"We're turning the lights off for 5 minutes" he said, leaving no space for argument or question. Instead leaving me in the middle of a darkened office to write notes by the glow of my computer screen and watch as colleagues arrived with baffled faces at the now not so automatic lighting.

Light returned before any of us had a chance to turn it into an excuse to huddle by the tea point.

Tuesday 27th January has, formally, had the word 'event' attached to it since November. Informally, I had also attached words such as 'fear', 'anxiety' and 'eek'. The morning was spent rehearsing, fussing and, yes, fretting. Thankfully, even the blue & spiky didn't seem so razor sharp while the pink & fluffy glowed wonderfully bright. If you know what I mean. From finding the room empty before my booking time to finishing at 4pm on the dot there was moment after moment of answered prayer.

I had hoped to be able to say 'it went okay', yet I found myself leaving the room with a smile on my face and thankfulness bursting from my heart. Wow!

The day was topped off with a very tasty Romanian dinner with Taby & Mei.