Blue Sunday

Let me fill you in on 'Blue Sunday'...

If you've read my About Me , then you'll already know that since becoming chronically ill, a large portion of my support has come from the online community.

Some of those 'online friends', I've actually been lucky enough to meet in person, all thanks to 'Blue Sunday.'

What is Blue Sunday?

Blue Sunday is a truly wonderful event, that the lovely Anna (@theslowlane_me) hosts every year, to raise money & awareness for M.E.

Despite her own ill health, she puts so much into organising an annual Tea Party, which falls on the Sunday during M.E awareness week .

The more, the merrier.

For anyone local &/or able to travel, to attend the tea party in person, Anna hires a hall & puts on a huge spread of cake.
All she asks in return, is that you make a donation for the sum of which you'd expect to pay for Tea & Cake in a coffee shop.

If you aren't able to attend the actual event, she also holds an online tea party for anyone wanting to join in virtually.

It's a really lovely event that's worth getting involved in, whether that be in person, or online.

I've attended twice now!

The first time I attended, I actually stood outside for a while... Even after having travelled all the way there, I wasn't sure I could bring myself to walk into a hall full of strangers.
I also worried Anna wouldn't recognise me, or that I wouldn't recognise her- then I really would have been walking in to a hall full of strangers!
Luckily, both times actually, she spotted me ~~(probably heard Cian)~~ straight away & came right over.

Not only does Anna give you a warm welcome, but so do several members of her family.

Take a look at my Instagram posts/drool over cake, from the 2 years I've attended:

Blue Sunday 2017

Blue Sunday 2018

Parenting sidenote.

It's lovely to look back on Blue Sunday 2017 & see how much Cian's ~~calmed down~~ grown up...

Whilst he got a little hyper towards the end this year, for the most part, he just sat & enjoyed his cake. Definitely my child.
Blue Sunday 2017 however, he spent more time playing with balloons/running around than anything else.
He's now at the age where you can take him to a restaurant, coffee shop, etc & he'll actually sit still. Bliss!

Toddler mammas- it does get easier!
M.E suffefers/cake lovers- check out Blue Sunday!

Lucy x

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