Hello, I'm Sophia Lusbexter and welcome to Spinning Plates, the podcast where I speak to

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,

but 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.

Hey there, my little pop cats.

How are you doing this week? How am I doing this week? I'm sat here in one of the top bedrooms on the top floor. We've got one bedroom where I possibly slightly unwell, actually, I haven't got any choice. It's going to sound unfairly. There's literally no alternative. I've got my 5-year-old, my 8-year-old and my 12-year-old all in a room. How much longer do you think my 12-year-old is going to be happy to be on the top bunk? Hello, Ray. We need the box of the mask and accessories. The superhero accessories bag. All right, give me two seconds. I'm just recording the introduction to my podcast,

and then I'll get the superhero accessories.

Ray, how much longer do you think Kit's going to be happy to be on the top bunk?

He's 12 years old now.

How much longer do you think is be happy?

That's how I feel about it.

What do you think? I think maybe another year, Max.

I don't worry, I've got a plan. My plan involves essentially moving Sonny out when he's 18

into my mum's house. This is my long-term plan. He's all right with it. I've got mum's all right

with it. That's my plan. He's 17 next month. Anyway, so this week, what I've been up to? We did a kitchen

disco last night and it's actually really good fun. You never know how they're going to go

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