I made it!
I managed to do everything I wanted to while in London, and pushed mysef as hard as possible - to the point of tears a couple of times - and nothing was ruined or missed out because of me! It was so lovely to be with my friend and her awesome kids for a whole week. I used to live right around the corner from them, so popped in or went out with them regularly. But I'm now a 4 hour or more drive away from them…