Sometimes you need a little sugar

I had a wonderful and enchanting lunch with a few of my ‘non – political’ girly girls today and the weather added to the loveliness of the whole afternoon. As usual we spent the afternoon talking about all sorts of fun stuff like fashion, movies (that was when I realise I haven’t been for almost a year) and men (of course no respectable girly get together is complete without a little gossip and talking about the boys) it was just what I needed.

After almost 4 hours I felt like I have been on a holiday – a change is defiantly as good as a break!

But just before coffees talk turned to me and my parliamentary ambitions. The dreaded questions gushed at me….. why haven’t you got a seat yet? When will you get a seat? How many seats are still left? What are your chances now? So on and so forth – I was never so happy to see coffee arrive as I was then. Usually I am in control and don’t let much get to me but today I was not so together. The minute my coffee was in front of me I excused myself to the ladies Room; they must have sensed my discomfort because when I got back to the table the spot light was off me.

I first decided to become a parliamentarian about four and half years ago around that same time I meet a magnificent lady who herself was a member of parliament until the 2005 General Election and we became very good friends and talked a lot about me one day becoming an MP. She became my mentor and her words of wisdom, encouragement and support have sustained me and kept me going when the going got tough as it does sometimes down this ‘can be very frustrating’ road.

One of the things I remember my mentor telling me is that people will only know what you tell them and let them see! I was at that moment a little discontent – if I am honest I have been feeling this way for a couple of weeks now – my mind has been occupied by the same questions my friends were asking – but to know that others are thinking it is like adding salt to the wound – it stings!

So I sat down added sugar to my double espresso – don’t usually take sugar but I find staring it very calming plus it gave me time to think about what to say next……

…….let’s just say the road to parliament is very long and full of bumps!