Back to the office...

 I didn't intend, way back in March, to take so much time out before settling once again in front of the keyboard, but here we are in September and not a single new post in the intervening months! It's not that I haven't had any ideas, rather too many, in fact, I just haven't managed to sort them into any cohesive order...

I'm well overdue on the time to get back to the office - so here I am...

I've done a lot of listening to podcasts and researching Substack and it feels like it was built just for me. I can start in one place and wander off with one connecting thread - me. I'm not quitting this space at all - I've had a number of in-depth planning session as you can see....

I don't know what I'd do without my special office space - I'll be there again tomorrow.

Mornings at the seafront with a coffee and pastry help me to order my thoughts and pretend I'm going to be good all week at getting stuff down. (I would show you the pastry as well as the coffee, but I found it necessary to eat it for the sugar rush).

The planning has been going better than the writing action, but there it is.. hey ho. I'm hoping my nieces will be able to kickstart my plans - one to teach me Canva to get my graphics all blinged up and the other to polish my English, guide my random outpourings and generally beat me up about keeping on track.

Gazing out at the view isn't really helping me decide on titles, subtitles, short introductions, explanations about what I'll write about and so on. I've got some ideas and I'll make a decision this week - promise.

Following on from last year's attempt at an ongoing theme of order and organisation on the finances front I've uncovered a number of other aspects of 'life, the universe and everything' that I need to address in the same way. These thoughts won't be quite so 'in the flow' and may well be whatever random improvements I hit on as they arise.

I don't think the randomness will be a bad thing (!).. Firstly as I may well sit and jot things down more often and secondly because tackling small steps as they present themselves is usually my best way of solving problems and challenges.

When I was small my main way of tidying up and organising was to empty everything I owned (mainly toys), group and order it and then intend to put it all away. I usually got the grouping and ordering done and then ran out of steam for the putting away. Fine if it doesn't affect anyone else, but as I live with Mr Tidy it just wouldn't work!

The working title (and knowing me - the title it'll end up with) is Getting Sorted.... whether that's health, crafting, cash, decluttering, Christmas (there I've uttered the dreaded word and the sky hasn't fallen in yet) or whatever else I alight on. I'm thinking of creating some Pinterest Boards to gather them together too.. who knows a book or thread or Substack vertical might emerge. At least they'll all be roughly organised so I know where to find them all.

Well, enough of that.. I'll be back when I've wrestled with my welcome page and introduction (and found a title) for the Substack and let you know how to find it all - along with the Pinterest links if I ever work it all out.

See you sooner rather than later (fingers crossed)......