maverickmommaadventures

As 2012 is about to end it has got me doing my own personal review of the year. I have certainly learnt a lot about people this year. In positive and negative ways, I have seen many people in a different light. The other day I was just pondering on how intolerant society is becoming. I came up with the following poem as a result. Intolerance . Walking the walk of shame, but you barely know my name. You sit and judge, for the petty hold a grudge. Forget benevelent, people are barely tolerant. Pushing and shoving out of the way, and must have their say. Forget lending you a hand just out to repremand. Basic human kindness, lost in the wilderness. Even if you are a child, no mercy if you go wild. Do not make a mistake, politness people cannot even fake. Watch your back, as you fall under attack. This may sound pessimistic, but I point out the realistic.

  Finally made my long awaited comeback! With events building up to the gig I wondered if I would pull it all together on the day. The weeks leading up to the big day were certainly eventful. I'm slowly getting multi tasking down to a fine Art. The preparation for the show was juggled between  school runs, parents evenings, doing homework with Nishka and of course my dreaded court case. On the day I mixed my backing track with my friend Tony, I was switching between mixing the track and going through a statement with my Lawyer for a court hearing. Two days before the performance I was actually in court. When I look back on all this now,  I feel I have more resilience than I credited myself with. On the morning of the show I woke up feeling excited about the day ahead and really soaked up all the events. Before collecting Nishka from school I even found time to do my nails! Once I collected Nishka and her childminder I gave Nishka her dinner, got her settled with homework an