There are two lovely Marriage Equality events over the next couple of weeks that I can’t go to because I have a day job now. It’s so unfair – I feel like I’m being discriminated against! Though I suppose it serves me right for being out of the country on the day of the vote.

Most of the time, I’m delighted to have a job. Being self-employed can be hard work and it’s nice letting someone else be the boss for a change. Instead of constantly trying to keep myself motivated and deciding the best way to spend my time and energy, I just turn up and do what I’m told. It’s nice feeling like I accomplished something at the end of the day, just because I went to work. And because I did that, I know there is a pay-cheque coming along very soon. That’s nice too!

But sometimes there are fun things happening in the middle of the day and I’m sad that I’m not my own boss any more. I can’t go but if you can, you should! (Similar to my plea – I can’t vote, but you should!) These are two events that are definitely worth leaving the house for. (This is always a bit of a struggle for me when I’m self-employed. I tend to become a bit of a hermit.)

Fringe are holding ELOVEneses tomorrow morning, Friday May 8th. This is their usual Elevenses coffee morning with a Marriage Equality twist! As well as hot beverages, delicious cakes and lots of theatre chat, there will be donation buckets and Yes Equality paraphendilia. Fringe Elevenes are always lovely – very welcoming and chatty, this sounds like it will be more of the same and then some!

Next week, Wednesday May 13th, the Abbey Theatre are hosting A Noble Call for Marriage Equality. I’m very sorry to be missing this. It’s at 11am on the Wednesday morning, tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis from 10am on the day. They are promising actors, playwrights and surprise guests as well as songs from Romeo and Juliet, The Risen People and Alice in Funderland. I think it will be a total love-fest and I hope the Abbey is jam-packed for it.

So if you do find yourself at a loose end on either morning, whether it’s due to unemployment, under-employment, shift work or whatever, do along and have a ball.

And don’t forget to vote on May 22nd!