After a couple of false starts/practices (her friend was off school), my girly is now half way through her 48 hour sponsored silence. So far she's collected £71 of sponsorship. And as well as finding it frustrating (me as well as her), it's also been quite funny at times. She's been miming, and spelling out words with her fingers, and even used hair pins to spell one word as it was all we had in the bathroom. When asking questions through a locked door I asked her to respond by number of claps :) As I predicted a couple of days back, needing to be creative. Interestingly, whereas I'd use a pen and paper, she tends to type on her phone.
I'll be glad when she is talking again (tho that will be after I drop her off tomorrow so I won't get to hear her for some time more yet.) When I grow up I want to be like her :D
My fave quote for today is "Be a fountain, not a drain" Since blogging on it earlier this week, I've made more of a conscious effort than usual to respond with love, even if I've not felt chipper. It's been good to keep thinking, "OK, I might feel upset that this person is charging me this but right now how can I act with love?" or catching a stranger's eye and thinking "how do I convey that I'm glad they're alive?"
Friday is my leave for work early day - but not as early as tomorrow when my train leaves Preston at 6.40. Will need to get some matchsticks!!
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