Hello, I'm Sophia Lusbexter and welcome to Spinning Plates, the podcast where I speak to busy working women who also happen to be mothers about how they make it work.

I'm a singer and I've released seven albums in between having my five sons aged 16 months to 16 years, so I spin a few plates myself.

Being a mother can be the most amazing thing.

It can also be hard to find time for yourself

and your own ambitions.

I want to be a bit nosy and see how other people balance everything.

Welcome to spinning plates.

Morning, well, it is for me.

I'm speaking to you from Sunday morning. It's the middle of a bank holiday weekend here in the United Kingdom. And I haven't got tons of plans, actually. Richard's been on a way on tour with the feeling. And so I've been sort of pottering with the kids really yesterday, just following our noses where the day went. And today I've got a gig. And tomorrow, I know my mum and my sister are going to come for supper, but I haven't actually got any, like, solid plans. So this morning, my 12-year-olds, like, what we're doing today? What are we doing tomorrow? And I'm like, mm-hmm, not really, a whole lot, actually, planned. But the sun is shining, so maybe we'll get outside today. That'd be nice. So ready for spring. I'm so bored of rain and cold days. So, yeah, get on it, United Kingdom. Get on it, London.

I'm also going through this, I think I've told you already, this crazy sorting out phase where I keep

organising and sorting. I don't know if anybody would relate to this, but while I've been doing

this crazy sorting, there's a bit where you get rid of a load of things and things look a little bit worse. I wonder if it's because you kind of got your, everything's in their home and then you take a third of it away and everything just suddenly looks a bit like, I don't know, it's not anchored in the same way it was with all your bits and bobs, even if there were things you don't really need.

So anyway, I'm persevering. I really, really, really, really want to just get it all done. I'm so in the mood. I think I'm trying to capitalize on this. It's like lack of sentimentality that I have at the moment, because it means it's easier to get rid of things. and I also had a bonkers moment on Friday

where one of my kids having a sleepover

and while he was downstairs sleeping and because it means it's easier to get rid of things. And it also had a bonkers moment on Friday where one of my kids having a sleepover

and while he was downstairs sleeping in the den with his mate,

I reconfigured all the furniture in his room at like 11.30 at night.

Quite wild, really.

I don't know what this is about some strange energy I have at the moment.

I've also been doing lots of songwriting.

I wrote how many songs last week?

One, two, three, four, five.

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