I took the morning off to pay a visit to the National rehabilitation Hospital in Dunlaoire Co Dublin.  A large ugly building where all brain injured children from around Ireland go for intensive rehabilitation following brain injury, stroke and serious brain illness.  I know this hospital really well since it’s where my daughter spent eight months following a serious car accident in which my mother was killed.  I am now involved in the funding of a Music Therapy service which is up and running but which is not funded by the hospital and depends on the generosity of the wider community to keep it going.  The team of professionals are nothing short of wonderful and it does my soul good to help them in any way I can.  Last year I trekked through Brazil and raised a significant sum of money.  Since I’m a five star hotel sort of woman that was certainly a challenge!  Following my meeting I headed back to the world of Fashion and got stuck right back into work.  Taking orders, sorting problems, making appointments for the forthcoming season.

It’s all go at the moment and work life is very varied.  Since one of the companies I work with (Yummie Tummie) are on the west coast of the USA it’s only when I get home in the evening that they start and so some evenings I’m working up to midnight.

During the afternoon I took a call from the RTE Radio 1 Tubridy  show asking me if I would like to go to a special screening of the new COCO Chanel film! and then do a review on 31st July.  Of course I  said yes as I’ve been a Chanel devotee for some time and am really excited about it.  Watch this space!