#30DaysOfYoga

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Sunday 24 May 2015

This morning I started 30 Days of Yoga.

I've been wanting to try yoga for ages, but I decided to try it on my own first before signing up any classes that are usually pretty expensive.

The first class was fairly simple. It was more about stretching and getting used to a few positions that anything else. We'll see how the rest of it goes, and hopefully I can last the 30 days.


Derren Brown - BBC Radio Scotland

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Tuesday 19 May 2015

Today, I got to go to BBC Radio Scotland with Derren Brown for his interview on The Janice Forsyth Show. There's no denying that meeting people like him is one of the perks of my job, and it's even better when they turn out to be one of the nicest people you've ever met.
If you missed the show, you can listen back here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vhmzj

3. Go climbing at Ratho

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Sunday 17 May 2015
Guess who finally got to go climbing at Ratho?


I've been wanting to go climbing at Ratho for such a long time, and this morning I finally got to go!!! It also meant I got to tick something of my list of things I want to do now I'm in Edinburgh. 

I managed to climb up several routes including the wall where the people in red are standing in the picture above. I'm not scared of heights at all, but that wall was pretty high when you reached the top of it.

I feel like a little bit broken, and I'm definitely more unfit than I thought I was, but I've got a few days to recover and then I'm going back for round 2 next weekend.

Children's Hospice Week

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Thursday 14 May 2015
Here's a look at our Once Upon a Time inspired shoot to help CHAS celebrate Children's Hospice Week.
 
The theme of the week is #momentscount and the charity is asking everyone to share their favourite moments of the past year. I picked moving to Edinburgh as mine since I figured that was the biggest thing I've done in the past 12 months.

There's more photos and moments over on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghPlayhouse?ref=hl

2015 season at Edinburgh Playhouse

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Monday 11 May 2015
So I've started a new blog on the ATG website.

The idea is that I can share news about what's going on at the Edinburgh Playhouse alongside backstage photos and maybe even interviews with some of the acts who'll be on our stage.

I'm hoping that I can post every couple of weeks, and here's the first post -

http://www.atgtickets.com/blog/summer-season-at-edinburgh-playhouse/


Does #NoThighGap Really Celebrate All Bodies?

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Tuesday 5 May 2015
Last week, the thigh gap debate sparked its ugly head again when the #NoThighGap hashtag started trending on Twitter. It started when Lena Dunham posted a picture of her thighs on Instagram using the hashtag. In the days that followed, hundreds of other women were sharing photos of their own legs online.
While it was great that women wanted to show the world their photos, those of us with a thigh gap were left feeling excluded like the new kid in school. Surely we shouldn't be made to feel like there's something wrong with our bodies just because we happen to have a gap between our thighs?
I've been in such a writing rut lately, but I'm trying to concentrate on it more and make writing for Huffington Post a much more regular thing. 
So here's some words I wrote about #NoThighGap - 
It's been a few years since we first heard of the thigh gap craze. Lots of young girls were sharing their diet tips online in order to try and create a space between their legs. It wasn't helped by the fact some high street companies were using very thin girls in their advertising, and celebrities like Beyonce seemed to be editing their own photos to make their gap more prominent.
And while none of this is okay, we shouldn't forget that some people do just happen to have a natural thigh gap. I've had one for as long as I can remember, and it's not something I've had to starve myself to achieve.
Despite it's name, the #NoThighGap campaign does claim it celebrates all shapes and sizes, but there seems to be an increasing number of articles online which are very much in the anti-thigh gap camp.
Elite published this article last week on why bigger thighs are best. It started by saying women with thigh gaps are also beautiful, but then went on to list reasons why bigger thighs are better. I came away from the article having been told I won't be able to dance as long as my friends in clubs and I'm at an increased risk of heart disease. The article also told me that I won't be able to do crazy sex moves like the cowgirl (which isn't even that crazy) because I don't have thick strong thighs.
I very aware not to believe everything I read online, but articles like this aren't exactly celebrating all body types. Instead, it's listing lots of reason why having thin thighs is wrong, even if some of the reasons are completely ridiculous.
I don't want to sound like I'm against women being confident and proud of their bodies. I think it's a wonderful thing that doesn't happen often enough. However, maybe we should come up with a new hashtag that allows us all to take part, whether we have a gap between our thighs or not.

The Songbook of Judy Garland

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Saturday 2 May 2015


There's nothing better than opening up the The Scotsman to find that interview you organised  with Lorna Luft is a double page spread in the paper. 

April Instagram

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Friday 1 May 2015

Cara comes to visit / MC Lars at Broadcast / Anything Goes at Kings Theatre
Alan Carr at the Edinburgh Playhouse / Cat Cafe / 2015 Playhouse shows
Summer dress times / The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time / Dance class