August 7-29…I didn’t think August 7th would ever come and I sure as hell didn’t think August 29th would ever come, but here we are.  One more day, one more show and then “snap back to reality, oh, there goes gravity”.

Part of me will welcome not being on public display, open for the world to criticise.  But the other part, and the largest part, will miss this life terribly.  Before I started, I wondered what the reality would be.  I maybe hoped it wouldn’t be everything I hoped, because then my “real” life would make more sense.  That hasn’t happened.  Even the bad bits have made me fight harder.  At no time have I thought, God I wish I was back at the day job where I know what the hell I’m doing.  I didn’t know what I was doing and I probably still don’t, but I’m still learning every day and I find it so frustrating that it’s coming to an end without me knowing all the secrets – how everything works.  Every day has brought more and more things to learn about production, advertising, the reality of acting every night and the amazing friendships that build up with your fellow cast members.

Tomorrow will be a tough one.  But I hope we go out on a performance we are proud of.  Looking forward to the real champagne in scene 6 (I really have come to detest Schloer) but most of all looking forward to relaxing with my No Strings family.  I’ve got the steak and red wine prepped…let’s go out on the performance of a lifetime.  xx