A Nice Time to go Away

Summer has been in full force here in the South East of Australia over the last couple of weeks, and in the midst of it, the family and I took a chance to get away from everything and take a proper family holiday for the first time. Our timing was pretty good, as it was over 40 degrees at home, and it never got above 31 degrees up on the beach where we were staying. Unfortunately, the surf didn’t get up that much, so any real chances of going body surfing were quickly gotten rid of and, with the humidity, it made doing things in the middle of the day a little difficult.

It was a wonderful chance to recharge the batteries for everyone and, despite planning on staying away from writing and all other forms of work while away, I did end up scribbling down some ideas, and taking in all the sights and sounds set the seeds for some possible new stories.

I am back now, and looking at what I have ready or nearly ready to be sent for editing, and I think I have a couple of things that are worthwhile candidates for being published. I don’t know yet how quickly they’ll be available, but they will be coming along in due course.

Life is certainly settling back down again, and I have found a new routine which is letting me have more time for writing, or at least for catching up on all the administrative stuff I’ve been neglecting. It’s not procrastination, at least not yet. It’s clearing the workspace so that I can write, and stay on top of all the other bits and pieces that go along with it all.