An English summer. A staycation. And some very exciting news...
What's on my mind
I think I have always been a person who is very much in touch with my own mortality. I've always felt acutely aware of time passing. So as the summer rolls on, I find myself thinking about how many more summers I have in front of me. It could make me sad to think that way. It does a little, but it also makes me appreciate the time I am living in right now, and encourages me to make the most of it.
I am a person who scolds myself for time wasting too. Are you?
I regularly find myself summing up my day...checking what I have achieved? The thing is, sometimes it is ok simply to be. So I try to allow myself, on occasion, simply to enjoy absorbing what's around me: friends, family...and I definitely never forget about the little dog who shares my world and offers the perfect excuse to while away some hours.
Staying home
I'm on staycation. I sometimes I feel I've done most of my travelling to be honest, though a programme on tv or an image in a magazine can set off a pang of desire to go roaming. Well it's not really on the cards at the moment, so an English summer, coast and city, is for me. I wonder, though, if anyone else feels as I do..the more you can't do something, the more you want to do it. I've found the same thing when working sometimes. A new contract ties me down and all I can think about is going away on holiday! Prior to the contract it would have been an option, but at that point, it never crossed my mind to get away.
Exciting news
I found this week that I have been offered a contract for my second novel, so please stay in touch for more news on that. I will keep you updated.
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Until next time...
Beth
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