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What have you achieved recently??

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What have you achieved lately? List whatever you like, big or small…

I haven’t achieved much sadly. I was on a bit of a downer these last few months as Snowflake, my cat, died suddenly. As she was literally my only friend losing her has hit harder than I imagined it would.

Anyway, one thing I’ve achieved is that every Saturday I’ve been going in to town and having a hot chocolate in the coffee shop. This is huge for me. I always feel anxious and part of me says ‘Are you nuts!?’ but I make myself do it and generally I feel OK when in there and enjoy it.
The coffee shop has been doing an Autistic Morning every Saturday, like our local Morrisons where they dim the lights and don’t play any music so autistic customers don’t get overwhelmed. If they hadn’t done this I wouldn’t have stopped for a hot chocolate the first time.

Definitely a big achievement for me!

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  • I played the piano over half term. It was my mum's piano and before that, her father's - it's old. I learned to play on it, but it's been quiet since I've lived here. My mum had a complex relationship with it, because she was compelled to learn as a child and didn't want to. I wanted to, but she was never keen and would rarely play, although I often asked her. 

    I'd forgotten what it is to play music and am happy to have come back to it now. I suppose now, it's my piano. Slight smile

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  • I played the piano over half term. It was my mum's piano and before that, her father's - it's old. I learned to play on it, but it's been quiet since I've lived here. My mum had a complex relationship with it, because she was compelled to learn as a child and didn't want to. I wanted to, but she was never keen and would rarely play, although I often asked her. 

    I'd forgotten what it is to play music and am happy to have come back to it now. I suppose now, it's my piano. Slight smile

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  • in reply to Jane

    Here's the organ, if the pic works!

  • in reply to Jane

    Aww what a lovely way to spend half term. Your piano sounds wonderful and it must be so nice knowing it’s been in your family for a long time. I hope despite not really wanting to learn your mum had some fun playing it. I love the sound of the piano but can’t really play. I played the violin a little growing up and also the organ, my dad owned one for years – I’ll see if I can a pic in a moment – but I’m not so good at music. I leave the playing of music to other more capable people. Slight smile