bad for Danny when Corrine mentioned that she was seeing someone but I’m glad they’re in good terms. Especially now that them two along with jack and Yemi are living under the same roof. And you have to feel for Jack when trying to hook up, and something tells me that Oscar does not like strictly really. But I can’t wait to see how the rest of the episode pans out.
I then ended Easter Sunday with learning some Korean. Thankfully for now I’m still in the table and not in the demotion zone. Fingers crossed it rays that way by tomorrow.
What have I learn this week? In the words of Ross Grant, don’t quit. As I’m be honest I felt like I wanted to this week. But after my recent belvoir castle gigs I can feel the sense of achievement and enjoyment for it.
See you soon for another blog. Until next time…
This is The Autistic Actress signing off :)
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