I hope you don’t mind me sharing this, as it’s got nothing to do with exercise, nutrition, or anything remotely health-related. It’s just me feeling a bit proud of myself and wanting to spread my happiness around a little.

I’ve just finished my fifth novel. To be strictly accurate, the first draft of my fifth novel, so technically it’s a long way from polished, but I love this part. To quote Terry Pratchett, “The first draft is just you telling the story to your heart”.

The likelihood of anyone ever seeing my work in print is laughably small, but I think it’s still worth celebrating that all those words made it out of my head and onto the page. At least that’s what I’m telling myself now, since tomorrow I’ll probably be full of despondency because it doesn’t count unless you’re published,,,

So there we are. I hope you’re celebrating something too, big or small, whatever form your little victory takes.