19/06/2026
Every Friday it's #54321 Show and Tell for adults - reflection on work and life with Carrie Bower Samantha Billingham Viran Wiltshire KPM Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE, CF Colette Morgan Penny Wilby Cindy Gilmore Charlotte Hazell-Caldwell Allie Crewe
Success
Re-adjusting to being back at work after the first ever two weeks off together annual leave!
Osteopath regular check up and manipulation – three manipulations this time to re-align, and because you hold tense due to potential pain this doesn’t help for the manipulating; however over time it is easier.
Seeing the Moon and Venus in alignment as per the photo below.
Hurdle
A re-visit to Dentist due to an issue, now being referred to hospital. When advised about this, I did feel tears coming up due to fear of what lies ahead and having to go through what potentially lies ahead, I wanted to make clear how I have a fear/anxiety around Dentists and wanted this to be noted to the next professional I see and hope that they are trauma informed. I am still processing the information I was given and with my somatic learning, and it is about reacting to what you can and can’t control.
Mistake
Leaving until the last minute/late at night to look for your sun hat when you need it for the work “Charity away day”, as we were based in a Orangery and with the weather as it was yesterday, it was bloomin hot!! Did I find my sun hat, nope, not in the usual place! So during a visit to a garden centre that had some lovely sun hats, I purchased one!! When I showed hubby, he then went a looked further in his car, and lo and behold, my sun hat made an appearance!!
Lesson
Reading Carrie Bower’s story of being a Carent, has made me question myself and my role with my parent. My role as a Carent is fluid/fluctuating to what is actually happening for my parent. It is also being mindful of them keeping their independence as much as possible.
Bought a potted rose to go round to the grave for Father’s Day, as this is a difficult day with lots of emotions showing up, when I bought it yesterday, the next person at the checkout so that is a lovely rose; are you going to keep that in your kitchen, I replied no, it’s for the grave and the person then apologised and were sorry, they just hadn’t realised. My point to this, we can never assume anything, even what people buy at a Supermarket!!
Action
Advocating for myself: at a local supermarket where they are now not stocking diet ginger ale, I like this on it’s own or with Gin to add a bit of flavour. I spoke to a Staff member in the store, I felt like it wasn’t take seriously and he said he would pass the feedback on high up the supermarket chain; however I had this feeling that he projected onto me that this probably won’t happen. I have been onto their webpage and raised a complaint/feedback and have requested an email response.
