Working on…

• I’ve been knee-deep in client work, which is great… and yet this also means “working on my own biz” gets kicked down the priority list, which includes sending emails (eek, the shoemaker’s children adage is true). Also, with more client work, comes more stress – so the Christmas break was much welcomed, and I’m now gearing up into the new year work schedule

• I’m also excited about a new project that has come my way. I can’t reveal much about it but it means I will be going deeper on email strategy. Which is what I love.

• Here’s a reminder that I offer consult calls. I just wrapped up a call with a new project client and it was a completely different industry that I’m used to working with, and yet all the principals for the email strategies I recommended remain the same. Need help? You can book yours here.

In life…

• Temperatures have been fluctuating between single digits and below freezing here and we took the decision to move our rabbits into our conservatory. They seem much happier. The cats, meanwhile, continue to stare through the patio doors at them, while they too spend more time in doors by choice.

• My parents have moved nearer to me. It’s amazing how much of a difference it makes. They’re now 5 minutes round the corner, rather than half hour, and we often pop in to see each other throughout the week for a quick coffee and catch up. The move was very stressful for them (at 75 & 77 – it was a mammoth task) but they have both said it was worth it!

• DIY: Picked up my heat gun once again and have been stripping door architraves. It’s messy work and tough on the wrist joints – plus it’s the boring part (I prefer to paint walls!). I’m glad I’m back into the swing of it after an 8 month hiatus. Baby steps!

• Currently going through the process of doing daily gratitude practices through guidance of the book The Magic by Rhoda Byrne.

• Finally returned to the gym. Plan is to go every day this week to acclimatise myself to the routine and then go 3 times a week. Wish me luck.

Watching/ reading…

I have recently watched:

• Operation Lioness – Zoe Saldana is incredible in this.

• The Split (BBC iPlayer) – fabulous drama, all 4 series’. Lots of emotions.

• Disclaimer (Apple TV) – proves the power of how a narrative can bend the truth.

• Slow Horses (Apple TV) S.4 – this last season started with a bang, literally, but kinda fizzled out towards the end.

Watching:

• The Agency (Paramount+) – loving this CIA spy drama with Michael Fassbender.

• Game of Thrones (Apple TV) – rewatching this from the beginning. This is my go-to quick fix during lunch breaks and end of day wind down. Easy to just watch 15 minutes at a time. Can’t wait for the dragons to hatch!

Reading (or) listening to:

• The Magic by Rhonda Byrne. This gratitude practice is life-changing. Also has inspired me to revisit more about Law of Attraction in general.

• Touch by Claire North. I loved The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and this book was in a similar vein, but not quite as good.

• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks – this is probably the fourth time I’ve listened to this. One of my faves for improving my mindset around my upper-limit.
  
  Can you guess, I’m doing some deep work on myself in readiness for my next level?