I can’t believe the first month of 2024 is nearly over already. What is worse, is that this appears to be only my second blog for the month. I missed a week somewhere. I was caught up writing, trying to get on top of the garden, editing and other things that distracted me.

I love the expression The Moon Made me do it! Because it explains how I feel during certain phases of the moon.

Am I focused? Do I know what I want from 2024? Am I prepared to get organised, plan the way forward and stick to my plans?

How easily distracted do I get, when there are plants to look after, or a new craft activity I want to try? Will my writing actually make money? Why do I do these things?

All I know is that a normal nine to five job isn’t for me anymore. I don’t mind going out to work, or better still, working remotely from home. If someone wants to pay me for my words, or for running workshops, even better.

The trick is…

It is all about confidence. That ability to believe in myself. To rid myself of that voice that continually tells me that no one is interested in what I have to offer.

Stop overthinking it and take positive action.

It doesn’t matter how many times I jump on this treadmill, I am always having to remind myself of these truths.

I am fifty five years old. It is time to stop messing around…to stop feeling sorry for myself because of all the things I have trained myself to think that I can’t do. Instead it is time to embrace the crazy, eclectic person that I am. A complex mess….sure most days, but that is okay in my world. I am doing my absolute best every single day.

Can you guess if the words above are an excerpt from one of the books I am planning to release this year?