Frump to Fab 2022 - The Big One

Floss

@sugarbaby125 fingers crossed the nurse has some good options for you x

sheilavw

Hope they will give you some good options Sugarbaby, keep us posted x

helensbiggestfan

SUgarbaby.....thinking of you. 💐

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

Thank you ladies, I will just have to wait until I get the call to find out what the result means for me and what my next step is. 

Yesterday evening I went to Brixton Library for an event with 4 of the local playwrights who completed Neighbourhood Voices in 2021/2022 and it was a very entertaining, inspiring evening. They had laid on free snacks and drinks which made the evening for me, as I could have a couple of small treats. I had a very small amount of dry roasted peanuts, 2 chocolates and 2 glasses of cold sparkling water. I also got a copy of the book Brixton Trails which are walking trails in my borough, which would normally have cost me £9.99. 

No weight loss this week, but that is still good, at least I did not gain any weight. 

Wednesday2000

Sorry to read that Sugarbaby. xx

liberty_lily

Sugarbaby, I'm just popping over from the other thread to send positive vibes your way xxx

sugarbaby125

Thank you ladies, all of your support is much appreciated. 

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

Neighbourhood Voices had a face to face masterclass with Flo Dessau at The Young Vic. Some of the group could not attend in person, so they were on zoom, but it was a very productive and enjoyable masterclass. We tried our hand at some new writing techniques.    The Young Vic laid on some refreshments and various soft drinks. I succumbed to the Thai sweet chilli Sensations. They are my favourite crisps, which I had not eaten for a few weeks, as I am trying to lose weight, but I did not even bother to try to resist them. I did not partake of any of the other delicious food and snacks on offer. I had a healthy dinner waiting for me at home which I only had to microwave. 

I also spoke to one of the dramaturgs from The Young Vic about having feedback on my 1st play and she asked me to email her with possible dates for a 1 to 1 zoom meeting. I emailed her this morning and she replied with a date and time for 30th June.     I wrote some more of my play in free hand last night. 

I got a call from one of the colposcopy nurses. She said that they will be discussing me at the next multi-disciplinary meeting to decide whether or not there has been enough changes in the cells in my cervix to warrant further action: the removal of the cells. I will be informed of the outcome of the meeting and what decision has been taken about any next step.    

I finally received a letter from Lambeth council about the £150 council tax rebate. I just have to take the letter with suitable ID to collect my £150 from a local Post Office. It is too hot today, I will collect the £150 next week.  

I just had my prepayment electric meter read. Can you believe that the meter reader who was a Black man, recognised me, without my wig and my very under dressed self as a woman he used to see in the Flower of Kent pub all the time. I laughed out loud, as the meter is situated in a cupboard in my bedroom, so we were in my bedroom when he asked if I was the same woman. It was confirmed he had definitely recognised me when he mentioned that I only drank bottled water. What a strange coincidence.   

Floss

@sugarbaby125 you're a memorable lady, that's why 😉 x

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

Thanks Floss, lovely of you to say that about me. 

I have typed up the 1st Act of my play which has 3 scenes. I will email it to Alisha, the dramaturg at The Young Vic tomorrow, so that we can discuss what I have done so far on 30th June in our 1 to 1 zoom meeting. Once I have her feedback, I will feel more confident to continue typing my play. Right now I have just over 2,000 words and my complete play has to have between 8,000 to 10,000 words. 

I have read Luke Barnes 3 plays, but they do not have any kind of structure or form that I was expecting. I would love to see the staged plays to see how much more they would come to life, compared to just reading the words on the page.

I have bought secondhand copies of Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen, and Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll and Arcadia. I also have a new copy of Beru Tessema's House of Ife, which I watched at The Bush Theatre. All of these plays look a lot like the structures and form we have already learnt about, it that they have more than one Act which has a number of scenes.