Review of the year 09

The best bits about 2009 were:

The birth of Creative Electric. So many amazing moments including the very first workshop, the first Electric Youth Theatre show, Glasgow Subway Festival, Electric Burlesque, The Fringe, our very first big funding, youth gigs, being accepted to work on the National Theatre of Scotland Exchange 2010 and generally just being able to make my own choices about the direction of my company and the work I want to do.

Camp: a summer of no responsibilities and making new friends. Never having to make a decision. Getting ridiculously drunk on a saturday night and running around like a student again. Trying out new art forms. Making people laugh. Making myself laugh. The Lezzas. Flower of Scotland Disco Remix. Florida and New York after camp. And knowing that while it wasn't perfect it was the summer that I needed.

Candy Cakes Weekend: the most relaxed weekend where all Lyndsey and I did was eat candy cakes, hang out in the hotel pool and eat more candy cakes. We also got our make up done and celebrated by eating more candy cakes. Perfect.

Making new friends and rediscovering old ones: I think with the new me came a new more relaxed attitude to friendship. I still have the same high standards and still won't stand for a potato but I don't sweat the small stuff and may even think before flipping my shit now and again. Wow those last two sentances sound like 80's american throwback and I love them!
So yeah Katie and I rediscovered our friendship. We met in the middle, I am more relaxed and in Katies words she is less shambolic.
I started a lovely friendship with Rob and am very excited about creating work and memories with him.
And I met Kirbey, Lezza, my favourite person from camp who I love because she accepts me for who I am and just like me isn't afraid to speak her mind. The lezzas are quite a formidable team, I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of us!
And last but not least Gilly, who is the perfect mix of little sister and good friend. She was my room mate this summer and we now speak every day. Some of my favourite summer memories are with Gilly, I'll always hold a special place in my heart for Mudhut Mudhut Spear dancing!
I think the most important lesson I learnt from all of my friends old and new is that they like me for me and I don't need to be funnier or cooler or whatever because fuck it I already am!

Babies: not mine of course but the cousins have gone baby crazy and I love them all. Charlie,Sadie, Amelia, Joe and Harry all amazing little people. I love hanging out with them but I also love that they made me realise that I have a lot I want to do before I become a Mum. I think they're part of the reason I'm pushing so hard for Creative Electric and my own art. Cheers babies!

I'm excited for this new year. Excited to carry on being me. To create art and theatre and life. To make new friends, develop my exisiting friendships and not be afriad to throw the potatoes out of the shopping bag. Excited to make mistakes and learn from them. Excited to go to new places. Excited to hide away in my room and indulge in a spot of facebook stalking. Excited to blow a months food budget on a dress. Excited to see the babies grow and learn new things. Excited to be excited again... Happy 2010, its going to be our year.

H x