Hey all,
So i know i have been quite rubbish at uploading blog posts . Apologies it has been a weird year for myself and for everyone. I am going to try and put more positives than negatives in this summing up of my 2020. There has been a few negatives that i am not going to share as they are very personal so best not to put them out there. I apologise for how long this blog post is going to be and i thank you for supporting me throughout.
So before we were put into lock-down i was lucky enough in January/February to go and see some musicals. I was lucky enough to go see Hamilton ( which was a dream for myself and my brother to go and see ) we were gifted tickets from family members for our special birthdays. I did write a blog post which i will link. The link to the Hamilton blog post is https://rachelbblogger.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/my-review-of-hamilton-on-the-west-end-in-london/.
I was also lucky enough to see Sara Bareilles (who wrote love song which i absolutely love)perform in Waitress in the West End. Waitress is one of my favourite musicals and i feel so lucky to have experienced seeing her in Waitress. Another musicals i was lucky enough to see before going into lock-down/ theatres having to shut down, i was lucky enough to be able to see Beautiful:The Carole King Musical. I absolutely loved it and such a talented cast. I would definitely go and see it again. I am a massive musical theatre fan.
One of the negatives of 202o is that a lot of shows and concerts me and my family were booked into see were either cancelled or rescheduled for 2021 or 2022.Lots of the tickets were given for previous Christmas or birthday presents but fingers crossed we will be able to see the rescheduled shows and concerts. Although i have watched many streamed musicals online such as 42nd street , An American in Paris and Everybody’s talking about Jamie . It does not have the same feel as seeing it in the theatre but it has been giving me my musical theatre fix.
I was part of a virtual choir who sang lost boys by Ruth B which was a brilliant experience but other than that not really wanted to sing much this year . hoping to want to sing more next year and get back to enjoying singing.
I got back into my photography although not able to use a proper camera because to heavy for my arms to hold but i got a new phone which makes it easier to take photos. I realised how important it was to have photographs as memories.
I found lock-down was incredibly hard on my mental health .The not knowing when i would be in lock-down and what the restrictions would be . It has been such a struggle . I was trying to stay in contact with family and friends but i felt alone a lot of the time although i was surrounded by people . A few of my peers passed away this year unexpectedly which also didn’t help my mental health.There was times i did not want to keep fighting but then i found my partner who saved me and listened and loved me. He is my absolute rock . He showed me a love i had never had before and had never felt before. My health has not been good this year but my health is being looked into. so hopefully will get some answers.
Another positive to come out of this is that reconnected with some friends I hadn’t spoken to for a while and through the year got to realise who my true friends were and who were actually there for me.
I won A 6ft Christmas tree which myself and my partner decorated well mostly my partner decorated it was so lovely to be able to do together.It was our first Christmas and Christmas tree that we decorated together.
I am hoping 2021 is going to be a better year and i am hoping my mental health and general health will improve. I hope i can see my family and friends in 2021 as miss seeing my nephew, grandparents and siblings as well as my friends . I am hoping to make more memories with my boyfriend. Hope you all have a great 2o21
R X