19/07/2025
What a difference a week makes…
Last Saturday was and it was HOT 🔥 today we have some rain ☔️ It’s been a bit of a whirlwind week for me! We had our first Monkey Flight Academy teaser sessions last Sunday - so good to see the Children enjoying themselves 👀 More about our August sessions coming soon …
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I’ve been busy beavering away trying to get our summer sessions organised. It always seems to take me way longer than I expect! This week, I heard the phrase “we tend to overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year!” And I was reflecting on this, and for sure, I overestimate every single day what it takes to keep the studio going! You’d think I’d of learnt by now, having done it for over a decade! I have so many dreams and aspirations for this place, but much as I’d like to believe we can have it all! Maybe not all of it right now!
Quite a few of the monkey members are heading towards their one-year anniversary, and it’s been so good to see them reflecting on their journeys and just how far they’ve come in that time! That consistency of rocking up every single week, come rain or shine, is a very powerful tool - yes, to give you steady progress on the equipment here, but I think most of them would probably say that that’s not the biggest impact on their life from being a member here! It’s more about their mental health and wellness, their resilience and grit to keep going when life gets tough, which it will inevitably do sooner or later! Meeting up here at the studio with other strong women to do difficult stuff & challenge ourselves, to support and encourage each other to let off a little steam, have a laugh, sometimes even a little cry 😢 it’s all part of this rich tapestry of Life!
I for one try to live it to the full - whilst still mastering the art of being realistic on how much I can actually do in a day!
