Bin Happening…

15th November 2020

In the process of building our new website and importing content from the old website, I became painfully aware of how lax I’ve been about writing newsletters and putting together the occasional blog. From time to time some of you are kind enough to say how much you enjoyed our newsletters and I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how often people say they miss the ramblings of my inner mind. It’s beyond Mary’s understanding but some people even tell her that the newsletters made them smile… laugh even.

I used to quite enjoy writing them and, so long as I never looked at the woeful statistics linking my ramblings to actual sales, I was happy enough with the occasional bit of feedback indicating that at least a handful of people had read them. That was reward enough.

But the simple truth is that 2020 has been a bit of a trial. And whilst we’ve knuckled down, soldiered on and put a brave face on it - and whilst there have still been many highs and uplifting moments in this most challenging of years - it has left me feeling a bit wrung out. This combined with maintaining the work I do for the NHS - often at a more intense tempo than usual - has meant that I’ve struggled with finding the motivation to write anything at all… let alone anything upbeat that might have a fighting chance of lifting anyone’s spirits or raising a smile.

But bear with me. For what they’re worth the newsletters will be back and I’ll happily get back to sharing my ramblings. And that’s where I thought this open, rolling blog post could come in. Something I’ll add to from time to time without feeling too constrained about coherent content or working to a deadline. I hesitate to call it a journal… call it an insight into the turmoil that is my inner mind.

Doesn’t that sound appealing now? You never know… there might even be the occasional bit of content about wine!