Strawberries and Champagne

So the end of a busy week. Not much opportunity for champagne, except perhaps with the exception of drinks taken in the terrace bar at the House of Commons - not a bad view and a chance for spotting: Patricia Hewitt amongst several MPs.

However did embibe my first ever pint of Fruilli - how cool is that? Beer that tastes like strawberries - fantastic as it doesn't taste like beer but still has all the alcohol!

Few annoying bits today that got me rattled, but all in all the week seems to have gone well. Probably haven't won any friends wityh my forthright approach (although I had done some warming up already), but can't make an omlette without...

Next week promises an awards ceremony, a meeting at No.10 DS and an awayday (well morning actually) briefing - must be some chance of champagne...things are looking up!

Here's to Wimbledon!

Balls, Johnson and Sadie

What an amazing day this has turned out to be. Information session and clinic was both surreal and exciting. Change to meet with Secretaries of State and Ministers was a great opportunity. Also got to meet David Blunkett (and his dog Sadie). All was pretty strange - great to be associated with a Charity that people actually want to hear about.

Missed lunch but got to meet some great people as well as passing through security driving in to Parliament - something that feels pretty important!

I hope this might be the start of something great for the charity. Got me thinking though - I'd love to be an MP, really appeals, but who would have me? Perhaps I could convince the party to give me a chance. Still for now I'll get my kicks from seeing others who I know so well from media and tv.

Biggest thrill - saw Tony Benn as we left the House - big respect!

Parliament today

So preparing to spend the whole day in the Houses of Parliament. Adrian Sudbury a 26 year old journalist has captured the mood and has the potential to change the face of Britain with regard to bon marrow donation. This could be our moment of greatness.

We need to be able to take the country by storn and recruit recruit recruit. Will we stand up to the scrutiny? Will we be fit for purpose? Only time will tell.

In 1986 we managed to add 100k people to the bone marrow register, but could we repeat that 12 years later? Do we have the infrastructure to cope? Only time will tell.

Not known for our flight of footness - if the opportunity arises could we become great?

Hopefully Adrian will continue his fight a bit longer and enable us to catch up with the train that is already running.

Could this be the moment to be seized and acted upon?

Let you know how it goes.

So meeting and greeting MPs, Peers and staff today. Let's hope for a great turnout and some people of gravitas and instant public recognition. Wore my best wool suit and pink shirt - thought it would work well on the TV - although is a bit hot!

Time to take the plunge

So it now seems that everyone is doing it...I really feel left out, so have taken the plunge and decided to try blogging. Despite my inability to spell am hopeful that I can at least provide something that is intelligable and worth a read. I have read award winning blogs and some that are as dull as the very dullest thing to come out of dullsville.

As a Communications Professional, the pressure is on!

In a week when I have spoken to a celebrity chef and Natasha Kaplinsy in the same day - life does seem a little surreal...oh well onward we go...stranger and stranger!