🛠️ Doing

It’s December tomorrow… without wanting to point out the obvious, THAT’S THE LAST MONTH OF 2024! I’m as shocked as you are.

I hinted at this in my last update, but I have decided to take most of December off to reset. In addition to taking some annual leave, I have minor surgery in the second week of December—this has pushed me to designate December as my Official Month of Rest. I find Christmas pretty exhausting (change of routine and general overstimulation), so the timing is good. This means I can spend plenty of time on my annual review and planning for next year (podcast here and templates here).

But back to this month—November. What have I been doing? I’ve been doodling a lot. And it has been joyful. While some might be surprised about this shift in direction for me, it isn’t much of a change. My message is the same. I’m still a writer, speaker, and podcaster. This is just another way to communicate. It’s fun, so I plan to carry on.

What else? I’ve had a busy month on the training side of my business. A highlight has been running four LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® sessions for a local government department. You can see some photos on my LSP page here.

This month, I’ve shared one article and one podcast, as well as my regular email updates. Otherwise, it has been all about the doodles on X, LinkedIn, Threads, and Instagram (social links in the footer of this page).

I think that’s everything 😃

📺 Watching

Grey’s Anatomy is an ongoing commitment (at times, I feel I’m putting more effort into this show than I did studying for my master’s degree). Bad Sisters (season 2) on Apple TV was great. As a child of the 80s, I thoroughly enjoyed Rivals (also Apple TV). I also made it to the local cinema this month to see Wicked—it was AMAZING.

🧠 Learning

I LOVED Janis Ozolins’ Explain Ideas Visually course (completed this month). Janis is so encouraging and supportive. I would not have been as productive with my doodles this month without him and this course.

🎧 Listening

I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts this month but mostly my regular shows: Huberman Lab, Women’s Running, Deep Questions, Sober Awkward, Happy Place, and The Life of Bryony.

📚 Reading

I track my reading on Literal; here’s an invite if you’d like to join me.