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I'm gonna write a book!

 

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Our renovations are so nearly complete that I’m just bursting to take photos of the place and put a post up here on the blog about the process, how it looks and crack open the champagne to celebrate the completion of a 7 year project.

The final touches are being made. Steve has worked countless nights after work, putting the little finishes on. It’s so getting there. I’m so excited!

One of the best bits of finishing this renovation, was FINALLY pulling out all of my books and also my treasured green depression glass collection {it’s my thing} that was all carefully wrapped up and stored underneath the house over 5 years ago. With walls coming down, sanding, painting, nailing, drilling and oh a new baby, they were all tucked away.

The other week, we went to Ikea and bought some bookshelves for our display. Steve has an ubber collection of model classic cars that were also stored underneath our abode – time was here to dust it all off and make our space feel homely with out little things.

While opening the two HUGE containers of books and filling the shelves, I stumbled upon a A4 self made binder book. It was 95 pages of writings that I had written over a 4-year period through a really dark time in my life. I had printed out the pages and taken it to my local news agency 12 years ago to have it bound. Looking through the pages, it gave me such a sense of achievement and reminded me again that my love for the written word and writing was not a new thing that I had found through writing this blog – but had been there for a very, very long time.

I’ve had people ask over the years, “What would you like to do?”, “What is your dream job?” “If you could do anything in the world, what would it be?” It always comes down to the same answer; write.

I wrote a blog post the other week on here – and as I do every time, I send a link of the post to my family. This time, something happened, my dad wrote me this message:

 “Magnificent Cheryl. Not often I have the urge to read your blog but when I do I have never being disappointed. Write a book: "Story of my life". I am telling you as I said in the past: it will be best seller and not only by the content but the way you put words together. I think I will start reading your blog more consistently hoping one day to read an announcement: I AM WRITING A BOOK. Well done. Cheryl: you have a gift of a WRITER”

You know what Dad? Here’s the post announcement.......

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I’M GONNA WRITE A BOOK!!!

There is never a better time as the present. This year has taught me to just follow your heart, your dreams, live in the moment and that you are the creator of your presence and future. 2016 will be that year where I will write this book and I am so excited to share with you that news.

We have a beginning and an end at the moment. This will be a long process. But, I’m sure that it will be beautiful process too.

So, as I said in my very first post on here back in April 2014:

“I’m taking the leap!”

 

 

 Who’s with me?

 

 

 

 

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