A Week in Which....

I have survived a non-stop week in which:

I met my MP to lobby for support with Save the Children's campaign for proper investment in nursery education;

I had an induction to be able to provide emergency cover for regular volunteers in Save the Children's local shop;

I attended three Pilates classes, one Yoga class; two Body Blitz sessions and did a gym workout;

I came face to face with Leonardo da Vinci or rather some of his original drawings at an exhibition from the Royal Collection at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle;

I prepared, clerked and then typed the minutes for a Parish Council meeting;

I went on a wonderful walk in the Yorkshire Dales, still a little soggy from all the winter's rain but, with a blue sky and a breeze, it was invigorating and  the views were magnificent;

I caught a return ferry to Amsterdam to see the bulbs in bloom in the flower fields and be dazzled by the wonderful displays in the Keukenhof Gardens.

When you play hard, it's not like working hard. You may still need a rest in retirement but flopping in brain-dead mode or with a head reeling with facts and figures that  just won't go away is no longer on the menu. Instead and buoyed by exhilaration, it's time to plan the next activity.