Tales of July 2024

No word of a lie, it is cold as I write this.

To make matters worse, a dear friend of mine is on the most fabulous holiday in Europe, and while I sat on the sidelines of kids’ football yesterday in the rain, Summer felt a long way away.

Today I pressed send on my first submissions of my current work in progress. It is the first time I have ever sent anything out for the scrutiny of actual professionals, and although I am extremely proud of the accomplishment of completing it, I felt a little ill and then I cried.

No idea if that is normal or not. I have read and reread the manuscript so often that I was worried that I was no longer adding anything to it. I’ve looked at it so many times that sometimes I hate it and sometimes I’m convinced it is wonderful.

Either way, it is out in the world now for the judgement of others. I will almost certainly have the rest of the week off and then start on something new.

Here are some other things I’ve been doing this month:

I’m watching:   

The Olympics – Go the Aussies

I’m reading:      

Beach Read – Emily Henry

I’m wearing:     

I’m obsessed with a brown woollen trench coat I bought this year. I love it and it goes with everything and I can endure an endless winter just to wear it as often as possible.

I went:

To the Hunter Valley, for the wedding of two of the most beautiful humans on earth. My brother and new sister in law, do everything with grace and a little bit of magic. It was gorgeous!!

Chat soon. Amanda x.

Photo by Sean Oulashin on Unsplash