A Cheeky Update This Week!
š Theatre, Tears, and Salmon: A Week in My Life
So! Iāve been cast in Give Us a Sign by the ridiculously talented Tony Domaille. Honestly, I wasnāt expecting to love this character as much as I doābut sheās fierce, layered, and unapologetically herself. Which, letās face it, feels very on-brand for me lately.
Rehearsals have been intense in the best way. There's something about throwing yourself into a role that makes everything else fade for a bitālike I get to breathe differently on stage. Itās not easy balancing it all with my health stuff, but somehow, when Iām acting, it feels less like surviving and more like living.
š Billy Elliot Broke Us (In a Good Way)
I also went to see Billy Elliot with my bestie this week, and⦠yeah. We bawled. Me during Grandmaās Song, obviously (I mean, ouch), and him during Expressing Yourself, which absolutely wrecked him in the gentlest way. That moment where a kid just is himself and refuses to shrink for anyone? We both felt that in our souls.
We emerged from the theatre dazed, teary, and emotionally cooked. Highly recommend. 10/10 catharsis.
š Plasma, Protein, and Pushing Through
Health-wise: I got a plasma infusion in yesterday, and today I even made it to the gym, which felt a bit like dragging a haunted Victorian piano uphill⦠but I did it. The walk alone is about 4k steps and thatās no small thing when your legs feel like warm blancmange. I donāt get there as often as Iād likeābut when I do, I try to give myself credit. Showing up is half the battle.
Ohāand Iāve been eating loads of salmon lately. Turns out since cutting out red meat, my plasma hangovers have been way more manageable. Like, noticeably less awful. Fewer migraines, better recovery. Still not fun, but Iāll take any win I can get.
𩺠Dietitian Tomorrow
Iāve got another dietitian appointment tomorrow morning, so fingers crossed for a few more tips to fine-tune things. Iām basically just trying to keep my energy up, keep my immune system calm, and not fall into a nutrient-deficient puddle.
Anyway. Thatās the latest from me: tears, theatre, treadmill, and trout (well, salmon, but it didnāt alliterate).
Be kind to yourself if youāre running on low. Youāre still showing upāand thatās no small thing.
Love,
Clare Alexandra
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