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Hello from beautiful County Durham in the northeast UK.
I am fairly new here and I have yet to publish, or indeed write, my first post! I am currently finding my way around Substack and have recently begun ādabblingā with Notes, although I seem to spend more time reading than writing them at the moment!
My publication is The Jotting Shed (catherinedarby.substackā¦
Hello from beautiful County Durham in the northeast UK.
I am fairly new here and I have yet to publish, or indeed write, my first post! I am currently finding my way around Substack and have recently begun ādabblingā with Notes, although I seem to spend more time reading than writing them at the moment!
My publication is The Jotting Shed (https://catherinedarby.substack.com) and will be a place where I share random musings about whatever I want to write about in the moment. Last year I quit my toxic boss and decided to set up my own business, and in May this year managed to find and buy a dear little house in need of a lot of TLC.
I wake up naturally with the light ā no alarms thank goodness! I journal before I do anything else and drink a glass of lemon water before I get up. The journal mostly features my (really weird, as it turns out) dreams, but it helps clear my mind ready for the day ahead. I also love looking back at what Iāve written months later!
Evenings are spent writing and/or reading, and I fall asleep listening to Audible. An evening habit Iām trying to break is watching Reels but that algorithm really knows how to keep me scrolling!
I am fairly new to sharing on Substack too and still finding my feet! Love the name of your Substack and look forward to reading more. reading and writing positive favourites here for evenings.
Hello & thank you! The evenings are getting longer here as Autumn is already setting in, so lots more reading & writing time š
I look forward to reading your musings Catherine.
Congratulations in finding the courage to walk away from a toxic workspace & go out on your own - itās not always easy to make those sorts of decision but putting your energy into creating something for yourself is so empowering. I do hope youāre enjoying it & itās going well.
Oh & good luck with your new home š
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Yes, it was one of those situations where the fear for my sanity if I stayed, was greater than the fear of walking away. Such a steep learning curve, but so much less stressful!
Iām loving my new home and no doubt some of the trials and tribulations of renovating it, and the evolution of my tiny backyard into a calm, green oasis, will feature on here at some pointš
Thank you Karen š