Today I am feeling much better about my progress. I have to admit the ISBN thing yesterday threw me for a loop but I am back on track. I applied for a received my copyright yesterday and set up my tax accounts for my new little business. Yes of course the government would like to be first in line to collect their share of my meager profits from the sale of any cookbooks. I haven’t even made my first sale and already they are stepping up, hand open, looking for some money! But such are the ways of business so I just accepted it as part of this journey, definitely not as tasty as a pan of chocolate drops but a necessity nonetheless.
Today I have reminded myself that in each thing, step by step. I still have lots of work to complete this week and weekend to finish the cookbook, reflections to write, a foreword to write, ordering of the cookbook and proofreading and typesetting. I applied for the ISBN number and no amount of worrying, watching the clock or complaining will make it arrive any sooner so best to focus on what I can control. If it arrived today I would not be finished the cookbook, so self, keep working. Head down, keep at it. I am making progress but am probably only half done the reflections I am going to head each recipe with so still lots to do. Focused, working, not too exhausted and occasionally seeing glimmers that this may all actually come together. I got a note from Lesley that she has been working on the photographs and has worked her usual magic. Seriously if you ever need a photographer, Lesley is your girl! She is amazing. I know the pictures will be perfect; we are going to meet to collect them on Friday night, over desserts of course. So many people have helped me up this point, made their contributions with their talents and energies, it is now for me to pull through to the finish line.
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