SUNDAY is very much a day off . . . I love it! It doesn't really mean much to me in a spiritual sense, but I relish the slower pace of the day. I tend to spend Saturday rushing around getting chores and shopping done and then heading out for the evening so Sunday's an opportunity to draw breath. There's a lot of laziness, eating and movies . . . those are my Sunday priorities.
My partner, Michael, and I start off with a big cooked breakfast and the papers at around eleven. I have to get up very early during the week so I make the most of the opportunity for a lie in on Sunday.
When we're filming Off The Rails, Caroline and I take it in turns to be out filming. If filming starts at nine, then we have to be up at around five thirty in order to get through hair and make up and wardrobe in time. Whoever's not filming is back in the office.
The new series started a couple of weeks ago and it's had a bit of a makeover . . . we've freshened it up with new music and animation and now we're featuring a lot more items.
If I've had a late night on Saturday then a slow start to Sunday is essential. We love hanging around at home, being nice to ourselves with endless cups of tea and coffee.
When we start getting hungry again we head out for something to eat. Other people might be having their dinner but it's late lunch to us. We usually go to Cafe Bar Deli or Tribeca in Ranelagh, sometimes with friends.
In the evening I either go to Dundrum or Liffey Valley for a movie . . . they have the best seats and I'm definitely into comfort . . . or else call into my Dad. He has Sky Movies at home and we make some popcorn and settle down on the sofa for a few hours. We're total movie buffs, the pair of us. I should go to bed earlier than I do but I'm a bit of a night owl and I have to force myself to wind down by lighting scented candles and picking up a book. I must have about 20 piled beside the bed . . . all started and none finished.
Even though I love my job, I still get that awful back to school feeling on Sunday evening. It starts to settle in at about nine or 10 . . . it's bizarre, because if I were offered a contract to do Off The Rails for the next 50 years I'd sign up straight away!
Nobody in my immediate family has suffered from breast cancer, thank God, but I'm a woman and of course I know people who have and are battling the disease, so when I was asked to become an Ambassador for Action Breast Cancer's Awareness Campaign, which is a programme of the Irish Cancer Society, I said of course I was interested . . . with bells on!
I'm happy to be giving a dig out. And when I saw the pink crystal products that Swarovski has produced to be sold in aid of the campaign there was no stopping me.
I got into the whole 'big ring' thing a bit late in the day but I've bought a few for myself over the past few months and now I'm really into them. The pink cocktail ring is a showstopper and the pink flower bracelet is very cute.
There's also an amazing 'Power' clutch bag that I defy anyone with a girly bone in her body not to covet! It's a limited edition pink crystal baguette-style bag that will be auctioned for the charity.
The 'Think Pink' collection of Swarovski products will be available in Swarovski stores on Grafton and Henry Street from 9 October. The limited edition cocktail ring costs 235 with all proceeds going to the charity and the charm bracelet will retail at 28, with 10 of each sale going to Action Breast Cancer.
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