Hello, I'm Sophia Lysbexter 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.

Oh my goodness, hello you. Have you missed me? I've missed you. I've missed you actually. I've missed me my

podcast. It's been a really busy summer. But yeah, I'm kind of feeling quite ready to get back to it all now.

I've got that sort of back to school feeling. But unlike when I was a child, it's a kind of nice feeling because it's my children going back to school and not me.

And they've had a really lovely summer together, but it's just time.

You know, when your days are getting a bit woolly and you're trying to work

and then you're thinking, just need a little bit more routine back in the house.

Because every time I come up for air with whatever projects I'm on,

they're all looking to me to facilitate fun times.

And it turns out that right at the beginning of the holidays, I obviously said, yes, yes, at some point we all do, you know, X many activities. And then I didn't remember to do any of them. So now I've got a week left. And it's like, right, you promised me you're going to the arcade. Promise me you're doing this and that. So what's all that?

But yeah, you're right there, Richard.

I'm just doing my podcast introduction.

I don't think you've ever been here when I do this.

I'm having a beer.

That's Richard having a beer.

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