It’s Inktober all year round for me.

I found myself in the unusual and strangely wonderful position this week of being in suspended animation on every single job I’m working on. I suddenly realised I was either waiting on feedback, or for the go-ahead, and for the rest to be signed off as ‘done’.

This very rarely happens. I’m usually juggling so many things there’s never any actual ‘gaps’ — and thank goodness for that in an uncertain and unpredictable trade. But thankful offerings to the Freelance Gods aside, I’ve been rushing around completing as many overdue tasks as possible while I can (and believe me, there are STILL more to do — those things that are are on our lists that we just NEVER get to!)

I replaced the shower. I repaired the bath cradle. I planted the spring bulbs. I cleaned. I finished the archiving and helped clean the chimney. I brushed up a couple of website bits and bought some Christmas presents. Helped with the final cider pressing of the year, and designed and printed over 200 labels for last year’s bottles. I made the candles for the winter season — 13 in total (*flavours below, if you’re interested in that sort of thing). I wall-mounted the speakers that were fed up with sitting on the desk, and ordered fabric samples for the new bedroom curtain. Did a LOAD of financial stuff. Did some sewing modifications to my new gym Ts.