Adrian’s All – fairy tales of a beta male

Adrian Phelan

Post 25

Mama Mia

It was remiss of me last week not to pay tribute to my amazing mother who has been the rock of our family our whole lives; even from the wheelchair she has been using since 2009. The song Tub Thumping by Chumba Wumba could easily have been written for her. She really is a true inspiration and is deserving of every day being Mother’s Day. My bloody card still hasn’t arrived yet either so I’m grovelling slightly as well.

Hi Ho Silver

Now that we’ve got to 25 posts, I feel a bit silly having made a song and dance about post 10, but hey ho. I was young and needed the clicks. I’m going to run a competition at post 26 instead as that will mark a full half year of posts. Make sure you check back in next week for a chance to win

Shamrocking

So, I survived St Patrick’s Day. It turns out most of the places in our town including our one Irish bar did the bulk of their celebrations at the weekend, so there wasn’t much going on. It just meant I got to bed at a reasonable hour. The one place that did step up (and I’m not usually one for a plug) was our local, The Anchor. They had back-to-back Irish groups and didn’t run out of Guinness. We met a few friends in there and had a lovely time.

This blog is mainly apolitical, but I have to say I was impressed with Taoiseach Micheal Martin’s Whitehouse visit on the day. What he said made a lot of sense and it was a nice touch for him to remind Trump that his once-close relationship with the UK, could be close again. I thought he represented Ireland well and hope the Irish Americans enjoyed having him over.

If music be the food of love

I went to the spring music concert at my sons’ school this week, and boy what a treat it was. It was a school gig, so par for the course it felt like there were105 performances (we were in there for four hours) but they had amazing talent on show. One of the kids who performed is going on to The Brits School following his GCSEs and another to another top music college in London’s East End which gives you an idea of the standard. But no one was outdone with everyone giving a good account of themselves, and there was a great mix of styles to keep us all interested.

I have grade 6 piano and classical guitar myself. I was on the cusp of the Grade 7 exams before I gave them both up which was a bit heartbreaking for my parents. But what these school music experiences teach us is that kids don’t need classical music to learn their instruments. There is plenty of music to take them to the same level. And if the truth be told, it probably makes music more accessible which is great.

The Job Bit

I’ve been in and out of love with LinkedIn over the last year, but I have to say it is helpful when it informs you that recruiters have viewed your application. I’m experimenting with being a bit more liberal with applying.

I’ve also added my bridging role to my CV, which I wasn’t sure about. But on advice it is better to have it on there than have a gap. Why not take a look and bear me in mind for any relevent projects. Here’s the summary from my CV to give you a flavour of what I offer:

Communications and engagement specialist with 20+ years’ experience across the charity, NHS, and central government sectors. Skilled in strategic campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and crisis response, with a strong focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion. Proven ability to lead impactful public health campaigns and foster collaboration across complex systems.

My full CV is here.

The filim bit

I’m literally just back from seeing Project Hail Mary. It’s a 12A and an ideal movie to take your older kids to over Easter. It’s a mish mash of movies like The Martian and Wall-e so it is very cute and has a sci-fi edge. It’s also entirely shot in England so you can have fun spotting the locations. Ryan Gosling is in every scene so if you’re a fan, this is also for you. He is very watchable either way.

So thumbs up and it is one for the cinema. Put it in the diary for the school holidays.

I have to say I’m enjoying The Apprentice yet again as well so if you have the time of a Thursday, it’s worth catching up on.

Do Good Well

This week there’s an easy choice as Friday was Red Nose Day. Comic Relief should need no introduction so here’s a straight link to donate if you can spare the cash.

Goodbye and thanks

So that’s a quarter of a century of posts done. Again, thanks for getting this far. Be it one or 1,000 of you it’s worth it for me, nonetheless.

See you next week when we’ll have another competition and do connect with me on socials.

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